MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
The Constitutional Court Decision – Dursun Onur
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Dursun Onur
CITY
Giresun
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2015
LAST UPDATED
29/01/2020
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Filing a Compensation Lawsuit
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 125/1

The Constitutional Court decided that the punishment on the grounds of “insult” due to the articles written by Dursun Onur, a columnist in the local news portal, Giresun Time, requesting the resignation of the head of Giresunspor Club and commenting on his political and economical relations, was violated Onur’s right of freedom of expression. The court ruled that Onur shall be paid 10,000 TL of compensation (29 January).