The İstanbul 7th Peace and Criminal Judgeship has abided by the verdict of the Constitutional Court, which ruled that the access block imposed on a news article published on bianet violated the freedom of expression of the website, and reversed the verdict of access block.
On December 4, 2018, the Constitutional Court has announced its verdict regarding an objection lodged against a ruling that blocked access to the news article entitled “Sıcak İş İlişkileri Değil Taciz” (Not Warm Business Relations But Harassment) published on bianet in 2006.
The Constitutional Court unanimously ruled that “the freedom of expression and press as guaranteed by the Articles 26 and 28 of the Constitution have been violated.” The court also ruled for a re-trial so that the consequences of the violation in question could be eliminated
