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Constitutional Court – Decision of “violation of freedom of expression” for Oğuz Güven
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Oğuz Güven
CITY
Ankara
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2018
LAST UPDATED
23/11/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Editor / Editor-In-Chief
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Criminal Peace Judgeships
Decision to block access
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Law on Regulating Broadcasting (Publication) in the Internet and Fighting Against Crimes Committed by Means of Such Broadcasting
Art. 8/A

On July 17, 2018, the Constitutional Court decided that the censor by the Criminal Peace Judgeship of Sakarya against the news entitled “İşte Merkez Evlerin Çok Özel Malikleri” by Miyase İlknur, has violated “the freedom of expression”.

The constitutional court ruled that the daily’s digital edition’s former editor-in-chief Oğuz Güven and reporter Miyase İlknur and shall be paid 6000 Turkish Liras of compensation in total.