MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Investigation against Metin Cihan
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Metin Cihan
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
03/10/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Social Media Account
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
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Opening a criminal investigation
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 216/2

An investigation has been launched against Metin Cihan who wrote ‘I do not regret, I could do again, #ItoosupportGezi’ on his twitter account on the grounds that he had 2incited the public to hatred and animosity’.  After he was interrogated on 20 May 2019, he was released.