MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
The investigation against Yeni Yaşam editor Semiha Alankuş
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Semiha Alankuş
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
08/03/2020
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
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
Other Laws

Yeni Yaşam Newspaper editor-in-chief Ferhat Çelik, chief editor Aydın Keser and editor Semiha Alankuş were asked to give their statement regarding the news published covering the funeral of a National Intelligence Organization (MİT) member who lost his/her life in Libya.

Alankuş was released after her statement to the public prosecutor while Keser and Çelik were arrested on March 8.