MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
The investigation started against journalist Suat Karagöz
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Suat Karagöz
CITY
Van
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2018
LAST UPDATED
24/06/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
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
Taking into custody
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 314/2

As part of an investigation regarding “membership in a terrorist organistion [PKK]” launched by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Van province, journalist Suat Karagöz has been taken into custody at his home in Esenyurt district of Istanbul on November 22, 2018. He was released after two days following his statement at the İstanbul Police Department.