MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
The revocation of journalist Tuğrul Eryılmaz’s press card
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Tuğrul Eryılmaz
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
16/09/2022
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
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
Interferences by the Executive Power
Executive and Administration
Other

The Communications Directorate affiliated with the Presidency of Turkey, with its decision dated September 2, 2022, revoked the permanent press card of journalist Tuğrul Eryılmaz and requested that Eryılmaz return his card to the Directorate. As the reason for the decision, the Communications Directorate referred to the Article 25/2 of the Press Card Regulation and informed Eryılmaz about the decision by post (September 16).