bianet’s news “Police Raid against Nokta Magazine” not Accessed

bianet’s news “Police Raid against Nokta Magazine” cannot be accessed. However, bianet couldn’t reach any court decision on the website of Telecommunication and Communication Presidency related to the content removal or access block.

ESB requires court decision to give information

Turkey's Union of Internet Providers (ESB) said they couldn’t give information until bianet has an order of the court.

ESB told bianet may be informed about the court decision but it was not necessary.

What happened?

Police raided Nokta Magazine on September 14, 2015. Nokta prepared and illustration showing the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan taking a selfie in front of the funeral of a soldier. The last issue of the magazine couldn’t be distributed and Managing Editor of Nokta, Murat Çapan, was detained.  (EA/HK/BD)

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