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Court blocks access to news report that led to detention of five journalists

Court blocks access to news report that led to detention of five journalists

The journalist who reported on the reassignment of a married judge and prosecutor presiding over the same case was remanded in custody. Four others, including a bianet editor, were briefly detaining for retweeting a post containing this information.

Condemning the journalist to univocality? Not that easy!

BIA MEDIA MONITOR / JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH 2022

Condemning the journalist to univocality? Not that easy!

According to the BİA Media Monitoring Report, at least six journalists and one media outlet were attacked and Ses Kocaeli Newspaper’s owner Arslan was killed in an armed attack in the first 3 months of 2022. Happy World Press Freedom Day!

3 May 2022 Erol Önderoğlu

2,468 social media accounts probed in a month

2,468 social media accounts probed in a month

Access blocks have been imposed on 387 websites “because they engaged in illegal activities” following a one-month probe of the Ankara Gendarmerie Command.

Access block to bianet news: ‘Do ministries have data on male violence?’

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

Access block to bianet news: ‘Do ministries have data on male violence?’

Bringing the access blocks to 141 bianet news articles, including its male violence monitoring reports, into Parliamentary agenda, HDP MP Ersoy has asked a series of questions to ministers of justice and family and to the vice president.

Access block to bianet’s 141 news reports

Access block to bianet’s 141 news reports

Among the online content blocked by penal judgeships is bianet’s male violence monitoring report as well as the news on trial of journalists, the operations on December 17-25, 2013 and the land purchase of Berat Albayrak along the route of Canal İstanbul.

Banned 63 times in five years, Sendika.org news site opened to access

Banned 63 times in five years, Sendika.org news site opened to access

The European Court had requested Turkey's defense after it had failed to implement a Constitutional Court decision regarding the website for seven months.

28 October 2020

Prof. Akdeniz: Access Block on Odatv a Move to Intimidate Journalists

Prof. Akdeniz: Access Block on Odatv a Move to Intimidate Journalists

The access block on the Odatv news site has similarities with the censorship of Wikipedia as the internet law functioned as a mechanism of censorship in both cases, according to the law professor.

6 March 2020 Hikmet Adal

Access Block to Wikipedia in Turkey Taken to ECtHR

Access Block to Wikipedia in Turkey Taken to ECtHR

Wikipedia has appealed to the European Court of Human Rİghts (ECtHR) against the access block imposed by Turkey to the online encyclopedia. Access to Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey for the last two years.

Court Abides By Constitutional Court’s Ruling, Lifts Access Block on bianet News

Court Abides By Constitutional Court’s Ruling, Lifts Access Block on bianet News

In the wake of Constitutional Court’s verdict that an access block imposed on a news report on bianet “violated freedom of expression”, the İstanbul 7th Penal Court of Peace has abided by the verdict and ruled that the access block in question shall be lifted.

31 January 2019

Constitutional Court: Press Freedom of bianet Violated

Constitutional Court: Press Freedom of bianet Violated

Announcing its verdict regarding a ruling which blocked access to a bianet news dated 2006, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the removal of the related news report from the website “has violated the freedoms of expression and press.”

4 December 2018

Access Blocked to bianet’s Article “Acquittal for ‘Thief, Murderer Erdoğan’” on Request of President

Access Blocked to bianet’s Article “Acquittal for ‘Thief, Murderer Erdoğan’” on Request of President

bianet’s article “Acquittal for ‘Thief, Murderer Erdoğan’” has been blocked upon President Erdoğan’s complaint to the Prosecutor’s office. The reason for the block is “Expressions aiming at creating a negative and false impression with the regular reader”.

13 April 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Access Blocked to Şemdinli News

Access Blocked to Şemdinli News

Access to www.semdinlihaber.com reporting under the slogan “voice rising from the connection point of three countries” has been blocked. The website can be accessed under the address; www.semdinlihaber.net.

29 January 2016

Block Off for 3 Additional News Websites

Block Off for 3 Additional News Websites

Telecommunications Communication Presidency has blocked access to the news websites “Yüksekova News”, “Sendika.org” and “Demokrat Haber (Democrat News)”.

28 January 2016

Upon Constitutional Court’s Decision, All Access-Blocks Unlawful

ASST. PROF. DR. KEREM ALTIPARMAK ON ACCESS-BLOCKS DECISION

Upon Constitutional Court’s Decision, All Access-Blocks Unlawful

Constitutional Court has ruled that the inferior court’s decision of blocking access was a violation of freedom of expression, Asst. Prof. Dr. Altıparmak has commentated on the decision for bianet.

9 December 2015 Elif Akgül

Media Freedom Activists Bring Lawsuit against Google Ban

INTERNET CENSORSHIP

Media Freedom Activists Bring Lawsuit against Google Ban

Akdeniz from Bilgi University and Altıparmak from Ankara University will appeal to the ban of certain Google services imposed by the Telecommunication Communication Presidency. bianet.org publication coordinator Kürkçü criticized the restrictions which directly harm the work of bianet. The Turkish Journalists Association and Reporters without Borders condemned the ban.

8 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu,Tolga Korkut

MÜYAP: No Intention to Block Access to Last FM and MySpace

MÜYAP: No Intention to Block Access to Last FM and MySpace

MÜYAP chairman Forta claimed: "Ownership rights are stolen, we fight for our right. Turkish law blocked access to the websites". Forta argued that MÜYAP agreed with MySpace and that the site can be accessed again within a few days.

24 September 2009 Bawer Çakır