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'How many news articles have been banned by fake court orders?'
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
'How many news articles have been banned by fake court orders?'
After court orders issued to two news portals turned out to be fake, an opposition deputy has brought the issue to the parliamentary agenda.
15 September 2021
Turkey's planned legislation on fake news 'alarming,' says IPI
Turkey's planned legislation on fake news 'alarming,' says IPI
The government is reportedly working to introduce prison sentences for spreading fake news on social media and a regulatory body for social media platforms.
24 August 2021
'Fahrenheit 5651': Turkey blocked 467,011 web addresses in 14 years
'Fahrenheit 5651': Turkey blocked 467,011 web addresses in 14 years
More than 58,000 web addresses were blocked in the last year, according to the Freedom of Expression Association.
16 August 2021
Violations of rights faced by Kurdish artists in Turkey stem from discrimination
İSMAİL BEŞİKCİ FOUNDATION
Violations of rights faced by Kurdish artists in Turkey stem from discrimination
According to a study carried out by the İsmail Beşikci Foundation, the approaches that still see Kurdish as a security issue and prevent it with arbitrary bans lead to discrimination, self-censorship and difficulties in making ends meet.
13 August 2021
RTÜK first ‘threatened’ then ‘fined’ broadcasters over coverage of fires
RTÜK first ‘threatened’ then ‘fined’ broadcasters over coverage of fires
At its session where CHP’s İlhan Taşçı was voted out of the meeting, Turkey’s media authority RTÜK fined KRT, Fox TV, Habertürk, Halk TV and TELE 1. Fox TV was fined because the reporter said, “The flames are coming so fast, it is like a nightmare…”
12 August 2021
Access to Jin News blocked for 32nd time
Access to Jin News blocked for 32nd time
The Information Technologies and Communications Authority has blocked access to JinNews, the only women's news agency in Turkey.
10 August 2021
RTÜK defends penalty threat against TV outlets over coverage of wildfires
RTÜK defends penalty threat against TV outlets over coverage of wildfires
The Journalists ' Union of Turkey accused the media authority of attempting to censor the coverage of the massive wildfires.
4 August 2021
Pro-AKP media boss sues professor for tweeting about censorship of Paradise Papers report
Pro-AKP media boss sues professor for tweeting about censorship of Paradise Papers report
Serhat Albayrak demands 100,000 for damages from Prof. Akdeniz after an incident of "blockception," where reports about censorship are also censored.
25 May 2021 Hikmet Adal
Censored prison letter: Judgeship says accusing police of torture is a Constitutional right
Censored prison letter: Judgeship says accusing police of torture is a Constitutional right
Lawyer Metin Gökoğlu's letter, where he said "Police practice torture and judges vindicate it" was censored by the prison administration.
28 April 2021 Ayça Söylemez
Mezopotamya Agency censored for the 31st time
Mezopotamya Agency censored for the 31st time
Another access block has been imposed on the Mezopotamya Agency (MA) website.
20 April 2021
Court blocks access to articles about Albayrak family members
Court blocks access to articles about Albayrak family members
Several articles about former finance minister Berat Albayrak, Serhat Albayrak and Şule Albayrak have been banned due to "violation of personal rights."
16 April 2021
30th censorship on Mezopotamya Agency
30th censorship on Mezopotamya Agency
An access block has been imposed on two websites of Mezopotamya Agency (MA) on the same day.
15 April 2021
Most performing artists experience censorship, survey shows
Most performing artists experience censorship, survey shows
Sixty-six percent of respondents predict that the situation regarding freedom of expression will be worse or much worse in the next five years, according to a survey among artists.
29 March 2021
Turkey to pay damages for censorship in Silivri Prison
ECtHR JUDGEMENT
Turkey to pay damages for censorship in Silivri Prison
When he was arrested in Silivri Prison, lawyer Demir requested access to certain websites so that he could prepare his defense. His request was rejected. The ECtHR has now concluded that his freedom of expression has been violated.
9 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez
‘Social media companies shouldn’t contribute to Turkey’s censorship’
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
‘Social media companies shouldn’t contribute to Turkey’s censorship’
After Facebook announced that it would appoint a local representative in Turkey in compliance with the new social media law, Amnesty International and ARTICLE 19 have expressed their concerns, calling on the companies “not to contribute to censorship.”
19 January 2021
‘Censorship and self-censorship in Kurdish Studies in Turkey’s universities’
İSMAİL BEŞİKÇİ FOUNDATION
‘Censorship and self-censorship in Kurdish Studies in Turkey’s universities’
“In doing their academic studies or sharing their opinions with their students in class, most of the academics in the field of Kurdish Studies try to foresee which opinions and notions will overstep the red lines of the state or might be penalized,” says the report.
31 December 2020
Censorship on ‘Fathomless' Lake posts
Censorship on ‘Fathomless' Lake posts
A penal judgeship of peace has imposed an access block on social media platform Ekşi Sözlük’s a number of pages such as “Destruction of Dipsiz (Fathomless) Lake by governor’s permission” and “Restoration of Dipsiz Lake to its previous state.”
30 December 2020
Access blocked to reports on presidential advisor's fake high school diploma
Access blocked to reports on presidential advisor's fake high school diploma
Hamza Yerlikaya, a former national wrestler, is a senior advisor to the president, a deputy minister and the vice-chair of a state-run bank.
29 December 2020
Closure of critical TV channel on Parliamentary agenda
Closure of critical TV channel on Parliamentary agenda
HDP MP Canbaz Kaya has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the closure of Olay TV channel in just 26 days. “Is the mounting censorship and pressure on media enforced by the Presidential Communications Directorate,” the MP has asked.
29 December 2020
HRW: Turkey's media authority imposing punitive sanctions on critical media outlets
HRW: Turkey's media authority imposing punitive sanctions on critical media outlets
"The Radio and Television Supreme Council should stop serving as a means to censor and intimidate media," HRW's Europe and Central Asia director has said.
15 December 2020
Municipality cancels film festival over ‘gender-neutral’ award
Municipality cancels film festival over ‘gender-neutral’ award
In a press release, Malatya Film Festival defined its “Best Performance” award as “gender-neutral.” Malatya Metropolitan Municipality has cancelled the festival, arguing that the expression “manifests an approach incompatible with our values.”
17 November 2020
Newspaper's name on street sign censored in trustee-appointed Diyarbakır
Newspaper's name on street sign censored in trustee-appointed Diyarbakır
Before a trustee was appointed to Turkey’s Kurdish-majority province of Diyarbakır, the sign of the street named after killed journalist Hafız Akdemir read, “... known for his news on unidentified murders in daily Özgür Gündem, where he was working...”
21 October 2020
‘Domestic and national’ journalism by force of prison, censorship, seizure!
BİA MEDIA MONITORING / JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2020
‘Domestic and national’ journalism by force of prison, censorship, seizure!
The 3rd Quarterly BİA Media Monitoring Report shows that Turkey has become a country where journalists are detained for criticizing an Ottoman Sultan, TV channels are silenced for the same reason and violence against journalists ends in impunity.
13 October 2020 Erol Önderoğlu,Sinem Aydınlı,İdil Aydınoğlu
Press freedom in Turkey: At least 347 news articles censored in 3 months
NEW SOCIAL MEDIA LAW IN EFFECT
Press freedom in Turkey: At least 347 news articles censored in 3 months
After the new social media law entered into force yesterday, the RSF has expressed concerns about the “use of the Internet to censor outspoken journalists in Turkey, where new legislation gives the government much more control over social media platforms.”
2 October 2020
Censorship censored as well
Censorship censored as well
A prisoner in Şakran Prison wanted to send his drawing to bianet. “We want a fair trial” was written on the drawing. But the prison administration censored it. When the prisoner wanted to write to bianet about this censorship, it was censored as well.
1 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Access block to GaBiLe LGBTI+ dating and chat site: ‘This is censorship’
Access block to GaBiLe LGBTI+ dating and chat site: ‘This is censorship’
The Ankara 7th Penal Judgeship of Peace has ordered an access block to gabile.com, a dating and chat site sharing news and articles about the LGBTI+ community. Yıldız Tar from the Kaos GL Association has spoken to bianet about the block.
15 September 2020 Sakine Orman
Court blocks access to news on seizure of İstanbul Municipality’s non-seizable loan
Court blocks access to news on seizure of İstanbul Municipality’s non-seizable loan
An access block has been imposed on the news regarding the Met-Gün Construction company’s seizure of the non-seizable loan received by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality from abroad to finance its subway project.
7 September 2020
Can a rapist have the 'right to be forgotten'?
COURT BLOCKS ACCESS TO REPORTS
Can a rapist have the 'right to be forgotten'?
A court has blocked access to news reports about wrestler Recep Çakır's rape of a 23-year-old woman.
19 August 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘Social media platforms should not accept Turkey’s new social media law’
ALTERNATIVE INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION CHAIR
‘Social media platforms should not accept Turkey’s new social media law’
Alternative Informatics Association Chair spoke to bianet about the new social media law: “While Penal Judges of Peace can give rulings without justification, social media providers will have to answer hundreds of requests by giving a justification.”
30 July 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘There are growing concerns that freedoms are curtailed in Turkey’
‘There are growing concerns that freedoms are curtailed in Turkey’
In a statement about AKP’s social media bill, Checks and Balances Network says, “Introducing such a legislation in a period when social media and Internet have become an integral part of freedoms will cause citizens to be punished, rather than the criminals.”
23 July 2020
Netflix denies reports that it will withdraw from Turkey, remains silent on censorship claims
Netflix denies reports that it will withdraw from Turkey, remains silent on censorship claims
The ruling party's media head has said he believes that "Netflix will be more sensitive towards the Turkish culture with deeper cooperation."
20 July 2020
Letters of Selahattin Demirtaş Censored, Says His Wife Başak Demirtaş
Letters of Selahattin Demirtaş Censored, Says His Wife Başak Demirtaş
“Face-to-face visits have been suspended. No opportunities have been provided for video chat. And, now, censorship… What is next,” Başak Demirtaş, the wife of jailed former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, has asked the Ministry of Justice.
3 June 2020
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