content tagged with defamation

Calling one a 'shady person' not defamation, appeals court rules

Calling one a 'shady person' not defamation, appeals court rules

The acquittal was finalized in the case where lawyer Polat Balkan stood trial for calling a businessperson "one of the shadiest and dirtiest persons history has ever seen."

10 October 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Constitutional Court Approves Compensation Payment in Libel Suit of Kılıçdaroğlu vs. Erdoğan

Constitutional Court Approves Compensation Payment in Libel Suit of Kılıçdaroğlu vs. Erdoğan

Constitutional Court found that CHP Chair being sentenced to pay compensation to Erdoğan for his remarks about him in 2012, did not constitute a “violation of freedom of expression”.

29 November 2017

Journalist Sarı Sentenced to Prison for ‘Having Defamed the President’

Journalist Sarı Sentenced to Prison for ‘Having Defamed the President’

Evrensel daily’s Managing Editor Çağrı Sarı has been sentenced to 11 months and 20 days in prison on charge of “defaming the President”. The sentence has been deferred.

19 October 2017

AKP MP Calls HDP Voters ‘Scumbags’, Sues Voter For Calling Back ‘No, You are Scumbag’

AKP MP Calls HDP Voters ‘Scumbags’, Sues Voter For Calling Back ‘No, You are Scumbag’

Having called the HDP voters “scumbags”, AKP MP Kocabıyık has sued sociologist Öztürk upon responding to Kocabıyık’s offense as “No, you are the scumbag”.

18 April 2017 Ayça Söylemez

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

Criminal Complaint by HDP Against Minister of Interior Soylu

Criminal Complaint by HDP Against Minister of Interior Soylu

The HDP has filed a criminal complaint upon Minister of Interior Soylu’s statements against HDP co-Chair Demirtaş on charges of “defaming” and inciting people to animosity and hostility”.

27 February 2017

Declaration by 45 Intellectuals to Abolish Article 299 - Insulting the President

Declaration by 45 Intellectuals to Abolish Article 299 - Insulting the President

45 intellectuals noting Article 299 of Turkish Penal Code which carries a prison sentence of four years for defaming the President was open to abuse and not compliant with the Constitution and decisions of ECtHR, have demanded abolition of the article.

Oran sues President Erdoğan for Damages Over Defaming Academics

Oran sues President Erdoğan for Damages Over Defaming Academics

Baskın Oran has brought a defamation claim against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in amount of 3,110 Euro damages for defaming the academics with expressions such as “despicable”, “tyrant”, “dark as pitch”, “ignorant”, “disgusting”, “tainted souls”.

‘Academics Can Sue President for Damages’

‘Academics Can Sue President for Damages’

Attorneys Cinmen and İlkiz have noted that the academics could sue the President for damages on account of defaming them by using expressions such as “crappy so-called, scum and dark”.

21 January 2016 Nilay Vardar,Yüce Yöney

Every Caricaturist in Turkey Will Face A Complaint By Erdoğan!

Every Caricaturist in Turkey Will Face A Complaint By Erdoğan!

After a “sympathizer”s complaint, Penguen magazine caricaturists Baruter and Aydoğan face trial for charges related to insulting the “prime minister. Here is the timeline…

20 March 2015 Erol Önderoğlu

Victim Erdoğan, Suspect FoE

Victim Erdoğan, Suspect FoE

President Erdoğan’s lawyers filed complaints against journalists Sönmez and Dündar. In the past 6 months, a total of 52,740 liras of monetary fines and 208 years and 1 months if prison have been issued in cases where was the “victim”.

11 September 2014 Elif Akgül

Journalist Convicted of Calling “Torturer”

Journalist Convicted of Calling “Torturer”

Nihat Behram was convicted in the insult trial for calling Istanbul’s Vice Police Commissioner on Terrorism Sedat Selim Ay, “a torturer and a rapist” in his column in Yurt newspaper.

29 May 2014 Beyza Kural

PM Erdoğan Starring in FoE Violations!

BIA MEDIA MONITORING JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH 2014

PM Erdoğan Starring in FoE Violations!

17 people were convicted to a total of 31 years of prison in the first three months of 2014 for insulting Prime Minister Erdoğan. 35 journalists ve 15 publishers are behind bars. YouTube is banned, Twitter is banned and then reopened. At least 40 assaults were made towards mediaworkers and journalists.

2 May 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Court Restricts bianet Article

Court Restricts bianet Article

Acting upon businessperson Çeçen’s defamation complaint, Ankara 5th High Criminal Court ordered a URL-based restriction on bianet’s article regarding the purchase of Sabah-TV allegedly by the order of PM Erdoğan.

PM Files Complaint Over “Queer” Tweet

PM Files Complaint Over “Queer” Tweet

PM Erdoğan reportedly filed a complaint against LGBT activist Levent Pişkin over his tweet “I am hunky-dory queer. I won’t learn queer-ness from you. I am expecting a statement from you”.

20 November 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Ankara Mayor Ordered to Pay 1 Turkish Kuruş For Defamation

Ankara Mayor Ordered to Pay 1 Turkish Kuruş For Defamation

Ankara 15th Assize Court found Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Melih Gökçek guilty of insulting Chamber of City Planners “through the media”, ordering him to pay 1 Turkish kuruş for non-pecuniary damages.

1 November 2013

S. S. Ay Sues T24, Evrensel, Marksist.org

S. S. Ay Sues T24, Evrensel, Marksist.org

A court held the first hearing of Evrensel, T24 ve Marksist.org case, following a complaint by S. S. Ay who said “he was insulted due to his duty as public worker”. Defendant journalists pleaded not guilty, requesting the court panel for acquittal.

13 September 2013 Elif Akgül

Journalist Bekir Coşkun Ordered to Pay 2,000 Euros

Journalist Bekir Coşkun Ordered to Pay 2,000 Euros

Cumhuriyet newspaper columnist Bekir Coşkun has been ordered to pay roughly 2,000 euros as non-pecuniary damages to PM Erdoğan for defamation due to his article entitled “The Big State Thing...”.

19 July 2013 Elif Akgül

Website Mocks Defamation Charges from Ankara Mayor

Website Mocks Defamation Charges from Ankara Mayor

A new mock website allows users to check online whether they have been sued over defamation charges by Melih Gökçek, Ankara’s controversial mayor.

PM Sues High School Students For Defamation

PM Sues High School Students For Defamation

Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken legal action for defamation against 7 high school students for saying "Ampul Tayyip" (Lightbulb Tayyip) in a public statement in Giresun province.

12 February 2013

Journalist Ahmet Şık Facing More Charges in Wake of His Release

AHMET ŞIK ON TRIAL

Journalist Ahmet Şık Facing More Charges in Wake of His Release

An Istanbul court accepted the indictment against journalist Ahmet Şık in relation to a brief speech he delivered on March 12 immediately upon his exit from Silivri Prison where he had spent a year under arrest in connection with the OdaTV trial.