Freedom and the Media 2019 – Freedom House “Progress Arrested” – International Press Institute (IPI)…
In the lawsuit filed on the stopping of the trucks belonging to the Turkish National Intelligence, the file against Adalar Mayor Erdem Gül was abated and Republican People’s Party (CHP) MP Enis Berberoğlu was not sentenced.
Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) issued a penalty of primetime news blackout for two days against TELE1 channel.
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Journalist Seda Taşkın convicted due to propaganda, acquitted of aiding illegal organization
6th Criminal Chamber of Erzurum Regional Court (Appeal Court) reversed the 7.5 years of imprisonment issued by the local court against Mezopotamya Agency reporter Seda Taşkın.
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Constitutional Court: Access ban on news shared on social media is violation of press freedom and freedom of expression
The Constitutional Court (AYM) decided that the access ban brought against the news shared by Republican People’s Party (CHP) 26th Session Istanbul MP and journalist Barış Yarkadaş on Gerçek Gündem news website was a violation of freedom of expression and press freedom.
33 new summaries were sent to the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office with the claim to revoke the legislative immunities of 21 MPs to be revoked.
In the fifth anniversary of the disaster in Soma, where 301 workers have lost their lives, a march was organized in Istanbul.