BirGün writer Timur Soykan, who revealed the complaint made by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor to the Council of Judges and Prosecutors about judicial officials issuing eviction and access blocking orders in exchange for money with his article titled “The Chief Public Prosecutor’s cry of bribery: We are rotting”, 77 online content, including an article by BirGün newspaper writer Timur Soykan, was blocked by the Istanbul 1st Criminal Judicature of Peace. However, the wave of censorship was not limited to this. Shortly afterwards, the Istanbul 4th Criminal Judicature of Peace blocked access to another 171 content, this time consisting of news reports on the investigation into the bribery allegations.
Access ban on news on bribery ring at the courthouse
