content tagged with freedom of expresion

Social media platforms censor journalists’ accounts at Turkey’s request

Social media platforms censor journalists’ accounts at Turkey’s request

"They don't even bother pressing charges before detaining or censoring journalists anymore," says Ruşen Takva, one of the journalists whose social media accounts have been censored recently.

26 February 2025 Hikmet Adal

İzmir woman arrested after criticizing Erdoğan over Instagram ban during vox pop

İzmir woman arrested after criticizing Erdoğan over Instagram ban during vox pop

The arrest follows recent remarks by the head of Turkey's media watchdog, who stated that “we are closely monitoring” vox pop channels, accusing them of spreading misinformation.

Constitutional Court rules against 'arbitrary' blocking of news article

Constitutional Court rules against 'arbitrary' blocking of news article

The blocking of an online new article about Turkey’s military operations in Syria violated freedom of the press, the top court has ruled.

8 November 2023

Report: Turkey blocked access to over 40,000 URLs in 2022

Report: Turkey blocked access to over 40,000 URLs in 2022

The major portion of access restrictions in the past year targeted media outlets critical of the government and news related to President Erdoğan and his family, shows the Free Web Turkey report.

30 October 2023

Constitutional Court: Access Block to Wikipedia Violates Freedom of Expression

Constitutional Court: Access Block to Wikipedia Violates Freedom of Expression

The General Assembly of the Constitutional Court has concluded that access block to Wikipedia is a violation of freedom of expression.

26 December 2019