Turkiye: Turkish Constitutional Court ruling on access-blocking
Progress
Current status
in force
07 Jan 2022 in force
Scope
Implementers
Turkiye
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Turkish Constitutional Court publishes ruling on access-blocking
On 7 January 2022, the Turkish Constitutional Court published a ruling regarding access blocking of newspaper articles and reports (Decision No. 2018/14884). The ruling overturned blocking orders concerning online news articles that allegedly harmed…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
supreme court