Censorship agenda (June 3-9)
Yavuz Usta blocks 1,148 news articles from four regions
Yavuz Usta, the owner of the cryptocurrency exchange Tomya, has blocked news articles about his fraud arrest for the 13th time. Although his company is based in Istanbul, Usta secured access ban orders from courts in eight different cities across Turkey.
Halkbank blocks reports on loans to Ayhan Bora Kaplan's companies
Journalist Timur Soykan's report on Halkbank providing over 550 million TL in loans to companies allegedly used by Ayhan Bora Kaplan for money laundering has been blocked. The access ban was issued on June 5 by the Istanbul Anadolu 9th Criminal Judgeship of Peace at Halkbank's request.
Access ban on news about a fan at the volleyball match
Reports about a Turkish fan's behavior during a match between Turkey's national women's volleyball team and the U.S. national team were blocked by Tekirdağ 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on June 5.
Suruç governor blocks reports on alleged AKP voting threats
Reports that Suruç Governor İbrahim Güneş, who also serves as a trustee, threatened local leaders to vote for the AKP and was subsequently removed from his post were blocked by Suruç Criminal Judgeship of Peace on June 5.
Censorship agenda (June 10-16)
Judicial circles reveal how access ban orders are obtained
Journalist İsmail Arı from BirGün details his experiences with censorship and the challenges of practicing journalism in this atmosphere as part of our "Writing on Water" series.
Judges issue access bans without reviewing news stories
Journalist Mehmet Baran Kılıç, as part of the "Writing on Water" series, discusses how some judges issue access ban orders as frequently as every five minutes without proper review.
Constitutional Court rules against access ban on news about Court of Cassation member
The Constitutional Court has ruled that blocking news about a Court of Cassation member accused of forming a gang and forcibly taking a businesswoman's shares is a violation of rights.
Access ban on tweet criticizing Espressolab
A tweet by user Distastemoment criticizing Espressolab was blocked by the Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace on June 7 at Espressolab's request.
Access ban on news about acquittal in child abuse case
Reports about the acquittal of Ahmet A., accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl in Şırnak, were blocked by the Istanbul 7th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on June 7.
Access ban on child abuse case in Istanbul
Reports about 15 men allegedly abusing a 13-year-old girl in Istanbul's Sultanbeyli district were blocked by the Istanbul Anadolu 8th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on June 11.
Access ban on reports about pork found in meat products
News about the discovery of pork in products from a company formerly known as Gurme, now BIFET, was blocked at BIFET's request.
