Turkey’s Top Court Says Publication Seizures Became Permanent Bans, Violated Free Speech - Stockholm Center for Freedom
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While the sale of Ekrem İmamoğlu's book was banned, a noteworthy decision came from the Constitutional Court. The High Court stated that the bans imposed on many works, including the CHP's booklet 'The Political Arm of FETÖ in 21 Questions', were clearly contrary to the special validity provisions foreseen by the laws, that they had transformed into a form of ban independent of criminal proceedings, and that they had taken the form of ultimate s…
While the sale of Ekrem İmamoğlu's book was banned, a noteworthy decision came from the Constitutional Court. The High Court ruled that the confiscation orders regarding many works constituted a violation of rights.
Turkey’s top court says publication seizures became permanent bans, violated free speech - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that seizure orders targeting books, magazines, a newspaper and political pamphlets violated freedom of expression and the press after measures meant to be temporary remained in force for years, in some cases even after criminal investigations had ended, the Bianet news website reported. The court said the seizure and publication […]
While the bans on Ekrem İmamoğlu's book "My Nation Is My Witness" were being debated, a decision came from the Constitutional Court. The court examined the bans on confiscation, distribution, and sale of various publications. The Constitutional Court ruled that the decisions violated freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
While the ban on Ekrem İmamoğlu's book was being debated, the Constitutional Court ruled that confiscations and sales bans on other publications constituted a violation of rights. The court stated that temporary measures had turned into permanent bans.
The Constitutional Court (AYM) ruled that the confiscation, printing, reproduction, distribution, and sales bans imposed on the works of applicants, including journalist and writer Hasan Cemal, writer Yavuz Ekinci, and representatives from the CHP and HDP parties, violated freedom of expression and the press. The AYM determined that the confiscation orders did not meet the legality requirement and ordered a retrial for the applicants and compens…
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