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ARTICLE · 15 APRIL 2022

Turkish Constitutional Court's Recent Decision On Freedom Of Expression

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The Turkish Constitutional Court's new decision, No. 2019/21340 dated 22 February 2022, on the violation of an applicant's ("Applicant") freedom of expression was published in the Official Gazette on 5 April 2022.

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The Turkish Constitutional Court's new decision, No. 2019/21340 dated 22 February 2022, on the violation of an applicant's ("Applicant") freedom of expression was published in the Official Gazette on 5 April 2022. The Constitutional Court evaluated the balance between freedom of expression and protection of honor and reputation of others in the decision. The decision is available in Turkish here.

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The Applicant published news and opinion articles regarding a debate between a provincial chair and a deputy at the district congress of a political party. In the news articles, the Applicant criticized the deputy for comparing the people in the political party to persons of other nations and a petition campaign was initiated against the deputy within the party. On the other hand, the deputy rejected the claims and filed an indemnity claim against the newspaper. The court of first instance

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