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The Turkish Constitutional Court ("Constitutional
Court") evaluated Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of
Internet Broadcasts and Prevention of Crimes Committed through Such
Broadcasts ("Internet Law") in its newly
published pilot decision ("Decision") on
freedom of expression and the press. The Constitutional Court
pointed out the relationship between freedom of expression and the
press and Article 9 of the Internet Law and made recommendations to
the Turkish Grand National Assembly for the reformulation of the
relevant article.
New development
The Constitutional Court evaluated several applications
("Applications") in its new Decision,
No. 2018/14884 and dated 27 October 2021, and decided that freedom
of expression and the press, and the right to a fair trial were
violated. The Decision was published in the Official Gazette on 7
January 2022 and is available online in Turkish
here.
