Turkey: IPI condemns increasing use of arbitrary court orders to censor independent journalism

International — Press-Freedom Bodies · 2026-06-15 · EU · verified record

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Turkish authorities must end the use of arbitrary court orders citing bogus “national security” and “public order” concerns to censor journalistic social media accounts and news content, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. In a recent case, Turkish courts issued three successive blocking orders in three days. The first censored news articles relating to an investigative case; the second order then banned reporting about the court order; while the third then finally blocked even basic coverage of the previous censorship measures. IPI said the triple access-blocking orders were a

Turkish authorities must end the use of arbitrary court orders citing bogus “national security” and “public order” concerns to censor journalistic social media accounts and news content, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. In a recent case, Turkish courts issued three successive bloc

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