Court: Turkey wrong to block internet access

Court: Turkey wrong to block internet access

Judges say Turkey was wrong to block access to Google Sites which hosted an website whose owner was facing criminal prosecution for insulting the memory of Atatürk.

As a result of the decision, access to all other sites hosted by the service was blocked, the court found in its examination of the complaint Ahmet Yıldırım v. Turkey.

In its 18 December decision, which is not final, the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been

a violation of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Just satisfaction (Article 41)

The court held that Turkey was to pay the applicant 7,500 euros (EUR) in respect of nonpecuniary damage and EUR 1,000 in respect of costs and expenses.

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