EMEP Chairman Seyit Aslan Reacts to T24 Access Ban Decision
Emek Party Chairman Seyit Aslan criticized the decision to block access to the T24 news website and social media accounts, stating that this situation is an attack on the public's right to receive news.
Emek Party Chairman Seyit Aslan reacted strongly to the blocking of access to T24's website and social media accounts as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
T24 Added to the Censorship Wave
Emek Party Chairman Seyit Aslan reacted to the decision, stating that online newspaper T24 has been added to the wave of censorship implemented by the government.
Election Process and Media Environment
In his statement, Aslan emphasized that the country is wanted to be led into elections solely with pro-government media and that the opposition is being tried to be deprived of media support.
Pressures on Press Freedom
The statement also drew attention to the practices targeting TELE 1, the imprisonment of Merdan Yanardağ, and the arrest situations of journalists Ali Tarakçı and Fatih Ergin.
Call to Revoke the Decision
Expressing that the government aims to go into the upcoming elections in a completely controlled media environment, Aslan called for the immediate revocation of the access ban decision.