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Claim

Claim 1009

Türkiye's Council of State suspended the 2018 press card regulations, finding their grounds for denial too broad.

Published 2026-10-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Türkiye's Council of State suspended the 2018 press card regulations, finding their grounds for denial too broad.
Field
action
Value
Council of State ruling, April 1, 2021
About
incident 2021-turkiye-press-card-controls-restrictive
Source
Turkish presidency reintroduces press card controls that court found restrictive
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2021-06-09
Supersedes
Claim 566

Quotation from the source

On April 1, 2021, Turkey's Council of State suspended the 2018 press card regulations.