Claim 503

The presidency said the rules were strengthened to stop people it accused of terrorism propaganda from holding a press card.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The presidency said the rules were strengthened to stop people it accused of terrorism propaganda from holding a press card.
Field: stated_justification
Value: presidency defends the rules
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

Quotation from the source

The clauses that prevent those who make propaganda for terrorism and violence from hiding behind the press card were strengthened.