Claim 566

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

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

Statement: Turkiye'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

Quotation from the source

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