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Claim

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.

This claim was superseded by claim 1009 (update). It stays here so the history can be checked.

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
superseded
Source date
2021-06-09
Superseded by
Claim 1009
Reason
update

Quotation from the source

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