# Claim 961

A February 16, 1913 revision gave police the power to confiscate periodicals judged to have published obscene material.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: A February 16, 1913 revision gave police the power to confiscate periodicals judged to have published obscene material.
- Field: scope_of_action
- Value: February 1913 revision let police confiscate periodicals
- About: [incident 1913-ottoman-empire-press-law-bars-officials-from-editing-newspapers](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1913-ottoman-empire-press-law-bars-officials-from-editing-newspapers)
- Source: A Comparative Study of the Press Laws of 1909 and 1931. https://open.metu.edu.tr/bitstream/handle/11511/15618/index.pdf
- Publisher: A Comparative Study of the Press Laws of 1909 and 1931
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> There was another rearrangement in the law on 16 February 1913. According to it, police had a right to confiscate the periodicals that published obscene news.

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