The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Turkey in the case of Erbil Tuşalp, a Turkish journalist sentenced to pay damages to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for defamation, indicating Tuşalp’s right to freedom of expression had been violated, Hurriyet Daily News reports.
“It was true that Mr. Tuşalp had used a satirical style to convey his strong criticism. In that context, the court underlined that the protection of Article 10 was applicable not only to information or ideas that were favorably received but also to those which offended, shocked or disturbed,” read the European court’s verdict that was pronounced yesterday.
The European court sentenced Turkey to pay a fine of 5,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damage and rejected all charges leveled against Tuşalp, including defamation, violation of personal rights and going beyond the limits of acceptable criticism.
European Court convicts Turkey on freedom of speech
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