CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 17 janvier 2024

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s10950C61 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:justify } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .s5FFF0A75 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt } .s75A32C27 { border-collapse:collapse } .s3695F815 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s2EF62ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt } .sEECE831 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#474747 } .sE8934522 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } Published on 5 February 2024   SECOND SECTION Application no. 49662/22 Mustafa KOCA against Türkiye and 3 other applications (see list appended) communicated on 17 January 2024 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The applications concern the refusal of the prison authorities to allow the applicants, who were detained at the time of the events, to purchase certain newspapers through the prison administration. The authorities dismissed the applicants’ requests on the grounds that pursuant to section 62(4) of Law no. 5275 on the enforcement of sentences and preventive measures, the newspapers in question were not permitted in penitentiary institutions, as they were not allowed to publish official announcements and advertisements through the Press Advertisement Institution ( Basın İlan Kurumu ). The applicants complain of a violation of Article 10 of the Convention. QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.     Has there been an interference with the applicants’ freedom of expression, in particular their right to receive information and ideas, within the meaning of Article 10 § 1 of the Convention, on account of the prison authorities’ refusals (see Mehmet Çiftci v. Turkey , no. 53208/19, §§   32-33, 16   November 2021, and Osman and Altay v. Türkiye , nos. 23782/20 and 40731/20, §§ 40-41, 18 July 2023)?   2.     If so, was that interference prescribed by law and necessary in terms of Article 10 § 2? In particular, and bearing in mind also the considerations outlined in the Constitutional Court’s relevant case-law (see Mustafa Koca , no.   2021/38039, 26 July 2022), did the national authorities and courts adequately balance the applicants’ right to freedom of expression against other interests at stake in accordance with the principles enshrined in Article 10 of the Convention (see Mehmet Çiftci , §§   35 et seq., and Osman and Altay , §§ 43 et seq., both cited above)?   The Government are invited to provide information as to the reason why the newspapers in question were not allowed to publish official announcements and advertisements through the Press Advertisement Institution.       APPENDIX No. Application no. Case name Lodged on Applicant Year of Birth Represented by 1. 49662/22 Koca v. Türkiye 14/10/2022 Mustafa KOCA 1990   2. 2216/23 Arı v. Türkiye 05/01/2023 Mehmet ARI 1965 A.Ş. ARI 3. 4504/23 Eviz v. Türkiye 06/01/2023 Burhan EVİZ 1980   4. 11757/23 Çilkız v. Türkiye 28/02/2023 Reşit ÇİLKIZ 1981