Mehmet Cevher İlhan v. Turkey (15719/03)
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| Date | 20090113 |
|---|---|
| Article | 10 |
| Decision | violation |
The applicant, Mehmet Cevher İlhan, is a Turkish national who was born in 1954 and lives in Ankara. At the relevant time he was the Ankara representative of the daily newspaper Yeni Asya. Relying on Article 10 (freedom of expression), he complained of his criminal conviction as a journalist for articles published in Yeni Asya. The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 10 and awarded the applicant EUR 1,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage and EUR 1,000 for costs and expenses. (The judgment is available only in French.)