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title: "Constitutional Court rules Özgür Özel's freedom of expression was violated"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-19-constitutional-court-rules-ozgur-ozel-freedom/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19T20:42:04.144Z
category: politics
sources: 12
agreement: single-source
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# Constitutional Court rules Özgür Özel's freedom of expression was violated

In the moral damages lawsuit filed by Fuat Oktay, the Constitutional Court ruled that ordering Özel to pay 10,000 lira constituted a violation of freedom of expression; it decided that Özel should be paid 50,000 lira in compensation and that the file be sent back to the Ankara 25th Civil Court of First Instance for retrial.[TRUNC]

## Who is in this story

- [Özgür Özel](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/ozgur-ozel/) — People
- [Fuat Oktay](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/fuat-oktay/) — People
- [Constitutional Court](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/anayasa-mahkemesi/) — Institutions
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- [Türk Telekom](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/turk-telekom/) — Companies

## News sources

- [Anayasa Mahkemesi: Özel'in ifade özgürlüğü ihlal edildi](https://www.indyturk.com/node/782685/haber/anayasa-mahkemesi-%C3%B6zelin-ifade-%C3%B6zg%C3%BCrl%C3%BC%C4%9F%C3%BC-ihlal-edildi) — Independent Türkçe (foreign) — 2026-09-19
- [AYM'den Özgür Özel kararı: İfade özgürlüğü ihlal edildi](https://www.birgun.net/haber/aym-den-ozgur-ozel-karari-ifade-ozgurlugu-ihlal-edildi-735669) — BirGün (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Anayasa Mahkemesi'nden Özgür Özel'in 'Fuat Oktay' davasında dikkat çeken karar: İfade özgürlüğü ihlal edildi](https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/anayasa-mahkemesi-nden-ozgur-ozel-in-fuat-oktay-davasinda-dikkat-ceken-karar-ifade-ozgurlugu-ihlal-edildi-2538988) — Cumhuriyet (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Anayasa Mahkemesi: Özgür Özel'in ifade özgürlüğü ihlal edildi](https://www.evrensel.net/haber/6001150/anayasa-mahkemesi-ozgur-ozelin-ifade-ozgurlugu-ihlal-edildi?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_syndication) — Evrensel (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [AYM'den Özgür Özel kararı: İfade özgürlüğü ihlal edildi](https://gazeteoksijen.com/turkiye/aymden-ozgur-ozel-karari-ifade-ozgurlugu-ihlal-edildi-289996) — Gazete Oksijen (independent) — 2026-09-19
- [AYM'den Özgür Özel kararı: İfade özgürlüğü ihlal edildi, yeniden yargılama yapılsın](https://www.odatv.com/guncel/aymden-ozgur-ozel-karari-ifade-ozgurlugu-ihlal-edildi-yeniden-yargilama-yapilsin-120163303) — Oda TV (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [AYM’den Özgür Özel’in 'Fuat Oktay' davasında karar](https://www.nefes.com.tr/aymden-ozgur-ozelin-fuat-oktay-davasinda-karar-152274) — Nefes (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Fuat Oktay’a Tazminat Kararı Sonrası AYM’den Özgür Özel İçin İhlal Kararı: 50 Bin Lira Manevi Tazminat](https://www.gercekgundem.com/gundem/fuat-oktaya-tazminat-karari-sonrasi-aymden-ozgur-ozel-icin-ihlal-karari-50-bin-lira-manevi-tazminat-578929) — Gerçek Gündem (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [AYM'den tazminat kararına iptal: Özel'in ifade özgürlüğü ihlal edildi](https://www.ekonomimanset.com/aym-den-tazminat-kararina-iptal-ozel-in-ifade-ozgurlugu-ihlal-edildi) — Ekonomi Manşet (independent) — 2026-09-19
- [Anayasa Mahkemesi: Özgür Özel'in ifade özgürlüğü ihlal edildi](https://www.tele2haber.com/anayasa-mahkemesi-ozelin-ifade-ozgurlugu-ihlal-edildi) — Tele2 Haber (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [10 bin TL ödeyecekti 50 bin lira kazandı! Özgür Özel ve Fuat Oktay davasında AYM kararı çıktı](https://halktv.com.tr/siyaset/10-bin-tl-odeyecekti-50-bin-lira-kazandi-ozgur-ozel-ve-fuat-oktay-davasinda-aym-karari-cikti-1056067h) — Halk TV (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Anayasa Mahkemesi, Özgür Özel hakkındaki kararını verdi](https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com/anayasa-mahkemesi-ozgur-ozel-hakkindaki-kararini-verdi-1073493h.htm) — Yeniçağ (opposition) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

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- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-19-konstitutsionnyy-sud-priznal-narushenie-svobody-vyrazheniya/

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