5.  The applicant was born in 1966 and lives in Istanbul. 6.  The applicant is the owner of a daily newspaper, Günlük Evrensel, published in Istanbul. 7.  Günlük Evrensel released its first issue on 23 July 2001. On the same day, the state of emergency regional governor in south-east Turkey banned the newspaper's entry and distribution in the provinces under his jurisdiction, namely, Diyarbakır, Tunceli, Hakkari and Şırnak. The governor considered that the newspaper was pursuing the same editorial line as another newspaper called Yeni Evrensel, the entry and distribution of which had also been banned on 4 January 1999. 8.  The governor's decision to ban Günlük Evrensel, which contained no reasons, was served on the newspaper's Diyarbakır representative on 23 July 2001. The representative acknowledged its receipt on the same day and the ban took immediate effect. 9.  While banned in the state of emergency region, the newspaper was freely distributed elsewhere in Turkey.