The book “Dr. Said” was banned
Selim Çürükkaya’s book named “Dr. Said: We Lost the Lock of the Mountains” was banned by the decision of the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance. The book is about the life of the peshmerga commander.
Cases
Comedian Emre Günsal sentenced to prison: “62 days for each minute I stayed on the stage”
A verdict was issued in the ongoing trial of comedian Emre Günsal, who was on trial over remarks made during his stand-up performance. Günsal shared the verdict on his social media account, saying, “I got three years and five months of imprisonment for a 20-minute stand-up.”
Yenikapı Theatre actors taken into custody
Five of the 47 people taken into custody in the İzmir-centred ESP (Socialist Party of the Oppressed) operation were detained. Another five people were confined to house arrest. 27 people, among whom five theatre actors who are also participants to the Speak Up Platform, were released on a judicial control decision.
The storybook ‘Magical Rainbow’ found obscene
The Board of Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications declares the book titled ‘Storybook Series 3: I am reading too – Magical Rainbow’, which was published as a children’s book, an obscene publication. The book can only be sold to individuals above 18 years of age, in an opaque bag.
Actress Nilüfer Aydan stands trial for ‘Insulting the President’
80-year-old actress Nilüfer Aydan appeared in court on charges of insulting President Erdoğan
Three more books deemed ‘obscene’: “Freedom to choose belongs to the family”
Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services decides that three more books are “capable of having a harmful effect on the development of children” due to certain expressions included in their content. Translator Suzan Geridönmez reacts to the decision
Access to Speak Up Platform story blocked again
Access to a news story published on Speak Up Platform’s website Susma24.com about the denial of access to news about Aktif Bank’s bank transfers as revealed by the FinCEN files was also blocked on grounds that it “violated personal rights’
Grup Yorum members and lawyers taken into custody
As part of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office, 93 people, including Grup Yorum members, were taken into custody
Journalist sued for photo taken at Kobanî border in 2014
A lawsuit was filed against author/journalist Burhan Ekinci for “spreading terrorist organization propaganda”. An arrest warrant was issued for Ekinci, who is in Germany
İstanbul authorities ban Kurdish-language play
Local authorities ban the Kurdish play to be staged first time in 106 years in İstanbul Municipality Theatres over ‘public security’