Stage censorship by Borçka District Governorate
District Governorship prevented the staging of children’s plays in schools as part of the 3rd Borçka Theater Festival without justification
Cases
Ministry censors the movie “Rojbash”
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has ruled that the film “Rojbash”, directed and produced by Özkan Küçük, is “not suitable for commercial circulation”
Koma Hevra members detained
Koma Hevra members were detained for singing Kurdish songs after a concert in Diyarbakır
Raids on bookstores and language associations in Diyarbakır
Hundreds of books and magazines as well as hard disks were seized in raids on the bookstore Payîz Pirtûk, Anka Language and Art Education Cooperative and MED-DER
The Karsiyaka Folk Festival Canceled
The 15th edition of this year’s event has been canceled due to the Adana Police Department’s requirement for 80 security guards for the festival
Recall Order for “Daughters of Kobani” and “The Purple Color of Kurdish Politics”
The Izmir 4th Criminal Court of Peace has ordered the banning and confiscation of books by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon and Gültan Kışanak due to allegations of “making illegal organization propaganda.”
Seydisehir Municipality bans Suavi concert
The concert scheduled for August 30 was canceled after a meeting between Ülkü Ocakları and the municipality
Musician Erkan Benli banned from reading Kurdish books in prison
The prison administration confiscated the draft of a Kurdish book he wrote and Yaşar Kemal’s books translated into Kurdish
Attempted attack on musician Suavi’s concert
A group attempted to attack the concert targeted by MHP Beykoz District Presidency
Poet Yılmaz Odabaşı charged with “membership of an organization”
Odabaşı is accused of “making terrorist propaganda” and “being a member of a terrorist organization” for sharing Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu’s hashtag “No to strip searches in prisons” and commenting on the issue