A higher court lifted the stay of execution order issued against RTÜK’s 7 day broadcast ban for Tele1. Broadcast will be suspended on the channel for 7 days between 6-12 August
While the struggle to protect the Akbelen Forest in İkizköy continues, law enforcement continues to intervene using violence, disproportionate force and pepper gas against the people who oppose the destruction of the forest. Those who want to film the events in the area are also subjected to censorship and violence
Speak Up Platform’s news article on access blocking of a news article was removed on grounds of “violation of personal rights”
Apolas Lermi’s concert at the Kadırga Festival on Friday, July 21, was cancelled by Özkürtün Municipality after he was targeted on social media
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s exhibition in Artİstanbul Feshane, “Starting from the Middle” was targeted by a group of civilians claiming that the art on display was perversion and protested in front of the venue. The exhibition was closed until the crowd dispersed and was later reopened
Tatvan District-Governorate banned the Kurdish play “Haylo Dîsa Tevlihev bû” without any justification
Fatih District-Governorate banned Mesopotamia Cultural Centre’s “Tales of Khorasan” (Çîrokên Xorasanê) without any justification
Kadıköy District Governorate banned the Science Aesthetics Culture Art Research Foundation (BEKSAV) Cinema Collective’s Pride movie screening which was planned as part of Pride Month. District Governorate banned the screening on grounds of “public morality”, “maintaining public order” and “prevention of crime”. Audience members who came to watch the movie were detained
This week an access ban was imposed on a news story on Speak Up Platform’s web page titled “Access to the article stating that the Ministry of Health detected COVID-19 in Turkey in February”
Singer Gülşen, who was frequently targeted due to her costumes, statements and political stance, has also been on trial for her comments during a concert. The verdict was issued for the artist who’s been on trial since August 2022. She was sentenced to 10 months in prison