“Qral û Travis” theater play banned in Ağrı
Patnos District Governorate banned the theater play “Qral û Travis”, which was planned to be staged on January 17, on the grounds that it was “deemed unsuitable”
Cases
Governor was disturbed by the book at Çukurova Book Fair, poster of the book was removed allegedly
While the owner of Nergiz Publishing said that the promotional poster of the book was removed upon the instruction of the governor who was disturbed by the book titled “Coup on National Education”, Adana Governorate and Tüyap Coordinatorship, which organized the event, denied the allegations
Visual designer Berkay Kahvecioğlu sentenced for “insulting the president”
Kahvecioğlu was sentenced to 1 year and 2 months in prison for his work in which he used the expression “slut” used by President Erdoğan against the Gezi protesters with a portrait of the president
Court upholds RTÜK’s ban on “Kızıl Goncalar”
The court upheld the broadcast suspension and administrative fine imposed on the TV series; the new episode of the series will not be broadcast tonight
Artist Ali Baran faces another lawsuit
The artist, who commented on a caricature published in a newspaper on social media, is being sued for “insulting the President”
Censorship of METU AFT exhibition
The exhibition of the Middle East Technical University (METU) Amateur Photography Society was “postponed” without justification a day before its opening, despite the necessary permissions being obtained beforehand
Rights violations continue in Edirne F Type Prison
Prisoner Baysal Demirhan, in the letter he sent to Özgür Gelecek newspaper, conveyed the arbitrary practices of the prison administration and the rights violations in prison, including censorship
Actress Shailin Asadollahi released from Silivri Repatriation Center
Asadollahi was detained on 23 November and held in the Repatriation Center until the 24th. She announced her release and the details of the process on her social media account
Red notice request for singer Ferhat Tunç
The Kurdish singer is on trial for allegedly “insulting” the ex-PM Binali Yıldırım. During the recent hearing it was found out that the Justice Ministry requested a “red notice” to be issued for the singer
Reber Dosky was deported after a three day detention in Turkey
Dutch-Kurdish journalist, producer and director Reber Dosky was detained in Turkey on November 8, where he came to work on his new project, and was deported after being taken to the Repatriation Center in Urfa