Rap musician Şehinşah detained for “insulting the President”
Rap musician Şehinşah, who was detained on June 5 for “insulting the President”, announced that he was released a day later
Cases
Acquittal verdict for musician Yılmaz Çelik
Musician Yılmaz Çelik, who was arrested after his concert in December 2019 and released about four months later, was acquitted in the trial in which he was charged with “being a member of a terrorist organization” and “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
The lawsuit for the ban on Kurdish play Berû begins
In the lawsuit filed for the annulment of the decision to ban the Kurdish play called “Bêrû”, the Governorate of Gaziosmanpaşa District defended the ban decision with in the letter that they sent
The accusation against the artists who sing Kurdish songs for spreading “illegal organization propaganda”
An accusation was filed against Fuat Ege and Rohat Aram, two of Koma Awaza Azad artists, on the grounds of “spreading propaganda for an illegal organization” by singing the song “Mizgina leheng” at the Newroz celebrations in Van. The first hearing of the case will be held on September 30, 4th High Criminal Court in Van
Exxen canceled a program whose guests included a trans actress
It was claimed that RTUK wanted the “Katarsis” program broadcasted on the Exxen platform to be canceled and removed, in which trans actress and model Çağla Akalın participated. In the statement made by RTUK, it was emphasized that the board did not have such an intervention authority.
RTUK President Sahin: “The media should be sensitive about using visuals of empty streets and avenues”
Ebubekir Şahin, the President of Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK), sent instructions to television channels to use visuals of empty streets instead of crowded places during the lockdown. President Sahin said he had made a “constructive reminder as required by his duty”
The General Directorate of Security issued a circular ‘to prevent audio and video recording’ at public events
The General Directorate of Security issued a circular banning the recording of police officers. Lawyers highlight that it is a ‘censorship circular’ that protects public officials who commit crimes
Two young people were banned from leaving the country on the grounds that they “insulted the Turkish passport”
Judicial review measures in the form of a ban on leaving the country and reporting to the designated officials at certain times on charges of “insulting the signs of the state’s sovereignty” were imposed on two young people who were detained on the grounds that they “insulted the Turkish passport” in a humorous video they shot in TikTok
Three documentaries were associated with the crime of “espionage” in the decision of the Constitutional Court on Kavala
The documentaries “Little Black Fishes: Being Children in the Southeast”, and “Rojava, The Revolution by Women” and the project called “1994”, which was not shot, were associated with the crime of “espionage” in the reasoned decision of the Constitutional Court on Kavala
Actor Genco Erkal was deposed with the allegations of “insulting the President”
Theatre artist Genco Erkal was deposed with the allegations of “insulting the President”, citing his social media posts