Pop star Gülşen Bayraktar has been sentenced to 10 months of imprisonment for “publicly denigrating a section of the people on grounds of differences of class, race, religion, sect, sex or region.” The sentence has been deferred
Documentary filmmaker and journalist Sibel Tekin was arrested on charges of ‘membership to a terrorist organization’ after she was taken into custody upon the complaint of the police officers in a police car that entered the frame while she was shooting some footage in Ankara Tuzluçayır for a documentary
Musician Mabel Matiz announced that he received an offer weeks ago to present an award at GQ Turkey’s ‘Men of the Year Award Ceremony’, but the organization team gave up at the last minute due to the censorship of ‘Karakol’ clip in the summer
Nilüfer District Governorate did not allow musician İlkay Akkaya’s concert to be held on October 31 at Bursa Academic Chambers Union
As a result of the targeting campaign initiated by the formation of the “Defending Islam Movement” and the Religious Foundation’s Employees Union; Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo’s concerts in Bursa, Konya, Van and Istanbul have been cancelled. Biletix has stopped selling tickets
The Mardin Governorate bannedan exhibition to be held in the city one day before the opening, due to the content of the exhibition and the exhibition venue being the Armanian Surp Kevork Church.
Şanlıurfa Governor’s Office canceled the concert of musician İlkay Akkaya, which was planned to be held in Şanlıurfa on September 25, because it was “not deemed appropriate in terms of general security, public order, security and public order”.
Aleyna Tilki’s concert on September 24 was canceled by Osmancık Municipality on the grounds that Tilki’s statements criticizing the anti-LGBTIQ+ march in Istanbul on September 18 were “incompatible with our culture”
Ceyhan District Governor’s Office banned the concert of musician Ilkay Akkaya, who was supposed to give a concert within the scope of August 30 Victory Day. Akkaya announced on his Twitter post on August 31 that the Governorship of Mardin also banned her concert to be held on September 24
Datça Women’s Platform announced that the documentary “My Child” (2013) was banned by the District Governor’s Office upon the application of the District Police Department.