Kurdish artist Brindar Ali was arrested
It was learned that Kurdish musician Brindar Ali was arrested on charges of “terrorist organization propaganda” and “insulting the President
Bajar’s songs are banned
Vedat Yıldırım, one of the founders of music groups Bajar and Kardeş Türküler announced on 7 November 2021, that they were banned from singing as Bajar band at the rally called “Call to Democracy” by HDP in Istanbul Çerkezköy, at the last moment and without showing any justification
Academician, reprimanded and arrested for his social media posts, was released
An investigation was launched against Hifzullah Kutum, who is a research assistant in the Finance Department of Elazığ Fırat University, by the faculty dean for his social media posts. Then, Diyarbakır Bar Association announced that Kutum was arrested on 6 November and released on 10 November
Imprisonment to author Erdal Yıldırım for ‘terrorist organization propaganda’
Author Erdal Yıldırım was sentenced to prison for 1 year 6 months and 22 days with the crime of “terrorist organization propaganda” due to his social media posts. The Court did not suspend Yıldırım’s punishment
Author and poet Yılmaz Odabaşı sentenced to prison due to insulting the President
Yılmaz Odabaşı, who was on trial for “insulting the President” via his social media posts was sentenced to prison for 11 months and 20 days. The Court did not suspend Odabaşı’s punishment.
Actor Levent Üzümcü was called for a statement
The actor Levent Üzümcü was called to give a statement based on the grounds that his speech on June 15 about how the state is failing to fulfill its duties towards protecting arts and artists had “incited people to hatred”
Censor on festival posters at university
The “not allegiance but obstinance” statement on the KeçiFest posters got censored at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Investigation about “Veba Geceleri” (“Nights of Plague”) by Orhan Pamuk
An investigation was initiated about the latest novel of writer Orhan Pamuk, “Nights of Plague” with the allegation that it was “insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Turkish Flag” and it was “inciting people to hatred.” When the file, which was given a nolle, returned from the Criminal Court of Peace, the prosecution re-started the investigation based on the same grounds
Author Hamide Yiğit and Tekin Publishing House fined over a book
Hamide Yiğit, who was on trial for her book titled ‘Tekmili Birden IŞİD’ (‘The Whole ISIS’) with the allegation that the book ‘violates personal rights’ and Tekin Publishing House, which published the book, received a fine of TRY 10 thousand
Posters with the term “LGBTIQA+” banned on campus
The private Security Unit of Marmara University attacked the stand of the Women’s Rights Club due to posters containing the term “LGBTIQA+.” Department of Health, Culture, and Sports threatened to shut down the club if the posters deemed as “obscene and not suitable for the family structure” are not removed