Court orders recall of 5 books
Diyarbakır’s 2nd Criminal Judicature of Peace issued a ban on five books, including those previously confiscated at the Diyarbakır Book Fair
Police raid on Kurdish Literary Association
The Kurdish Literary Association building was raided in Diyarbakır, and about 150 books and 1500 newspapers were seized
Another ban on Linet from Ankara
Her concert at Jolly Joker on January 17 was banned by the Ankara Governorate after she faced targeted backlash
State Theaters censors the title of a play
The General Directorate of State Theaters changed the play staged under the title “Husband of My Wife” to “Marriage Comedy” after being targeted by HUDA PAR
Weasel Salvo arrested
Rapper Ekin Can Arslan was arrested on charges of encouraging drug use in the music video
Ege University Rectorate censors Orhan Bolat
The rectorate found the painter invited to the 12th Aegean Humor Festival, organized by the Cartoon and Humor Society, ” objectionable”
Three books of Aram Publishing House banned from Diyarbakır Book Fair
Mahmut Aba’s “Dildarê Serkeftinê”, Nelson Mandela’s “Long Road to Freedom” and Mehmet Hayri Durmuş’s “Letters and Writings” were confiscated and the stand workers were detained
Ilkay Akkaya and Xecê concerts banned
Xecê’s concert in Kars was canceled by the governorship on the grounds of “renovation” and Akkaya’s concert in Bursa Osmangazi was canceled by the district governorship
Mubi Fest canceled
“QUEER”, the opening film of the festival, was banned by the Kadıköy District Governorate because it ‘carries provocative content that could jeopardize public peace’. Mubi Turkey canceled the festival
A decision was made to confiscate two books of Aryen Publications
It was revealed that the ban decision taken in 2022 regarding the novels “Hope and Blue” and “While the Sun Is Shining” was not notified to the publishing house