Participants of past İstanbul Biennials and members of the art community urged İKSV to respond to criticism; and published an open letter calling for “accountability and consistency” on transparency, ethics and inclusion
The Festival’s censorship against the documentary “The Decree” (Kanun Hükmü) was met with disapproval and solidarity from the arts community. After the jury members resigned, many directors and producers withdrew their films from the festival. Subsequently, the documentary was taken back to the festival. This time the Ministry of Culture and Tourism withdrew its support from the festival, accusing it of “terror propaganda”
Kaos GL Association removed their video “Hand in hand against discrimination, oppression, violence and hate” after hate speech and death threats targeting the film company and performers in the video
Stonewall Children’s and Young People’s Literature Honor Award winner book was declared obscene by the Board for the Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications. The book was frequently targeted after it was put up for sale in the Istanbul Bookstore
İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into the exhibition at İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Artİstanbul Feshane
29 yıldır cezaevinde olan ve koşullu salıverilme tarihine bir yıl kalan Şair İlhan Sami Çomak’ın denetimli serbestlik talebi reddedildi
The exhibition prepared by journalist Melike Çapan, planned to be held in Gökçeada was cancelled after being targeted
Women prisoners in Ağrı, Patnos L Type Prison were punished with solitary confinement after singing in Kurdish and performing halay
A higher court lifted the stay of execution order issued against RTÜK’s 7 day broadcast ban for Tele1. Broadcast will be suspended on the channel for 7 days between 6-12 August
While the struggle to protect the Akbelen Forest in İkizköy continues, law enforcement continues to intervene using violence, disproportionate force and pepper gas against the people who oppose the destruction of the forest. Those who want to film the events in the area are also subjected to censorship and violence