Access ban on Speak Up Platform news
Access to news of an access ban on the news about an investigation launched against a member of the Court of Cassation published on Susma24.com, website of Speak Up Platform, has been banned
Appeal against acquittal decision for director Kazım Öz
The decision of acquittal rendered for director Kazım Öz in the case where he was prosecuted on charges of ‘membership to an armed terrorist organization’ has been appealed by the prosecutor’s office
Kurdish song probe against musician Ermiş
MKM artist Weysi Ermiş was taken into custody for singing Kurdish songs at rallies in Turkey
Decorative pond replaces Yılmaz Güney Movie Theatre in Turkey
Hulusi Şahin, the incumbent trustee, is having a decorative pond built on the site of Yılmaz Güney Movie Theatre which had remained vacant since his predecessor had it demolished
İlhan Çomak’s poetry discussed at Book Fair
The Speak Up Platform organized an event about poet İlhan Sami Çomak who has been in prison for 27 years within the scope of Kıraathane Book Fair with the participation of Burhan Sönmez and İpek Özel
Writer Musa Dinç arrested
Describing sexual assault in his children’s book, Musa Dinç has been investigated and arrested
Penalty for Evrensel ad
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), penalized TELE 1 for showing the image of a girl holding a scarf in yellow, red and green colours featured in Evrensel Daily’s 25th anniversary video
4 years 8 months in prison demanded for journalist Can Ataklı
A lawsuit was filed against Can Ataklı demanding his imprisonment up to 4 years and 8 months for insulting the president due to the statements he made during the ‘Gün Başlıyor’ programme on TELE 1
Censorship on stage for saying “Istanbul Convention lets (women) live!”
Musician Melek Mosso stated that she had been taken off stage for saying ‘Istanbul Convention lets (women) live’ at her concert last Saturday and asked Sabah newspaper to remove the news article which was written in a way to distort the situation
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince censored on TV
Turkish TV channel “Kanal D” censored several words in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The channel’s censorship of the word ‘magic’ in the film set in a school of witchcraft and wizardry has attracted numerous reactions on social media