Censorship of METU AFT exhibition
The exhibition of the Middle East Technical University (METU) Amateur Photography Society was “postponed” without justification a day before its opening, despite the necessary permissions being obtained beforehand
Rights violations continue in Edirne F Type Prison
Prisoner Baysal Demirhan, in the letter he sent to Özgür Gelecek newspaper, conveyed the arbitrary practices of the prison administration and the rights violations in prison, including censorship
Actress Shailin Asadollahi released from Silivri Repatriation Center
Asadollahi was detained on 23 November and held in the Repatriation Center until the 24th. She announced her release and the details of the process on her social media account
Performance art with job advertisement criticising Istanbul Foundation For Culture and Arts (IKSV)
Calls for change and reactions towards İKSV continue. We are publishing the announcement prepared as a criticism by the Public Art Laboratory (KSL), Open Table Initiative and PACT (Participatory Art Community Turkey) which was shared with the public through the a protest performance and press release
Red notice request for singer Ferhat Tunç
The Kurdish singer is on trial for allegedly “insulting” the ex-PM Binali Yıldırım. During the recent hearing it was found out that the Justice Ministry requested a “red notice” to be issued for the singer
Reber Dosky was deported after a three day detention in Turkey
Dutch-Kurdish journalist, producer and director Reber Dosky was detained in Turkey on November 8, where he came to work on his new project, and was deported after being taken to the Repatriation Center in Urfa
Kurdish play banned without “an official decision”
The response to the written inquiry submitted in the Parliament revealed that the district-governorate did not have an official written ban decision regarding the game “Haylo Dîsa Tevlihev bû”, which had been banned in June citing the decision of Tatvan District Governorate
BEKSAV members on trial
The first hearing of the case filed after BEKSAV’s “Pride” movie screening which was banned, was held on October 31. The next hearing will take place January 30, 2024
Kathy Acker’s book “Blood and Guts in High School” was censored after its publishing 11 years ago
Board for the Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications of the Ministry of Family and Social Services deemed Kathy Acker’s “Blood and Guts in High School” obscene. The Board’s decision means the book can only be sold in an opaque envelope or bag
Actor İlyas Salman appears before court
The court accepts president Erdoğan’s request to join the case in which Salman is being tried on the charge of “insulting the president” as intervening party; Salman’s attorney requests recusal of the court; trial adjourned