Poet, writer and translator Erkut Tokman wrote a review for the Speak Up Platform on the autobiographical book of poet İlhan Sami Çomak, who has been deprived of his freedom for 27 years, “Not to Destroy the Ant’s Nest”
Greek singer Matthaios Tsahouridis, who would give a concer at football club Trabzonspor’s championship celebrations, couldn’ go on to the stage after being targeted and after the pressure of some political circles.
K-Pop group Mirae’s concert was canceled after being targeted as being “a group with a mission to spread homosexuality” and “imposing a sexless lifestyle on the world”
Çayırova Municipality prevented Amed City Theater’s Kurdish play ‘Don Kîxot’ by not giving a hall despite the signed contract
Video activist and documentary filmmaker Oktay Ince was sued for “defamation of the President” and in the third hearing of the lawsuit, the court sentenced him to 1 year 2 months 17 days of prison. The announcement of the verdict was deferred
Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) fined Kafa Radio for radio host Nihat Sırdar’s following words: “It is not certain where the aids collected via IBANs are spent.”
It was claimed that Keçiören Municipality in Ankara has unilaterally terminated the contract with Kurdish artist Mem Ararat for his concert with the reasoning that “Kurdish music will be performed”
Fatih District Governorship banned the stand-up show titled ‘Dawiya Dawi’ without showing any justification
Veysi Ermiş who is one of the artists of the Mesopotamia Cultural Center (MKM) was sentenced to imprisonment on the grounds of making terrorist organizations’ propaganda through the words “Kurdistan” and “guerrilla” in his songs
The Actors’ Union announced that Fatih District Governorship banned the theater play named Ölüm Uykudaydı (‘Death Was Asleep’) on the grounds that ‘it was not suitable for public security