Attempted attack on musician Suavi’s concert
A group attempted to attack the concert targeted by MHP Beykoz District Presidency
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It was claimed that Ankara- Keçiören Municipality has cancelled a Kurdish concert
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”
Bajar’s songs are banned
Vedat Yıldırım, one of the founders of music groups Bajar and Kardeş Türküler announced on 7 November 2021, that they were banned from singing as Bajar band at the rally called “Call to Democracy” by HDP in Istanbul Çerkezköy, at the last moment and without showing any justification
Concert to be held after music workshop banned in Dersim
The concert to be held after the “Tambour Workshop” by musicians Mikail Aslan and Cemil Qoçgiri in Dersim was banned
Kadıköy District Governorship banned the 30th year anniversary concert of MKM
The concert to be held at Bostancı Show Center on 16 October 2021 for the 30th anniversary of the foundation of Mesopotamia Culture Center, was banned by Kadıköy District Governorship
The concert of Azis who was targeted by Yeni Akit newspaper, was cancelled
It was revealed that the concert of the Bulgarian gay singer Azis, who was supposed to perform at the Balkan Festival to be held in the province of Bursa – Turkey on September 19, 2021, was cancelled after he was targeted by Yeni Akit newspaper
Ban on the concerts of Kaldırım Müzik Topluluğu and Grup Munzur
Adana Governor’s Office banned the concert of Kaldırım Müzik Topluluğu and Grup Munzur on the grounds that “marginal groups were sharing provocative posts on social media platforms about the concert event” and they received a tip claiming that “members of these marginal groups were coming to Adana to stir up trouble”
Acquittal verdict for musician Yılmaz Çelik
Musician Yılmaz Çelik, who was arrested after his concert in December 2019 and released about four months later, was acquitted in the trial in which he was charged with “being a member of a terrorist organization” and “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
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
Once again the Governorate denies permission to Grup Yorum concert
Grup Yorum denied the news that their application to İstanbul Governorate for a concert had been approved