Two directors whose films have been censored—Özkan Küçük and Bingöl Elmas— have come together to discuss the violations of freedom of expression targeting independent cinema in recent years, and the damage caused by these violations, focusing on the films “In the Trace of the Poetic Room” and “Rojbash,” both of which have been subject to various forms of intervention.
Both during and after the Kurdish peace initiative process, censorship became an ordinary process of filmmaking for Kurdish documentary movie-makers. Taner Tan wrote about the challange of cenorship faced by recent Kurdish documentaries
The director Veysi Altay was sentenced to prison for 1 year and 15 days, while Dicle Anter’s prison sentence of 10 months and 5 days was converted into a fine of TRY 6 thousand in the re-hearing of Nû Jîn documentary lawsuit
Turkish film, television, and advertising trade unions, associations, professional organizations, and platforms called upon government institutions and ministries to suspend filming for at least two weeks due to the risk involved in the sector in the face of coronavirus pandemic