{"id":498,"date":"2021-06-07T13:01:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T10:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/susma24.com\/en\/?p=498"},"modified":"2021-06-07T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T10:04:08","slug":"the-lawsuit-for-the-ban-on-kurdish-play-beru-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/susma24.com\/en\/index.php\/the-lawsuit-for-the-ban-on-kurdish-play-beru-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"The lawsuit for the ban on Kurdish play Ber\u00fb begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hearing of the lawsuit filed against the decision of the Governorate of Gaziosmanpa\u015fa District that banned the Kurdish play B\u00ear\u00fb<\/em>, was held.<\/p>\n

The play B\u00ear\u00fb: Klakson Bor\u00eezan \u00fb Birt<\/em> (Faceless: Klaxon, Horns and Birts<\/em>), staged by Teatra Jiyana N\u00fb (New Life Theatre), was banned indefinitely by the decision of the governorate of the district, hours before it was staged at the Gaziosmanpa\u015fa Stage of \u0130stanbul Metropolitan Municipality (\u0130BB) City Theaters on October 13, 2020.<\/p>\n

Attorney Zelal Pelin Do\u011fan attended the hearing on behalf of the theatre, the Governorate of Gaziosmanpa\u015fa did not attend the hearing. Do\u011fan stated: “The play in question is banned indefinitely. My client is a citizen who would like to see the play. An indefinite ban is unlawful in terms of form and purpose. Likewise, a theater group was subjected to a similar practice in 1999. The European Court of Human Rights has also ruled that there has been a violation in the ‘Ulusoy and others Turkey decision’.”<\/p>\n

THE GOVERNORATE STOOD BEHIND THE DECISION<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the letter sent to the court, the Governorate of Gaziosmanpa\u015fa District defended its decision on the banning the play, and stated, “Since it is considered that the play may disrupt the general public order, to ensure peace and security, inviolability and immunity, public welfare and safety within the borders of our district, it has been decided that the play named BERU: KLAXON HORN BIRT of the aforementioned private theater named Teatra Jiyana N\u00fb should be banned in all open\/closed areas within the borders of our Gaziosmanpa\u015fa district indefinitely in line with the provisions of Article 32\/\u00e7 of the Provincial Administration Law No. 5442 and Article 17 of the Law on Demonstrations and Meetings Law No. 2911.”<\/p>\n

The letter of the governorate of district also stated that a criminal complaint was filed against the Teatra Jiyana N\u00fb theater group “in the light of the information obtained”, and noted that a judicial investigation was opened by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on the charge of “making propaganda for a terrorist organization”.<\/p>\n

In the news prepared by bianet<\/em>, it was stated that the court committee will announce its decision about the file in the coming months.<\/p>\n

ACTOR OMER \u015eAH\u0130N ALSO FILED COMPENSATION ACTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the play was banned, one of the actors, \u00d6mer \u015eahin, filed a lawsuit for a stay of execution before the Istanbul 10th Administrative Court through his lawyers.<\/p>\n

In his statement to bianet<\/em>, attorney Ramazan Demir stated that they would take the case to the Constitutional Court and then to the European Court of Human Rights, according to the unfavorable decision of the local courts.<\/p>\n

\u00d6mer \u015eahin also demanded “10,000,00 TL non-pecuniary compensation for material and moral losses of 5,000,00 TL due to loss of earnings and job”.<\/p>\n

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