A lawsuit was filed against Justice and Development Party (AKP) Bolu Municipal Assembly member Tahsin akduman due to ‘insulting Atatürk’ through a social media post.
Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) penalized children’s channel Zarok TV, which broadcasts in Kurdish, due to the word “Kurdistan” involved in the lyrics of two songs broadcasted.
Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakır Office launched the “2018 First 6-month East and Southeast Anatolian Region Human Rights Violations Report.”
Two police officers and one medical doctor were suspended from service following the death of 82-year-old Yusuf Topal, who lost his life after being taken into custody by force in Giresun on July 24th.
Constitutional Court (AYM) issued that the application of restriction on lawyer access is against the Constitution, even though it is issued based on the law.
The law draft that would effectively extend the ‘State of Emergency’ for at least another three years has passed the GNAT on 25 July 2018. The State of Emergency will effectively continue, however informal.
The number of applications made at the Constitutional Court (AYM) since 23 September 2012, the day applicants were allowed the right to individual application at the court, reached 191,371.
The first hearing of the lawsuit filed against five people, including journalist Gökhan Öner, was held at Denizli 2nd Assize Court with charges of ‘illegal organization membership’ and ‘illegal organization propaganda.’
A lawsuit was filed against the director of movie, “My Suburban Tale,” Yunus Ozan Korkut and five actors in the movie with the allegation of ‘praising the offence and offender.’
Pir Sultan Abdal Cultural Association organized a press statement in front of GNAT to protest the police raid at Armutlu Cemevi as well as association’s Sarıyer Chairwoman Zeynep Yıldırım being taken into custody.