The assignment of a citizen who earned the right to be assigned as a public officer was not executed due to “not having been educated by his parents as a person faithful to the government.”
Independent Communication Network (BIA) launched its January-March 2019 Media Monitoring Report.
The application of arrested journalist Ziya Ataman at the Constitutional Court was denied.
A new investigation was filed against video activist and documentary filmmaker Oktay Ince.
Bilgi University Research Member Süreyya Topaloğlu, one of the academics on trial due to signing the “Peace Petition” of the Academics for Peace Initiative, was sentenced to 2 years and six months of imprisonment due to “willfully aiding and abetting an illegal organization without being a member.”
Taksim Square was banned this year as well as May 1st was celebrated in squares with songs and dances in various provinces of Turkey.
A penalty of reprimand was issued against lawyers, who supported Cumhuriyet Daily after it was targeted due to publishing a selection of Charlie Hebdo cartoons following the ISIS attack against the newspaper.
The Constitutional Court (AYM) issued 20 thousand TL moral compensation to be paid to Mehmet Uçar, who was exposed to violence of civil police officers checking for IDs.
Republican People’s Party (CHP) 26th Session MP and journalist Barış Yarkadaş announced data on the rights violations against journalists within the last month.