Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın stated that artists Metin Akpınar and Müjdat Gezen, who were targeted and faced an investigation following their expressions at a TV show they participated as guests, had committed crimes.
As President Erdoğan transferred the debates between Ministry of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Republican People’s Party (CHP) MPs during budget negotiations in the Parliament to the judiciary, he initially demanded “compensation”, then “penalty.”
A summary was prepared against People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Tunceli MP Alican Önlü due to the postcard sent to him by an arrested individual at Mardin Type-E Closed Prison on March 30, 2018 in order to celebrate his Newroz.
Austrian journalist Max Zirngast, who is arrested in Ankara since September 21st, was released.
Gaziantep 8th Assize Court issued the acquittal of Labour Party (EMEP) Deputy Chairman Mehmet Türkmen.
A lawsuit was filed against eight high school students due to “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations No. 2911.”
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Erdoğan says they will give account, investigation opened against Metin Akpınar and Müjdat Gezen
An investigation was opened against artists Metin Akpınar and Müjdat Gezen.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Turkey Representative Erol Önderoğlu indicated that pressures on press freedom and freedom of expression in Turkey increased in the year 2018.
The criminal complaint made by Ankara University Rector Erkan İbiş against Peace Academic Dr. Cenk Yiğiter, who was dismissed from the university with an emergency decree, was concluded with non-prosecution.
Ministry of the Interior announced that legal actions were taken against 270 people between December 17-24 due to their social media posts.