Turkish Publishers Association 2018 Freedom of Expression and Thought Awards were given.
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.”
Ministry of the Interior announced that legal actions were taken against 270 people between December 17-24 due to their social media posts.
Kadir Sakçı (43) lost his life after allegedly having been attacked with arms due to speaking in Kurdish in Hendek district of Sakarya on December 16th; his son Burhan Sakçı (16) was heavily injured.
An investigation was started against 18 members and executives of The Association of Solidarity and Assistance for the Families of Missing Persons (YAKAY-DER).