The hearings of the lawsuits filed against Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Berzan Güneş and Dicle News Agency (DIHA) reporter Ziya Ataman were held.
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Middle East Technical University (METU) Faculty of Sciences and Literature Dean’s Office started a disciplinary investigation against students, who allegedly hung a rainbow flag on the school building during the LGBTI+ Pride March organized inside the campus on May 11th.
Rights and Justice Platform and the Community for Justice for Victims have started a survey campaign on the rights violations experienced during the second year of the State of Emergency.
The lawsuit filed on the bomb attack organized by ISIS against the Peace Rally organized in Ankara on 10 October 2015 was concluded.
President Erdoğan spoke at the Women’s Congress at the Justice at Development Party (AKP) and threatened voters of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP).
Contemporary Journalists Association (ÇGD) launched their three-month ‘Media Report’ for April, May and June 2018.
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) General Director İbrahim Eren stated that they are not considering to participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest as Turkey; showing the voting system and Conchita Wurst as reason.
Hrant Dink Foundation launched the “Monitoring Hate Speech in Media” report focused on the January-April 2018 period.
In the application of the citizen, who was dismissed from public service following disciplinary penalties against her due to wearing a headscarf, the Constitutional Court issued that the headscarf ban is a violation of freedom of faith.