An indictment was prepared against director and screenwriter Kazım Öz, known with his movies, “Fotoğraf,” “Bahoz” and “Zer”, with the charge of “armed terrorist organization membership.”
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President Erdoğan launched a message for January 10, Working Journalists’ Day. The message claimed that their 16-year political power has “made the press more libertarian.” However, numbers disprove Erdoğan’s claims.
Former Cumhuriyet Daily reporter and journalist Pelin Ünker, who was on trial due to the news on Paradise Papers reported on the offshore accounts of former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım’s sons, was sentenced to 1 year, 1 month and 15 days of imprisonment as well as 8.600 TL judicial fine due to “insult and slander.”
President Erdoğan targeted actor Rutkay Aziz, who advised him to listen to Mozart, as well as actor Deniz Çakır, who allegedly insulted women with scarves.
The strike, conducted for a month by 342 workers in workplaces of Izmir Suburban Transport Systems Trade Inc (IZBAN), was postponed for 60 days with a decree issued by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Another arrest warrant was issued against former Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul MP Eren Erdem, who was recently released in the lawsuit he was arrested in remand due to the news published on Karşı Daily with Erdem as the Editor-In-Chief.
Two musicians, who sang songs in Kurdish at wedding ceremonies in Viranşehir district of Urfa, were arrested due to “making illegal organization propaganda.”
An investigation was started against a person in Niğde, who came to the grocery store with a donkey in order to protest the recent prices on plastic bags and who later turned out to be the manager of the store.
Republican People’s Party (CHP) arrested Party Assembly member and former Istanbul MP Eren Erdem was released in the case he is arrested in remand due to the news published on Karşı Daily, where Erdem was previously the Editor-In-Chief.
A lawsuit was filed against Kurdish newspaper Azadiya Welat owner Ramazan Ölçen with the allegation of “illegal organization membership.”