In the investigation opened following the complaint of journalist and writer Seray Şahiner, who was taken into custody by the police following a raid in her hotel room in Bursa, the Prosecutor’s Office issued a verdict of ‘non-prosecution.’
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Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV) launched the second newsletter with the theme, “University Under State of Emergency Conditions.”
The indictment prepared against previously shut-down Karşı Daily’s owner and 10 employees within the ‘FETÖ investigation’ was accepted by Istanbul 23rd Assize Court.
Bakırköy 1st Criminal Judicature of Peace issued an access ban on the news, entitled, “Father and son bound Bağcılar” published on the 18 March 2017 issue of Cumhuriyet Daily.
The application Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul MP Enis Berberoğlu made due to violation of ‘the right to personal freedom and safety’ as well as ‘the right to election’ was denied by the Constitutional Court.
Adana 2nd Assize Court sentenced citizen Faysal Şendul to 4 years and eight months of imprisonment due to his social media posts.
Constitutional Court (AYM) decided that it is a right violation to sentence Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to compensation due to his statements on the claims of corruption and bribery at Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality.
Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced journalist Oğuz Güven to six months of imprisonment due to ‘provoking the public to hatred and hostility’ through a cartoon he drew and was published on the website of Cumhuriyet Daily.
An access ban was brought on the news related to the lawsuit against media proprietor Mehmet Fatih Oflaz, who was recently sentenced to imprisonment due to sexually abusing his daughter, following the claim of Oflaz.
The lawsuit filed against two children, who allegedly chanted the slogan, “Bijî Serok Apo [Long Live President Apo],” with hand gestures depicting victory at the entertainment park they visited in Diyarbakır, was concluded with acquittal of the charge of ‘illegal organization propaganda’ in the first hearing.