Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Rectorate did not allow the activities to be organized by three different student clubs.
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Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office claimed Artı TV Ankara Representative Sibel Hürtaş and Mezopotamya Agency reporter Hayri Demir to be penalized with imprisonment sentences up to 10 years and six months due to their social media posts and publications on the Afrin operation.
Ministry of Justice Directorate General of Criminal Records and Statistics announced the criminal statistics of 2017.
The news published on Cumhuriyet Newspaper on 1 March 2018, entitled, “Gendarmerie prevents those protesting the massacre of 40 thousand trees for Erdoğan’s ‘summer palace’ with a ‘dumper’” was banned to access.
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HRW: Academics targeted; Dismissals, Prosecutions Create Campus Climate of Fear
by Dusun-ThinkHuman Rights Watch (HRW) published a statement on the situation of the academia in Turkey under the conditions of State of Emergency.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came together with Anadolu Agency and students studying within the Young Talent Development Project of TRT World at the Intercontinental Hotel within his visit to the U.K.
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decided that Turkey has violated “the torture and mistreatment ban” in the application of Mehmet Uğraş Vatandaş; deciding for 12 thousand Euros of indemnity to be paid.
Artist Pınar Aydınlar was taken into custody at Atatürk Airport upon her arrival from Germany.
11th Istanbul Gathering for Freedom of Expression, organized biennially by the Initiative for Freedom of Expression, will be held on 26-27 May 2018.
Minister of the Interior Süleyman Soylu made an announcement on the measures to be taken during the entire election campaign at the Regional Security Meeting on Elections, stating that the social media will be tracked during this process as well.