Turkish Radio and Television Association (TRT) continues to selectively broadcast among Presidential candidates.
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Amnesty International organized a panel at Gönen Hotel with the topic, “Journalism and press freedom in Turkey.”
The fourth hearing of the case against Zaman newspaper writers and executives was held at Istanbul 13th Assize Court with 31 defendants, 17 of them arrested.
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.
Ministry of the Interior announced that investigations were started against 226 people within the past week (23-30 April) due to their social media posts.
The investigation was completed against the students, who were arrested due to ‘making illegal organization propaganda’ by saying, “There is no delight in massacre” as a reply to those who distributed “Afrin delight” at Boğaziçi University.
Hatice Ateş has been taken into custody with an operation in December 2017 in Bursa and was arrested due to her social media posts.
Nine books published by Avesta Publishing were pulled off the shelves by İdil Criminal Judicature of Peace within “the fight against terrorism.”
54-year-old Berrin S. was arrested after being taken into custody in Eskişehir due to insulting the President on the social media.