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Gevaş Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced journalist Hülya Emeç to imprisonment due to ‘public denigration of the security organization’ through her news article, entitled, “His heart could not take gun pointed to him by the police during house raid.”
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.
Following the access ban brought on the news article, “Tender Party,” published on the 10 April 2017 issue of Cumhuriyet Daily, the news reporting the access ban on the news were banned to access by Küçükçekmece 2nd Criminal Judicature of Peace as well.
Academics for Peace Initiative started a campaign on the social media for passport restrictions to be revoked.
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.’
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV) launched the second newsletter with the theme, “University Under State of Emergency Conditions.”