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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.
Former Managing Editor of Özgür Gündem newspaper, which was shut down with an emergency decree, Reyhan Çapan was taken into custody and was arrested due to the definitive imprisonment sentence against her.
The program to be held by writer Esra Elönü within the Book Fair in Kocaeli was cancelled with the reason that her opinions on Mustafa Kemal Atatürk create “social sensitivities.”
Former Özgür Gündem Editor-In-Chief Reyhan Çapan, who was previously sentenced to imprisonment in accordance with Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), was taken into custody in Hopa district of Artvin.
An indictment was prepared against 11 politicians including People’s Democratic Congress (HDK) Co-Spokesperson Prof. Dr. Onur Hamzaoğlu and former HDP Co-Chair Serpil Kemalbay with imprisonment claims for up to eight years with the allegation of ‘inciting people towards hatred and hostility’ and ‘making terrorist organization propaganda’.