İzmir 4th Criminal Court of Peace issued a ban and recall order on the books titled ‘Kobani’nin Kızları’ (Kobani’nin Kızları) and ‘Kürt Siyasetinin Mor Rengi’ (The Purple Colour of Kurdish Politics), which were seized during a search at the house of Berna Çelik, former İzmir Provincial Co-Chair of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), upon the request of the prosecutor’s office, on the grounds of “making illegal organisation propaganda”.
Among the banned books, American journalist-author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s ‘Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage and Justice’ by American Journalist-Writer Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, contains memories, narratives and excerpts from news reports in the field about women fighting against ISIS in Kobani; while the book “The Purple Colour of Kurdish Politics” by Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak includes the experiences of women from the Kurdish political movement. A previous confiscation order against Kışanak’s book had been lifted.