by TurkeyPurge | Jul 27, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A book titled Kürdistan Tarihi (The History of Kurdistan) from the Avesta publishing house has been banned by a Turkish court, the Gazete Duvar news website reported on Thursday. The book, a compilation of articles in Russian translated into Turkish by the Kurdish...
by TurkeyPurge | May 13, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish government has banned the sale and distribution of nine books, printed by pro-Kurdish Avesta Publications, media reported Sunday. The ban was imposed after the copies of the nine books were found at a place where two people were earlier detained as part of...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 30, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A theater play performed by Duygu Şahlar, a teacher who was removed from her job as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown, was banned in 5 districts of the western province of Mugla. District governors of Milas, Datça, Marmaris, Fethiye and Bodrum said: “…the...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The legal team of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sent a court decision to Twitter ordering the censoring of 80 posts including 11 cartoons by Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff. Sharing the ruling on his Twitter account on Monday, Latuff said: “Lawyers of...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Ankara governor has banned an anti-corruption panel discussion by a communist party member, the day before it started. The panel, “Zarrab Trial, Off-Shore Documents and Corruptions: What Should The Public Do?” scheduled to be held by Turkey’s Communist Party (TKP)...
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