by TurkeyPurge | May 16, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish actor Barış Atay was taken into custody early on the morning of May 16, according to Atay’s lawyer. “Police officers came to his house and detained him in the morning. They have not informed about the detention period or the criminal act,” the lawyer told the...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 28, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The theater performance about a fictional dictator by outspoken actor Baris Atay was banned in Kocaeli’s central district of Izmit, the latest of such attempts against the critical monologue. “Just a Dictator” is a monologue performed by Atay about the head of an...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 14, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
“Just Dictator,” a play starring critical actor Barış Atay, was not allowed to be performed in Hopa following a ban in the provincial city of Artvin, Sendika.org reported on Sunday. Atay on Saturday protested the ban on Twitter, saying the streets of Hopa were filled...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A theater play, titled “Just Dictator,” by Turkish actor Baris Atay was denied permission to use a theater hall in the city center due to its content. Planned to be staged at the Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar Cultural Center on Jan 12, the play was deemed inappropriate by the...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 15, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish actor Barış Atay has been detained in Dalyan district of Muğla due to an outstanding warrant for his detention, Turkish media outlets reported early on Thursday. Atay, a leftist activist and actor, is known for his critical stance against the Turkish...
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