Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]
After the press declaration organized by Palestine Action Committee in front of Yenibosna Metro Station in Bahçelievler district of Istanbul on July 23, 2025, to protest 17th International Defense Industry Fair, 8 people were detained on the grounds of insulting the President in the slogans chanted during the press declaration. 1 of 8 people who were referred to the criminal court of peace on the same day was arrested; 7 people were released, 1 of them on house arrest and 6 of them on judicial control conditions.
(07/157) Journalists detained in Rize…
Gençağa Karafazlı, head of the Eastern Black Sea branch of the Contemporary Journalists Association (ÇGD), and journalist Şenol Öksüz were detained on July 22, 2025, on the grounds of a news report they had published about the Rize Provincial Director of National Education.
The two journalists were released after giving statements to the prosecutor on the same day.
(07/158) Association buildings sealed in Ankara…
According to news reports on July 22, 2025, the headquarters of the Furkan Education and Research Association and three of its branches were sealed by order of the Ankara Governor’s Office on the grounds of unauthorized local activities following inspections.
(07/159) Discriminatory and Phobic Statements in the CİMER Survey…
According to news reports on July 23, 2025, the option “Combating LGBT” was included among the answers to the question “What public policy should be implemented first to protect the family?” in the Family Year survey conducted by the Presidency Communication Center (CİMER).
(07/160) Internet Content Subject to Access Restrictions…
KRT TV’s owner’s name was mentioned in https://12punto.com.tr/, https://bianet.org/, https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/, were subject to an access restriction imposed by the Istanbul Court of Peace Criminal Court No. 8 on July 18, 2025, on the grounds of protecting national security and public order.
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