Kurdish musician Azad Bedran has been sentenced to three years and nine months in jail over a music video.
Read More »Freemuse and P24 devastated about reports of Grup Yorum’s member Helin Bölek’s death
Grup Yorum’s singer Helin Bölek has died on the 288th day of her hunger strike.
Read More »Turkey: Call for action to protect prisoners from COVID19 pandemic
Sixteen human rights organisations call on the Turkish Government to not discriminate against political prisoners in its upcoming early release bill.
Read More »Freemuse and P24 concerned about reports of Grup Yorum’s members force-feeding
After a police raid on the house where the Grup Yorum members have been staying, they were taken to the hospital to be force-fed.
Read More »UPDATE: Ahmet Altan release overruled – writer arrested again in Turkey
Writer Ahmet Altan has been re-arrested just over a week after his release after serving three years in prison on terror charges.
Read More »Turkey: Film director tried on terror charges
Kazım Öz appeared before the court on 1 October 2019 on charges of “being a member of a terrorist organization”.
Read More »Turkey: Artist Zehra Doğan released from jail
Freemuse is pleased to learn that artist, activist and journalist Zehra Doğan has been released from a Turkish prison.
Read More »Turkey: Wedding singers in court over alleged terror propaganda
Nine wedding singers in Turkey were detained and taken to court for allegedly praising terror organisations during wedding ceremony performances.
Read More »Turkey: Rapper charged with promoting drugs
Turkish rapper Burry Soprano has been charged with promoting drug use in his hit song 'Mary Jane'.
Read More »Turkey: Singer released from prison on probation
Turkish singer and journalist Atilla Taş has been taken to jail to serve a three-year sentence over his alleged links to the Gülen movement.
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