A group of intellectuals, who reacted against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül standing trial with two life sentence claims, denounced themselves to the Prosecutor’s Office in Ankara and Istanbul. "If the things they wrote constitute a crime, we commit the same crime," stated the group.
In order to support the academics, against whom investigations were started because of signing the notice, titled, We Will Not Take Part In This Crime, written by the Academics for Peace Initiative; a group of intellectuals including Ceyda Karan, Ferhat Tunç, Şanar Yurdatapan performed a civil disobedience protest.
Following the investigation opened against Ayşe Çelik, who was connected to the TV show presented by Beyazıt Öztürk on Kanal D in the evening of 8 January 2016, Friday, via phone call; a group of intellectuals including Oya Baydar, Ferhat Tunç, Ayşegül Devecioğlu, Şanar Yurdatapan made a civil disobedience protest, supporting Çelik.
OPENING and introduction: Berna Akkızal (Initiative for Freedom of Expression) Prof. Dr. Turgut Tarhanlı (İstanbul Bilgi…
The personal section of the award was given to Cumhuriyet Newspaper Editor-In-Chief Can Dündar. The institution…
OPENING and Introduction Remarks Prof. Dr. Turgut Tarhanlı (İstanbul Bilgi Uni, Center for Human Rights Law…
At the opening address a proclamation was read signed by 8 international and 22 national institutions…
Dear ‘Freedom of Expression’ advocates, As you know, houses and offices have been raided and searched for Ahmet Şık’s yet to be published book ‘İmamın Ordusu’ by the prosecutor and the originals were deleted from the computers after copies were made. Prosecution declared this not a book but an organisational document and that who are in possession will be prosecuted unless they are surrendered and upon which a petition signed by tens of thousands have denounced themselves saying I too have a copy. Now we have taken one more step. The content of the book is published via internet. Here is another more effective civil disobedience opportunity! I am being civilly disobedient by sending the below text to the e-mail address of Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Turan Colakkadı. Furthermore by inviting you all to do the same I am committing another offence and suggesting you repeat this as well.
Organised every two years by the Initiative for Freedom of Expression an İstanbul Gathering for Freedom…