March and Press Statements Banned in Urfa, in South-Eastern Turkey

After Suruç Explosion carried out against members of Federation of Socialist Youth Associations (SGDF) before going Kobani to reconstruct the canton and left at least 32 people dead, Governorship of Urfa province, a city near Turkey-Syria border, banned all kinds of marching, meeting and press statements in the city and districts.

Governorship of Urfa stated they aimed to prevent undesirable situations by banning and restricting protests in Urfa province.

Bans increased in the cities

In different cities, governorships had banned marching and press statements before and were reacted.

On February 3, 2014, Governorship of Kayseri, a province in Central Anatolia, banned meeting and marching on the trial day of perpetrators of Ali İsmail Korkmaz, a young person beaten to death by the police during Gezi Park Protests.

On December 28, 2014, Governorship of Erzincan, a city in northeastern Turkey, banned press statements, marching, petition and opening stands after two dissident groups’ fighting.

On March 9, 2015, Governorship of İzmir, a city in Aegean region of Turkey, banned all meetings and protests in İzmir after a university student lost his life. (NV/BD)

* Photo Credit: AA/Fırat Özkoyuncu

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