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Violations of rights faced by Kurdish artists in Turkey stem from discrimination

İSMAİL BEŞİKCİ FOUNDATION

Violations of rights faced by Kurdish artists in Turkey stem from discrimination

According to a study carried out by the İsmail Beşikci Foundation, the approaches that still see Kurdish as a security issue and prevent it with arbitrary bans lead to discrimination, self-censorship and difficulties in making ends meet.

‘Censorship and self-censorship in Kurdish Studies in Turkey’s universities’

İSMAİL BEŞİKÇİ FOUNDATION

‘Censorship and self-censorship in Kurdish Studies in Turkey’s universities’

“In doing their academic studies or sharing their opinions with their students in class, most of the academics in the field of Kurdish Studies try to foresee which opinions and notions will overstep the red lines of the state or might be penalized,” says the report.

31 December 2020

2019 Censorship Report by Susma Platform: Almost 300 Cases

2019 Censorship Report by Susma Platform: Almost 300 Cases

Susma Platform has issued its “Censorship and Self-Censorship in Turkey: January 2019 - November 2019” report, which includes cases of censorship in media, social media, publishing industry, cinema, theater, music and visual arts.

31 December 2019

Sony Pictures Stirs Criticism Over Self-Censoring “Blade Runner 2049”

Sony Pictures Stirs Criticism Over Self-Censoring “Blade Runner 2049”

Turkey’s Film Critics Association has issued an open letter to Sony Pictures for supplying a self-censored version of Blade Runner 2049 to Turkey, criticized the practice as an “attempt to legitimize justified censorship on the ground that it was done ‘to be respectful of local culture’”.