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Solidarity call for Kardeş Türküler documentary

Solidarity call for Kardeş Türküler documentary

A press meeting was organized on 16 December 2024 within the scope of the solidarity campaign for the documentary directed by Çayan Demirel and Ayşe Çetinbaş, which focuses on Turkey’s multilingual collective memory.

24 December 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Appeals court overturns sentences of directors of documentary about PKK

Appeals court overturns sentences of directors of documentary about PKK

Mavioğlu and Demirel were given a prison sentence in 2019 for "propagandizing for a terrorist organization."

8 February 2022

Documentarian Çayan Demirel gains the right of disability retirement

Documentarian Çayan Demirel gains the right of disability retirement

Though it has long been confirmed by a medical report that documentarian Demirel is 99 percent disabled, he was struggling for his right of disability retirement for 4.5 years. The state will now automatically raise an objection as it has lost the lawsuit.

29 September 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

Hearing of Filmmakers Mavioğlu, Demirel Adjourned

Hearing of Filmmakers Mavioğlu, Demirel Adjourned

The hearing of the filmmakers Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and Çayan Demirel, who face five years of prison sentence on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to the Bakur documentary, has been adjourned to October 23, 2018.

“Charges Against Filmmakers Demirel and Mavioğlu Should Be Dropped”

CALL BY 28 INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

“Charges Against Filmmakers Demirel and Mavioğlu Should Be Dropped”

28 international rights organizations have shared a message of solidarity for the filmmakers Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and Çayan Demirel, who face five years of prison sentence due to the Bakur documentary.

Lawsuit Against Bakur Documentary Over ‘Propaganda’

Lawsuit Against Bakur Documentary Over ‘Propaganda’

Mavioğlu and Demirel, the two directors of the Bakur documentary that was screened in Batman during the resolution process, and Anter have been sued on charge of “illegal organization propaganda”.

20 December 2017