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Student arrested for the 6th time on the charge he was acquitted before

Student arrested for the 6th time on the charge he was acquitted before

Put on trial over his alleged membership of four outlawed organizations and acquitted of the offense charged, Rıdvan Akbaş is now behind bars for the 6th time, again on charge of “organization membership”.

26 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Operation Against İdil Cultural Center

Operation Against İdil Cultural Center

The police have conducted an operation against the İdil Cultural Center in Okmeydanı, İstanbul, where Grup Yorum music band has been performing its activities. The center has been raided for at least six times over the last two years.

26 February 2019

Grup Yorum Band Members Arrested Over ‘Green Shirt’

Grup Yorum Band Members Arrested Over ‘Green Shirt’

Seven of Grup Yorum band members and a worker working at a cultural center construction during raid have been arrested. Gas masks in the cultural center, green shirts and magazines were shown as evidence by judgeship’s decision of arrest.

24 November 2016 Ayça Söylemez