Turkish police doesn’t want to be filmed- A major censorship of citizen journalism on the making…

The directive was published with the signature of Mehmet Aktaş banning audiovisual recording of protests and social events and proposes legal action against those who violate the ban. The published directive claims that the police officers

So that we will not be able to see these images: 

May Day: Police across Turkey are making the most of the new directive banning people filming them at protests https://t.co/esqGT34Rc3

— Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) May 1, 2021

“Bi kelepçe verin” https://t.co/NNATft8RTj

— tuğba tekerek (@tugbatekerek) May 1, 2021

Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğünün birimlerine gönderdiği, “vatandaşa sansür yasağına” ilişkin basın açıklamamızın linki https://t.co/sCQ8TDo2Fe pic.twitter.com/mObLh8fWem

— HAK İnisiyatifi (@HAKinsiyatifi) May 1, 2021

Her şeyi anlatan bir bakış, bir kare.
📷: Bülent Kılınç #1Mayıs pic.twitter.com/DshLAWkNB1

— Onur Öncü (@oencueonur) May 1, 2021

Workers and students who wanted to reach İstanbul’s Taksim Square through Ömer Hayyam, Mecidiyeköy, Kazancı Slope and Osmanbey for the 1st of May have been detained by the police. Five people have also been taken into custody in Ankara.