The case against Ferhat Tunç has taken an international political direction. Senior Political Advisor Ms Selma Kiliçer from the EU Commission office in Ankara will observe the trial and thus join EU Parliamentarian Mr Jens Peter Bonde and the Freemuse delegation.
The court case and the presence of EU officials is expected to create a huge media attention in Turkey.
Mr Bonde and Ms Kiliçer will request a meeting with the prosecutor at the Izmir High Court before the court case tomorrow at 10 o’ clock.
Immediately after the court hearing a press meeting will take place.
Freemuse has already issued a press statement, and Mr. Bonde as well as Ms Kiliçer will be available for the media. The Freemuse delegation even includes one of Denmarks most prominent singers, Mr Niels Hausgaard.
Member of the European Parliament Mr Bonde will further hand over to Ferhat Tunç a prize which the MEP recently won for supporting composers' rights in the EU.
Artists, human rights activists and scholars join Freemuse in an appeal to the Turkish government for the dismissal of the latest court case against Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç
Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç faces imprisonment of up to 15 years regarding charges of "spreading propaganda for the PKK organisation", the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party
A Kurdish song has been banned, and Kurdish singers are being arrested for singing - or just singing along to - specific Kurdish songs, accused of making propaganda
Ferhat Tunç made a formal deposition at a Public Prosecution Office due to an investigation filed against him about a speech he made at a music festival in 2009.
Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat and Turkish-Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç are the 2010 Freemuse Award Winners. They receive the award at a ceremony in London
Compiled by the artist Deeyah and Freemuse, this CD compilation album is published on 3 March 2010 by Norway's most successful music label, Grappa Records
Ferhat Tunç was one of the artists who performed in Istanbul on 8 November 2009 in front of 200,000 people protesting for the rights of a religious minority
A statement in favour of a new plan on how the Turkish government should approach the Kurdish issue turned fans of the popular Turkish pop diva Sezen Aksu up against her
