The TRNC High Court has postponed the appeal of Bayrak Radio Television Corporation (BRTK) Director Meryem Çavuşoğlu Özkurt for June 22nd, Wednesday at 10 am. It requested more time to file its response to the appeal.
The District Court charged BRT Director Meryem Çavuşoğlu Özkurt guilty of not complying with the prohibition of the High Electoral Council (YSK) and sentenced her to two months imprisonment.
Özkurt was found guilty on June 7th of two cases filed against her. Although she was sentenced to two months for the 1st case and 20 days for the 2nd case, she was sentenced to serve two months.
BRT Director Meryem Çavuşoğlu Özkurt was found guilty of not complying with the High Electoral Council’s written warning to halt live broadcasting of the ceremony for the restoring of the flow of water from Türkiye to the Geçitköy dam in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
