Barbaros Şansal Says ‘I Don’t Have Life Safety’, Cancels His Performance

Subjected to MDP Chair Büsküvütçü’s verbal harassment, insult and threats in Northern Cyprus in the previous days, fashion designer Şansal has cancelled his performance in İzmir on the ground that he has no life safety and freedom of expression.

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Barbaros Şansal Says ‘I Don’t Have Life Safety’, Cancels His Performance

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Fashion designer Barbaros Şansal has cancelled his performance in İzmir on the ground that he has no life safety and freedom of expression.

19 Eylül , Çarşamba İzmir Suat Taşer sahnesindeki gösterimi T.C. de can güvenliğim ve ifade özgürlüğüm kalmadığına olan inancım nedeni ile iptal ediyorum. Umarım birgün Özgür ve demokratik bir ortamda .... özürümün kabulü dileği ile ... pic.twitter.com/51kSnD9gik
— Barbaros Şansal (@barbarosansalfn) 6 Eylül 2018

Şansal wrote on Twitter:

“I am cancelling my performance on İzmir Suat Taşer stage on September 19 Wednesday on my belief that I don’t have life safety and freedom of expression anymore in T.C. [Republic of Turkey]. I hope someday in a free and democratic environment…hopefully my apology will be accepted…”

He was subjected to verbal harassment

Şansal was subjected to Nationalist Democracy Party (MDP) Chair Buray Büsküvütçü’s verbal harassment, insult and threats in Northern Cyprus in the previous days.

Remaining silent against Büsküvütçü, Şansal had said that he could file a criminal complaint into this incident.

He was subjected to lynch attempt, arrested

Fashion designer Barbaros Şansal had shared a video on social media saying "Are you still celebrating the new year while so many journalists are under arrest, so many children are being harassed and raped, there is so much fraud, bribery and bigots share crap on the streets together with religious annunciators".

Stating that he shared the video in Northern Cyrpus, Şansal had drawn some circles' reaction for saying "I hope you die in your own shit Turkey".

Deported from Northern Cyprus due to his social media sharings following Reina attack, subjected to lynch attempt in Turkey and detained, Barbaros Şansal was detained following prosecution questioning on charge of "inciting people to hate and hostility" on January 4, 2017, and arrested on February 3.