etc. activities near the university and the dorms are BANNED for thirty (30) days, starting on 13/08/2016”. Bans were also sometimes announced a day after they started, and included any action remotely resembling protest or assembly. Interesting bans included ‘chaining oneself’, ‘collectively closing commercial establishments’, ‘collectively reading the newspaper’. The announcement of the State of Emergency was observed to have an important effect on the bans on assemblies. Of the 49 city-wide bans on assemblies, 31 referenced the Law on State of Emergencies (Legislation No. 2935). In 13 provinces, all assemblies, press statements, concerts, theater performances, collective actions, and forms of protest were made subject to permission due to the State of Emergency. In the city of Tunceli, all events under the purview of the Law on Assemblies were banned for the duration of the State of Emergency. On the other hand, bans with references to laws that regulate assemblies and the role of governors were 25 and 24 respectively, which suggests that systematic issues on the regulation of assemblies exist in Turkish legislation. Distribution of the Durationof Bans 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 Of all the general bans, 9 were for an indefinite time period. 11 bans were for three days, and 7 were fır 30 days. Banned Events by Subject 20 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 8 1 4 1 4 2 3 1 9 1 1 2 1 1 1 1