Rights defenders from İHD, DİSK, Conscientious Objection Association, Independent Art Initiative, Baran Tursun Foundation, Alewi Bektashi Federation, KAMER, Animal Rights Monitoring Committee, Antep Zeugmadi, LGBTI and LGBTI Peace Initiative have spoken regarding the subject.

Milliyet Daily Newspaper dismissed Burcu Karakaş and Esra Alus.

Street names in Kadıköy district of İstanbul were replaced by the names of children who have died in clashes for a month.

A deceased specialist sergeant’s sister reacted to the President Erdoğan: “Should our children, brothers die for the sake of your votes that you lost?” Erdoğan responded: “Your brother shouldn’t have chosen to be a specialist sergeant.”

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Defendants have testified without arrest on Monday at the 15th hearing of Soma trial relating to the mining disaster in western Turkey in May 2014 which left 301 miners dead.

Sur and Silvan districts’ Co-Mayors Seyid Narin, Fatma Şık Barut, Yüksek Bodakçı, Melikşah Teke and other five people have been detained in Diyarbakır province.

HDP Deputy Aydoğan said an operation was launched last night after the declaration of self-governance in Silvan/Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey.

11th session of Case Soma where 301 miners lost their lives started in Akhisar High Criminal Court.

Democratic Society Congress and Mesopotamia Ecology Movement shared their observations with bianet over forest fires in southeastern Turkey.

A commemoration ceremony was performed on 16th anniversary of August 17, 1999 Marmara Earthquake. Chamber of Architects İstanbul Branch Chairperson Cemal Gökçe drew attention that İstanbul wasn’t more ready for an earthquake than 1999.

Governorship of Muş province in eastern Turkey declared a curfew at 8.30 a.m. yesterday, the curfew ended at 5 a.m. today.

Chamber of Architects İstanbul Branch Chairperson Cemal Gökçe, said İstanbul is still unprepared for an earthquake since August 17, 1999. Qualified supervision and sustained urbanization were stressed.

The Constitutional Court ruled postponing Şişecam workers’ strike by Council of Minister’s decision showing “national security” reason was a violation of the right.

State Council revoked environmental report of hydroelectric plant to be constructed in Devrekani Stream nourishing Küre Mountains National Park.

A soldier and a civilian died in an alleged conflict with PKK in an eastern province of Turkey.

CHP deputy Erdoğan Özyalçın drew attention to “unaccompanied children” in Turkey and asked the fate of 20 lost children in Erzincan province.

According to HDP deputies İrmez and Encü, the police opened fire in Şırnak province against people who tried to prevent detentions. 3 people died, many got injured.

“Covering face, wearing uniform-like clothes, shouting specific slogans” during a protest are forbidden now. Police may use pressurized and colored water.

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, the number of children who were taken to security units increased 6.2% in comparison with 2013.