With the rejection of the government’s objection, the ECtHR ruling on arrested businessperson and rights defender Kavala is now final. The Court previously concluded that he was arrested with political motives and ruled for his immediate release.

The Ankara 10th Administrative Court has given a ruling of stay of execution for the five-day broadcast suspension imposed by the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) on a program hosted by Ayşenur Arslan on Halk TV.

Saying that the takeover was illegal Mayor İmamoğlu has shared the letter he sent to the minister.

Bülent Uyguner, an executive from the HDP Kocaeli Provincial Organization, has been behind bars since late November 2019. His wife Ayşegül Uyguner says, “HDP is a legal political party. Since when is it a crime to be an executive of a legal party?”

The weekend curfew will be extended to May 19, the President has announced.

Addressing a Parliamentary question to Interior Minister Soylu, HDP MP Paylan has asked the role of President Erdoğan’s hate speech such as “leftover of the sword” in the hate attacks targeting the minorities’ places of worship in Turkey.

Statements of İ.İ. were used as evidence in several lawsuits against 43 people, including Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) and Grup Yorum. İ.İ. has confessed that he signed the statement under pressure and his remarks were distorted.

President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan shared a message on May 9 Europe Day. “We should seize the opportunity these difficult days offer us in a good way, in order to revitalize the relations between Turkey and the EU,” said Erdoğan.

The Chief Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Cassation has indicated that when the speech made by imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş is evaluated as a whole, it falls within freedom of thought and expression.

A suspect related to the attack has been detained, said the governor's office.

Halk TV has been fined over the CHP İstanbul chair's remarks, which senior AKP figures claimed was a call for a coup against the government.

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against main opposition CHP Group Deputy Chairs Özgür Özel and Engin Özkoç over their statements about the estate rented by Presidential Communications Director Altun.

The Adana Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the social media posts about public officials in relation with the passing of 9-year-old Ahmet Ataç.

After a meeting with the Health Minister, the federation's chair announced that the leagues would resume on June 12.

The Constitutional Court has completed its first examination on the request for the annulment of newly enacted law on criminal enforcement and stay of its execution. The top court has decided to proceed to an examination as to the merits.

Issuing a joint declaration, rights organizations and lawyers have noted that “the primary duty of the state is to keep alive” and requested that imprisoned lawyers and other political prisoners be released.

13 bar associations, including the Diyarbakır Bar, have called on the Constitutional Court to rebuild social peace by annulling the recently enacted law on criminal enforcement, which it will start examining on procedural grounds today.

Presidential Communications Director Altun has filed a complaint against journalist-writer Ragıp Zarakolu and Arti Media over his article “There is no escape from ill fortune.” Zarakolu has noted that “he has struggled against coups all through his life.”

122 institutions have denounced the news targeting Kars Co-Mayors Bilgen and Alaca: “We call on everyone in favor of democracy to take a stand against the attacks targeting the Municipality of Kars and to not stay silent."

Releasing a joint statement, 11 legists have said, “We believe that the Constitutional Court will correct the mistakes in the law on criminal enforcement within the framework of its oversight power and possible interpretations in favor of freedoms.”