While Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül has announced that the ban preventing imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan from meeting his lawyers has been lifted, lawyer Rezan Sarıca has stated that the ban has still been in effect in a de facto manner.

Speaking to Küçükkaya from Fox TV, CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has said, “I cannot trust the Supreme Election Council (YSK). It staged a coup against the nation’s will.” He has also added, “The whole world wonders on what grounds it annulled the elections.”

Speaking at Turkish Industry and Business Association’s High Advisory Board Meeting, Özilhan said, “If democracy operates, rule of law is ensured and education reform paving the way for critical thinking is introduced, our economy will perform better.”

Collecting information on all polling clerks who were on duty in local elections in Kartal, Maltepe and Ataşehir in İstanbul, the Prosecutor’s Office will investigate “whether any irregularities were committed while counting, documenting and entering the votes.”

In the trial regarding the news reports on National Intelligence Agency (MIT) trucks, the İstanbul 14th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that Erdem Gül shall be acquitted and Enis Berberoğlu shall not be penalized.

Reversing the verdict of the court which only ruled for pecuniary damages in the lawsuit filed into the death of 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol, the Council of State has concluded that there is “a neglect of duty” and ruled for non-pecuniary damages as well.

Two people, who are declared as related to DHKP-C and who tried to take hostage of Parliament’s counter staff, have been detained.

Pronouncing its verdict regarding an access ban on a tweet by journalist and former CHP MP Yarkadaş, who shared a news article from Gerçek Gündem website, the Constitutional Court has ruled that his freedom of press and expression has been violated.

Chair of Felicity Party (SP) Karamollaoğlu has declared that SP will participate in the İstanbul repeat election on June 23 with its recent candidate in the March 31 elections, Necdet Gökçınar.

Teachers Tanrıverdi and Polat, who were arrested for four times before for protesting discharges, have been arrested again. They previously appealed to the Council of Judges and Prosecutors, filing a complaint against the judges and prosecutors in Bakırköy.

HDP Muş MP Şevin Coşkun, also giving reference to bianet’s April 2019 Male Violence Monitoring Report, has asked Minister Zümrüt if the Ministry has taken any preventative action against the sexual abuse of children.

The case file regarding Ethem Sarısülük, who was killed during Gezi resistance in 2013, has been taken to the Constitutional Court. The application aims to “contribute to the struggle to put an end to the policy of impunity in the police murders in Turkey.”

Ruling AKP’s İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor candidate Binali Yıldırım has stated that artists should treat everyone equally and it is not right for them to group together in one place.

Having been arrested and released for four times before for protesting discharges, teachers Tanrıverdi and Polat have appealed to the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) and filed a complaint against judges of peace and prosecutors in Bakırköy.

Examining the applications of CHP and İYİ Party, which requested the complete annulment of İstanbul elections, the Supreme Election Council has unanimously rejected the applications. CHP also demanded the annulment of Presidential elections.

Ekrem İmamoğlu, CHP’s İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor candidate whose certificate of election has been revoked, has responded to AKP’s candidate Binali Yıldırım, who said, “Why were İstanbul elections annulled? Very simple. Because they stole.”

Attending the fast-breaking meal at Taksim Square in İstanbul, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has addressed the artists who supported İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor candidate İmamoğlu: “Artists speak with their art, they do not flatter people of that kind.”

SYRIZA'nın önde gelen milletvekillerinden Anneta Kavvadia Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimlerinden "Neoliberalizme ve aşırı sağ popülizme karşı ortak bir cephe yaratmak için demokratik ve ilerici güçlerin oluşturduğu sol örneği ve ilkeleri rehber edinen Avrupa çapında bir koalisyon" doğacağını umuyor.

European Parliament elections will witness "a pan-European coalition of democratic and progressive forces, for creating a common front against both neoliberalism and far-right populism," says SYRIZA's Anneta Kavvadia.

Teachers Tanrıverdi and Polat have been staging protests for more than one year, during which they were detained and released more than 30 times.