Prof. Dr. Baskın Oran stood for election as an independent candidate in the Turkish parliamentary elections of 2007. He submitted a complaint about Turkish citizens living abroad not having the right to vote for independent candidates in customs and not being able to campaign on radios and TVs to Strasbourg.

Throughout the week, the talks between Turkey’s major workers unions and Governor of Istanbul have resulted in a stalemate over the celebration venue for this year’s May Day celebrations. Governor Mutlu recommended Yenikapı Square for May Day, while DISK President Kani Beko stated that they are insistent about celebrating at Taksim.

Prosecutors completed the indictment concerning the death of Abdullah Cömert, a Gezi Resistance protestor who got shot in the head with gas capsule in Hatay. Police officer Ahmet Kuş has been charged with up to 25 years of sentence for “premeditated murder”.

The police raided apartments of an assistant police chief, a branch manager and eight other police staff in Adana province, detaining several policemen in the southern province of Adana.

“The votes of Ballot Box No 1208 in Bayrampaşa district of İstanbul were recorded under HDP by mistake. We publish it due to our political ethics,” HDP said.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu stated that YouTube ban was related to the national security. Telecommunications Communication Authorities, on the other hand, announced that the ban was due to “the crimes committed against Atatürk”.

After the announcement of AKP mayor candidate’s victory over CHP candidate with 0.72% in the local elections, several Ankara residents scrambled to compare the ballot box records and Supreme Election Committee’s (YSK) election results.

“I am not kidding, a cat broke into the transformer. And this didn’t happen for the first time. It is wrong to relate this to the elections,” Energy Minister said regarding the power outrages during the election night.

The vote counting has not been resulted. According to the unconfirmed election results in data of Anatolia Agency (AA), Justice and Development Party (AKP) has received 45.55% of the votes. Unlike AA, according to Cihan News agency AKP is the winner party with 43.20% of the votes.

According to the preliminary results, AKP is leading. The percentage of open ballots exceeded 50 percent before midnight.

As preliminary results have been released in Turkey’s municipal elections, a contrast have been observed between news agencies.

FEMEN, a sextivist organization, protested Turkey’s local elections at a ballot in Istanbul’s Üsküdar district.

Özyeğin University authorities launched an investigation against a student in Özyeğin University’s Applied Sciences Academy for “damaging the dignity of an institution staff” on his messages on the social media.

“The court issued a ruling. We will root out whatever that is twitter or mwitter. Some might say ‘What would the international community say?’ I don’t care,” PM Erdoğan said during an election rally in Bursa province.

In Adalar, we have responded by putting forth an all-female ticket for city mayor and council. Not only are we all women and live on the islands, but we have Muslims and Christians, Turks, Armenians, Greeks and even a foreign-born woman (American from Texas) on the ticket for city council, and our candidate for mayor, Kayuş Çalıkman Gavrilof, is of Armenian origin.

A group of university students occupied an abandoned house in Beşiktaş and named it “Berkin Elvan Student House”.

"Yakın çevreme de dedim bu işin Frodo’nun taşıdığı güç yüzüğü gibi olduğunu. Herkesin bir egosu var; farkında olmadan beni de çekerse içine bana mukayyet olun diye."

“Your son is also ours, our pain is mutual,” said Berkin Elvan’s father Sami Elvan to Burak Can Karamanoğlu’s father Halil Karamanoğlu to send his condolences after Wednesday night’s shooting.

The fight between two groups last night in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı district left Burak Can Karamanoğlu (22) dead and two other wounded.

Following Berkin Elvan's funeral ceremony, police promptly attacked those who gathered around Osmanbey district in Istanbul. While Taksim Square has been gripped by the police, Gezi Park has been shut down, again.