The case of journalist Hrant Dink’s murder seven 7 ago encountered a roadblock when the court failed to obtain defendant at large Ahmet İskender’s opinion on the Supreme Court of Appeals’ decision. The case has been postponed to October 30.

The court in charge of the case filed by relatives of guerrillas killed 16 years ago accepted the discovery request for the Badılgali highland, the location of a mass grave in yesterday’s [July 16] hearing.

Twitter “recommended” the owner of @madigudisi account to delete his tweet on Transportation Minister Elvan, reminding the court order for its suspension.

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Two defendants were released in KCK Diyarbakır main case. After Hasan Hüseyin Ebem and Abdullah Eflatun were released, any defendant is now on trial within KCK main case.

Prepared before the hunger strikes have begun, the report about operations to prisons wrote “ Psychological operation activities should be taken into account by attempting with the presence of NGOs and media to mold public opinion.”

Şehmus Yetek (65), a sick inmate in Midyat Prison, was diagnosed with cancer with 3 years of health complications. Upon losing his conscious yesterday, Yetek was released with a forensics report saying that “he can’t remain in the prison alone”.

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of violating right to life and investigation in the case Yurtsever, an individual who died after police detention in 1998.

Responding to a parliamentarian inquiry of Pervin Buldan from HDP, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said 1,914 children are in prison in Turkey. Besides, 353 children stay with their prisoner or convict mothers. Children’s average period of detention is 110 days.

“According to RTÜK's justification, all celebrity shows must have a penalty,” RTÜK Yıldırım member said, criticizing the penalty on Calvin Harris’ music video.

Being imprisoned for 17 years, translator Ok was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment. A petition started for the court to release Ok. The signatories demand to abrogate TMK [Anti-Terror Act] article no.17 and change the criminal execution system.

Diyarbakır Prosecutor’s Office issued a “nolle prosequi” ruling on the complaints of 1500 applicants related to torture allegations in Diyarbakır Prison No. 5 during Turkey’s 1980 military coup. Chairman of 78’ers Association in Diyarbakır said they would object the ruling.