The Hopa Public Prosecution asked newspapers and TV stations to forward all footage and pictures of the anti-government demonstrations in Hopa and the funeral of protestor Lokumcu. The Contemporary Journalists Association said this was not the duty of a journalist.

OdaTV.com publications director Pehlivan was taken to court for the first time after he was arrested four months ago. He is allegedly detained because he did not remove a reader comment about Muslim scholar Fetullah Gülen from the website.

The appeal against the decision to reject the release of journalist Balbay was dismissed. Balbay was elected Member of Parliament in the general elections on 12 June. He is a detained defendant of the second Ergenekon trial.

5 persons were arrested after a total of 42 people were taken into custody in the protest against the ongoing detention of elected MP Dicle and other elected deputies. Apparently, the police used a stun gun against the demonstrating politicians.

Sami Tunca, taken into custody while distributing regarding the Sivas massacre, will file a criminal complaint on the grounds of torture. Locals who protested the police operation faced tear gas. Tunca's lawyer was threatened by the police.

The Children Protection Board decided that some drawings in the satiric Harakiri magazine were harmful to children. The magazine was handed down a TL 150,000 fine that forced the owners to cease publication for good after the second issue.

In its section on working conditions of journalists, the media report of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation revealed problems like low salaries, lack of unionization, male dominance and informal employment.

Physicians Prof. Küçükosmanoğlu and Dr Eşki were acquitted of terror charges at their first hearing on 27 June. They were tried for their speeches made at a health panel in a Democratic Solution Tent in Adana this April.

The Turkish Human Rights Foundation and the Human Rights Association marked the "International Day in Support of Victims of Torture" by drawing attention to the current situation and urging for the effective investigation and punishment in cases of torture.

The release of independent deputies of the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Block, among them Hatip Dicle, was rejected. The police massively intervened against political protestors in Istanbul. More than 20 people were taken into police custody, many were injured.

The requests for the release of elected MP Prof. Haberal and journalist Balbay were dismissed. Both defendants are detained in the scope of the second "Ergenekon" trial.

"Equality Here and Now - Stop Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Individuals in Turkey" was a panel of the 19th LGBTT Istanbul Pride Week where LGBT individuals described the rights violations they experienced.

Middle East Technical University graduate student Edemir was sentenced to more than six years behind bars on charges of "membership of a terrorist organization". He was released from detention at the same time. The file was forwarded to the Court of Appeals.

The independent deputies of the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Block decided not to enter parliament as a sign of protest against elected MP Dicle's disbarring. Spokesman Elçi announced, "We will not enter parliament if no concrete steps are taken".

Physicians Prof. Küçükosmanoğlu and Dr Eşki are sued for their speeches made at the Democratic Solution Tents in Adana this April. They are facing charges of "propaganda for a terrorist organization". Their colleagues initiated a signature campaign to support the doctors.

The Supreme Election Board deprived Hatip Dicle from his right to deputyship. His mandate was taken by AKP candidate Eronat. The DTK called on BDP and independent deputies for a boycott of parliament. MP Kürkçü assessed the decision as a "coup".

A total of 24 people including journalist Pamuk, NGO members, politicians and children, were taken into custody in the scope of KCK operations in the pre-dominantly Kurdish cities of Van, Şırnak, Mardin, Muş, Bingöl, Ağrı and Diyarbakır, five people were arrested.

The trial on the Sivas Massacre in 1993 that left 37 people dead was continued on 21 June. The prosecutor demanded to drop procedures against six out of seven fugitive defendants due to the status of limitation.

Seven university students are sued over charges of "praising crime and a criminal" because they supported two other students who were arrested after they had demanded free education.

The Istanbul police called about 50 writers of the "Sour Dictionary" to the prosecutor's office to give their statement regarding headings that were related to religious topics. This operation came just after the Sour Dictionary announced to have applied a "Hate Speech Control Project".