Some of the Ezidi refugees are moving to the villages in the southeastern villages abandoned due to Turkish state violence during the 1990s. Maybe they will soon be permanent residents there.

Having run away from ISIS in Sinjar, Ezidi people found refuge in a intercity bus terminal in the southeastern province of Mardin. However, nobody yet knows where this journey will end.

PEN-International and Consulate of Sweden organized a joint panel discussion where changes in 12-year-long AKP power freedom of expression in Turkey were discussed. Schoulgin from PEN and two authors from Turkey debated about those issues.

Having interpreted the news on NSA’s spying Turkey and supplying information of the intelligence service, Tahir Elçi, lawyer of Roboski families, described spying as “scandal” and stated that it is a crime according to the domestic law and constitution.

bianet interviewed Sabiha Khalil from Syrian Women’s Network (SKA) before she left Turkey three months ago. We talked to her about Syria issue and conditions of refugees.

Hundreds of activists celebrated Turkey’s Peace Day yesterday in Istanbul’s Kadikoy district despite the governor’s office ban; urging authorities to pay attention to the situation of Ezidi people.

Human rights activist rallied in the southern province of Antep to show their support to the growing number of refugees from Syria. “Don’t touch my Syrian brother,” they shouted.

As the number of Ezidi refugees from Sinjar reached 20,000, HDP deputy Selma Irmak said the government support wasn’t enough.

How much do we know about a community whose number was initially around 500 and exceed 1000s after the new wave of migration from Iraq? How much do we know about Ezidi even if we don’t exactly know how to write their name? Amed Gökçen from Bilgi University explained to bianet.

Expressing the worries on the recent attacks on Syrian refugees, 14 NGOs released a statement, reminding that they were still under “temporary protection status” and the related regulations have yet to be made.

Anadolu Agency (AA) announced that they will broadcast Ferguson protests live. Having targeted many journalists during Gezi Resistence, AA had stated that broadcasting protests in the West is “their obligation.”

Intending to revive the tentative soul of Beat Generation, Neo-Beat made its last meeting in İstanbul. Next direction of the group is to Zeytinli Fest.

bianet interviewed journalist Nurgün Balcıoğlu located in the southern province of Antep regarding the rising of tensions after the killing of a landlord by a Syrian tenant. She draws attention to two aspects of the problem: rising population of unemployed youth and exploitation of cheap labour.

Viyan Dahil, an Ezidi deputy from Iraq whose helicopter crashed while dropping humanitarian aid in Iraq, urged from her hospital bed in Istanbul to help Ezidi people.

A different version of the video “First Kiss” will be recorded also in Turkey. Deadline for application is 16th of August for those intending to attend.

OSCE officials released a statement on the presidential elections, saying that PM Erdoğan used his prime ministry resources and caused legal ambiguity and gaps. “The media did one-sided coverage,” the report also stated.

Firaz Hasan, an Êzidî from Iraq who marched 10 km with his family to escape attacks by ISIL said: “I fled from the village of my ancestors and came here. Enough is enough. We want to go abroad.”

Palestinian Doctor Belal Dabour working at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza answered bianet’s questions. Dr. Dabour said that the wounded children brought to the hospital are often not crying either due to the shock they’ve experienced or to confusion about what is going on.

Israeli attack on Gaza rages on. After journalists were asked to evacuate the coastal region and their hotels, the five journalists from Turkey working in the region say they are in good condition.

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment on the case of Yusuf Çoraman, an applicant who was subjected to police fire detention for a traffic offense.