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.

KESK members started a watch-duty protest in downtown Istanbul, urging attention on aggressions in Rojava and Palestine.

A crowded group launched a march towards a Syrian refugee camp in the southeastern province of Maraş yesterday. Police intervened the crowd after they caused property damage in Syrian-owned local businesses.

With their slogan “Take your bread and heart with you”, Anti-Capitalist Muslims gathered outside Israeli Consulate in Istanbul to show their solidarity with Palestinians. They also repeated the call for action that will take place in Tunnel on July 13.

NATO convokes its members to increase their military expenses. Prof. Dr. Nurhan Yentürk states Turkey already goes beyond NATO’s limit when domestic safety expenses are included, and says no accurate transparency is achieved.

ISIL released the Turkish drivers who were taken as hostages since June 10. Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that no one had been delivered to Turkey yet.

Are the men of Islamic countries really happy? How do they carry that burden, how do they cover everything they are expected to be? What is the real problem; the book or the interpretations? Nefise Özkal Lorentzen, seeks answers to those questions in the last film episode of her Islam Trilogy.

Turkey’s Cumalıkızık and Bergama sites entered UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Turkey has 13 places on the list now.