The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Turkey guilty in 4 different cases regarding torture, police murder, suspected soldier death and limitation of defense rights, ordering the Turkish state tp pay a total of 38,500 euros.

Advocate Seyda Selek commented on court’s red notice demand for Pınar Selek, saying that it was “an attempt for her client’s criminalization”. She also added that they are in the process of take the life sentence verdict to Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals.

bianet interviewed High Architect Sena Özfiliz and UN-Habitat AGFE local expert Cihan Uzunçarşılı regarding the possible negative impacts of olympic games on the city of Istanbul and its people.

Tensions have risen as smugglers attempted to transgress the border between Syria and Turkey last night. According to Turkish Armed Forces, clashes have resumed till early morning.

Another mortar fell from the Syrian border, hitting an apartment in Turkey’s Ceylanpınar. Around the same hours, several bullets and bomb splinters left 4 people injured.

bianet interviewed a group of people who fled from the civil war in Syria and moved to Turkey’s Hatay province. “I hope Turkey and Syria will not become enemies. I hope our children will grow up here,” a woman said.

“We certainly believe that we will be on air with our new channels soon. We are working on the issue,” Erdal Er, a programmer from recently unlicensed Nuçe TV told bianet.

Saying that ROJ TV and producer firm Mezopotamya TV were unable to make a payment of 10 million Danish krones (roughly 1.4 million euros), ROJ TV General Manager Imdat Yılmaz said they filed for bankruptcy.

A group of people has launched a campaign in Istanbul’s Yoğurtçu Park, accepting medicine and dry foods donations in order to support people in Rojava - Syria’s Kurdish region.

Al Qaeda-linked militia attacked Kurdish civilians in Syria last night, killing 50 people and holding 350 as hostages. People’s Democratic Congress (HDK) made a call for solidarity demonstration for Rojava at 7 pm in downtown Istanbul.

Pianist Fazıl Say, signer of a letter in The Times by 30 intellectuals regarding Gezi Resistance, made a statement backing his decision to sign the letter - a declaration that AKP Vice Chairperson Hüseyin Çelik claimed to be “arrogant”.

Kurdish politicians from Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran are paving the way to organize a Kurdish National Conference in Erbil - the capital of autonomous region of Northern Iraq.

“We will take the most efficient measures against all threats concerning our border security and respond immediately,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said regarding the ongoing clashes on the Syrian border.

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty on two separate cases regarding riot police attacks in 1996 and police crackdown torture in 1997.

IHD protested Denmark’s decision on the closure of pro-Kurdish channels MMC, NUÇE and ROJ TV.

Egyptian Army opened fire on pro-Morsi Muslim Brotherhood members who assembled on the steps of Republican Guard Headquarters in Egypt. While Egyptian sources announced the death toll as 16, Muslim Brotherhood claimed it to be 35.

FEMEN protested PM Erdoğan with a banner saying “Erdoğan: From Istanbul to Kabul” at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

IFEX, International Fredom of Expression Campaign Organization, supported Turkey’s recent “standing man” protest in its 18th general council and strategy conference.

Bar Associations Union of Turkey announced today that it will do a series of application international institutions regarding the judicial and administrative investigations on volunteer doctors by health ministry officials and excessive police force.

Anonymous carried a series of cyber attacks on government-related websites today after releasing a video supporting Taksim Gezi Park resistance. Collaborating with Turkey’s Redhack, Anonymous also temporarily restricted the access to official websites of Presidency, AKP and Istanbul Police Headquarters.