The family of cyclist Umut Gündüz, who lost his life after being hit by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver, stages a sit-in protest in front of the Justice Ministry every Wednesday. Yesterday’s protest was supported by the Chamber of Architects as well.

Looking for a flat to rent, actress-producer Başaran called the owner of the house that she saw on a website. She was faced with his transphobic remarks. “LGBTI+phobic people are encouraged upon the withdrawal from İstanbul Convention,” she says.

The Ministry of Interior has launched an investigation against the 25 municipal council members of Siirt Municipality on the grounds that “the President has the authority to reduce the default interest.”

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 71 people died of coronavirus and 6,221 people tested positive with over 227 thousand tests in a day. 881 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Akşener has criticized the president for not bringing up the US recognition of the Armenian Genocide during the meeting.

UN Women has announced that it is launching a 3-year project with financial support from the Government of Sweden. The project aims to advance women’s leadership and participation in political decision-making and the private sector in Turkey.

The retrial over the Soma mine explosion has ended in impunity. Çağdaş Oğul Arı, who protested the massacre 7 years ago, was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison and arrested. Upon his attorneys’ objection, he was released 8 days later.

Documenting 12 cases of journalists currently prosecuted in Turkey under terrorism legislation, the RSF says, “Reporters who cover public interest stories in Turkey increasingly risk imprisonment.”

People who played as a goalkeeper in youth football teams seek an additional source of income amid the deepening economic crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has released the 2020 statistics on cinema, theatre, operas, ballets, choirs and groups in Turkey. Marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, last year saw a drop in the number of halls, audience and performances.

Hundreds of taxi drivers in five have so far been trained on what to do when they encounter a woman who has suffered violence.

Main opposition CHP MP Yüceer has submitted a Parliamentary question about the pollution in the Ergene River in northwestern Turkey, underlining that it is one of the reasons behind the current sea snot problem in Marmara.

Standing trial on charge of “causing death and injury with conscious negligence” due to the Soma mine explosion, which claimed the lives of 301 workers, mining company’s executive board chair Can Gürkan has been given a 20-year prison term.

Amid the opposition MPs’ demands for dismissal of Dr. Sarıhasanoğlu over his racist and sexist social media posts targeting women in 2013 and 2014, the İstanbul Medical Chamber has launched an inquiry against the chief physician.

The ECtHR has concluded that the judicial fine imposed on a university student for “insulting Erdoğan” and the dismissal of a worker from her job due to her social media likes violated the applicants’ rights.

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 84 people died of coronavirus and 5,955 people tested positive with over 223 thousand tests in a day. 886 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

According to the Health Ministry, the number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered in a day topped 1 million in a first, bringing the total number to over 35 million doses, nearly one third of which were administered in İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir.

Amid efforts to clear the Sea of Marmara, the pictures taken from the air have revealed the mucilage density on the Caddebostan Coast in İstanbul.

A recent survey of the Turkish Statistical Institute has shown that Turkey’s severe material deprivation rate was 27.4 percent in 2020, when the deterioration in the income distribution also continued.

Constitutional Court will make the first examination in the HDP closure case on June 21 and decide whether the indictment will be accepted or not. HDP Co-Chair Sancar says, “Accepting this indictment means sacrificing the judiciary to political operations.”