Making a statement on the 10th anniversary of the İstanbul Convention on May 11, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Callamard said, “Withdrawal would spell uncertainty, fear and real danger for millions of women and girls in Turkey.”

Appealing to the Council of State, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has demanded the annulment of the Presidential decision pulling Turkey out of the İstanbul Convention, which was opened for signature in İstanbul 10 years ago yesterday.

The payments made by the Employment Agency of Turkey (İŞKUR) to employers from the Unemployment Insurance Fund account for 26 percent of İŞKUR’s total expenditures, shows the report of the DİSK labor confederation’s research center.

Thanks to the efforts of İzmir Medical Chamber, the death of occupational physician Dr. İdiz from COVID-19 has been recognized as a death due to occupational disease; his spouse and daughter have been provided with a relevant income.

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 278 people died of coronavirus and 14,497 people tested positive with over 226 thousand tests in a day. 2,975 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

HDP’s women MPs took action in İstanbul and Diyarbakır on the 10th anniversary of the İstanbul Convention's opening for signature. The MPs said, “It cannot be revoked because a single man said so, women have not said their last word yet.”

The Ankara embassies of 19 countries have released a joint statement on the 10th anniversary of the İstanbul Convention: "We would like to express our sincere hope that the Turkish government would reconsider its withdrawal decision."

Using the photos of Commander of Gendarmerie Forces Çetin with AKP MP Ağar and organized crime group leader Yılmaz on its front page, Cumhuriyet newspaper has been threatened by Minister Soylu, who says, "Turkey is not the old Turkey."

According to the report of the HEVİ LGBTI+ Association, LGBTI+ refugees face many obstacles such as the language barrier and discriminatory attitude of healthcare workers.

According to a recent report released by the Economy Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, the number of farmers has decreased by 4.3 percent in Turkey in the last year.

An investigation has been launched into the suspicious death of Bayram Mammedov, an Azerbaijani dissident, in İstanbul.

Five political parties have released a joint declaration and condemned Israel’s attacks on Al-Aqsa. Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also condemned the continuation of the operations by the Israeli security forces.

On the 10th anniversary of the signature of the İstanbul Convention, the Women’s Platform for Equality has released a report documenting the incidents of male violence since the Presidential decision pulling Turkey out of the convention.

Ahead of the Gezi retrial on May 21, the Taksim Solidarity Platform has said, “Gezi is the honorable, righteous struggle of this land.”

The Health Minister has shared the weekly provincial COVID-19 rates. The new numbers have shown that the number of cases per 100,000 people was nearly 360 in Istanbul and over 247 in the capital city of Ankara on May 1-7.

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 282 people died of coronavirus and 13,604 people tested positive with slightly over 213 thousand tests in a day. 2,983 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

The Northern Forests Research Association has published a quarterly report covering the months of January, February, and March. 331 threats and destructions were detected in the Northern Forests for reasons such as fires, mines, and drought.

Lawyers appealed the Selçuk Civil Court of First Instance's decision to give the child to the abusive father, despite being documented by reports. However, the appeal was not accepted.

The number of lawyers who express their support for the ongoing resistance against the stone quarry attempted to be opened in Rize’s İkizdere has increased to 1,262: “We call on Rize Bar to keep an ear to people's struggle for rights, law and justice.”

Complaints were filed against İmamoğlu because of "folding his hands behind the back" at the tomb of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror and of his visits to dismissed HDP mayors.