Having lost his life during police intervention into a protest demonstration, Metin Lokumcu’s son Ulaş says, “My father was killed because he defended his stream. This case filed into the use of chemical gases will perhaps set a precedent…”

Underlining that the process will not be limited to COVID-19, the TTB has announced that it has reorganized its COVID-19 Monitoring Board as the Pandemic Working Group. There are software developers and social scientists in the new group.

Another access block has been imposed on the Mezopotamya Agency (MA) website.

Even if Turkey is no longer the world's biggest jailer of journalists, the government continued to suppress critical journalism through regulatory bodies and judicial action, says the RSF.

While the people aged 65 and over have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as one of the first priority groups, there are still restrictive measures specifically targeting them. Some 65+ people and physicians have been objecting to this practice.

Ahead of the trial over the death of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu on April 21, the Trabzon Governor’s Office has banned all events, except for the ones approved by the governor’s and sub-governor’s offices, “due to COVID-19” and “to prevent crimes.”

Detailing Diyarbakır’s history of production and trade, the online exhibition of “The history of production: Crossroads, cornucopia and politics” is jointly held by Anadolu Kültür and Diyarbakır Association for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets.

The İHD has announced that a refugee who has international protection status is not given his prematurely born baby since he cannot meet the treatment expenses. He has noted that all applications to the public hospital have remained inconclusive.

According to the April 2021 report of the International Monetary Fund, Turkey’s inflation rate is 6.5 times higher than the European average, which is 2.1 percent.

According to official data, 341 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in a day. Health Minister Koca has also announced the ICU occupancy rates in the provinces that face the highest rise in virus cases in Turkey.

Bolaç is also charged with insulting judicial authorities because of retweeting another user's tweet.

All events and demonstrations will be banned in the city until May 17.