Pioneered by artistic director Shermin Langhoff and filmmaker Fatih Akın, representatives from the arts, politics and civil society have formed an initiative called “Artists United for Osman Kavala”: "We will not stop until Osman Kavala is free."

After it is reported that a police officer shared the address of a women’s shelter with the man who inflicted violence on a woman, the ensuing public outrage has turned into a campaign on social media: “Will any sanctions be imposed on the officer?”

Spending most of his life behind bars or in exile and being stripped of citizenship, Nazım Hikmet died in Moscow in 1963.

Having announced that they receive threatening messages, artists Ferhat Tunç and Pınar Aydınlar and writer Gökhan Yavuzel have released another joint statement and expressed concerns that they are still being threatened.

The monthly inflation rate was 1.36 percent as the prices of 282 out of 482 items in the inflation basket increased in May.

Planned to be held in seven cities in March-May 2020, the 18th International Filmmor Women’s Film Festival on Wheels will be available online on June 12-22 due to pandemic. All films and events will be screened with Turkish and English subtitles.

Men inflicted violence on at least 46 women and killed one child in May. Abusing eight children, men harassed at least eight women and forced two women to sex work.

Unable to meet since January 30 due to coronavirus outbreak, the National Security Council (NSC) has convened under the chairpersonship of President Erdoğan. A written statement has been released following the meeting.

The Governor’s Office of Bitlis has announced that a curfew has been declared in nine villages and hamlets in the province until further notice.

Condemning the attack on state channel TRT World team in the US, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said, “Press freedom is the backbone of democracy. I will raise this issue with the relevant US officials without delay.”

Having sent the second threatening message to Hrant Dink Foundation, suspect E.B. has been arrested. Another person was previously arrested as part of the investigation launched into the first threat sent to the foundation.

The country's death toll has reached 4,585 with a total of 165,555 cases.