An appeal has been filed at the Constitutional Court against the decision of non-prosecution given for the death of 13-year-old Elarslan, who was considered the “member of a terrorist organization” based on an anonymous witness statement.

The bill foreseeing changes in the structure of bar associations has been put on the agenda of the Parliament's General Assembly today. Main opposition CHP, HDP and İYİ Party have reported minutes of dissent: “A natural ground for political divisions.”

Four people have been sentenced to prison on charges of "membership of an illegal organization" and "aiding an illegal organization" over a meeting on İstanbul's Büyükada Island.

While the Russia-based TASS news agency has alleged that “Turkey tested Russia’s S-400 air defense systems on US-made planes last year,” four US senators have addressed a letter to US Secretary of Defense Esper against Turkey.

Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Treasury and Finance Albayrak, HDP MP Garo Paylan has noted that the exchange rate of US dollar has been fixed at 6.86 Turkish Lira in the last weeks.

Seven people lost their lives and more than 120 were wounded in the explosion on July 3.

Ahead of a Parliamentary debate on the ruling AKP-MHP’s bill that will enable the establishment of multiple bars in three major cities, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and International Commission of Jurists have criticized the bill in a statement.

The indictment brought against actors Metin Akpınar and Müjdat Gezen demands that the actors be sentenced to up to 4 years, 8 months in prison each on charge of “insulting the president” due to their remarks in a TV program.

Having lost her uncle in the firework factory blast in Sakarya, Uzuner says, “Owners of the factory called my cousin and said, ‘He shouldn’t have worked if he found it unsafe.’ They might be reducing the deceased to numbers, but they are not numbers for us.”

The HDP had stated that Çetin was tortured with dogs during her detention.

Former GREVIO President Prof. Acar has commented on the recent debates about Turkey's possible withdrawal from İstanbul Convention: "I think that this intention to give up on the convention is related with the inability to accept gender equality."

Four women who are known to be outspoken against the government were threatened with sexual assault on Twitter.

As part of an investigation launched into the explosion that claimed the lives of seven people in Sakarya, owner of the firework factory Ali Rıza Coşkun and his son Yaşar Coşkun have been taken into custody.

The state-run Anadolu Agency has received criticism over a report on the ancient city that has submerged.

“The government has typically labelled anybody critical of its policies, particularly its Kurdish policy, as a terrorist or a traitor, and an enemy of the state,” reads the joint letter addressed to European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell.

Taksim Solidarity Association is a non-governmental organization supporting the urban poor, especially refugees, in 21 districts in İstanbul. Speaking to bianet, Field Coordinator Yaşar says they are expecting support for their “Tarlabaşı Solidarity Home.”

The two academics who signed the peace declaration have been acquitted of charges after a retrial following the Constitutional Court's "violation of rights" decision.

While Minister Pakdemirli has announced that Gelibolu wildfire has finally been taken under control after razing 450-hectare forestland, his answer to a Parliamentary question has revealed that 23,880 forest fires broke out in Turkey in the last 10 years.

Constitutional Court has concluded that the right to respect for private and family life of Köse, an arrestee of organization membership, was violated as his conversations with his family during non-contact visits were listened and recorded.

"As we have become accustomed to after all the occupational homicides, the first ones to be detained are the managing director, the occupational safety specialist and two overseers," TMMOB has said.