In the wake of two firework blasts in Sakarya province within a week, several municipalities across Turkey, including the municipalities of Edirne, İzmir and Kars, have banned the use of fireworks in their events.

Ali İsmail Korkmaz (19) died on July 10, 2013, after being beaten by police officers and civilian people during the Gezi Park Resistance.

Battered by neighborhood guards in the Aegean province of İzmir, Aşhin was detained and referred to the prosecutor’s office, which demanded his arrest. “I was subjected to violence while I did not commit any crimes,” says Aşhin.

A hunting committee affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has permitted the hunting of pochards and turtle doves.

After a boat with refugees on board sank in Lake Van in eastern Turkey on June 27, the deceased bodies of six more refugees have been found, bringing the death toll to 19. The missing boat was located on July 8.

Making a statement ahead of a Council of State ruling on the status of Hagia Sophia, UNESCO has noted that Hagia Sophia is on its list of World Heritage Sites as a museum and has certain commitments and legal obligations in that regard.

A court this month began trying 20 Saudi citizens in absentia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.

According to Labor Force Statistics of the TurkStat for April, the number of unemployed people has dropped by 427 thousand to 3 million 775 thousand in a year. Employment has dropped by 2 million 585 thousand people in the meantime.

Many people don't cultivate their lands due to electricity debts that are caused by "arbitrary and illegal" power cuts by the region's energy company, according to farmers.

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has said, “On the very day when this legislation is published in the Official Gazette, we will appeal to the Constitutional Court. The system of multiple bars needs to be abandoned to ensure the security of unitary structure.”

As three soldiers have lost their lives while carrying the fireworks waste from a factory in Sakarya where seven workers also lost their lives in a blast last week, Minister Soylu has announced that the work and reconstruction permit of the factory will be revoked.

PACE Rapporteurs have noted that the conviction of human rights defenders Taner Kılıç, İdil Eser, Günal Kuşun and Özlem Dalkıran in Büyükada trial will have a new deterrent effect on the work of human rights defenders in Turkey.