The villagers of Kirazlıyayla in Bursa are still resisting against the works of Meyra Mining Company for a lead, zinc and copper processing plant and tailings dam in the region.

Lawyers have come together in front of İstanbul Courthouse and rallied against the motion foreseeing amendments to the Attorneys’ Acts that will enable the establishment of more than one bar association in a city. Police intervened in the protest in Adana.

“Universities violate students’ personal data while trying to prevent them from cheating in online exams,” says Hasan Selçuk Turan, the Chair of İstanbul Bar Association’s Commission on Protection of Personal Data.

An environmental plan for a 13,364-hectare land around the Canal İstanbul project has been approved.

Turkey's military involvement in the country is "unacceptable" and "a threat for Europe," according to the President of France.

Releasing a written statement, human rights defenders have requested that a legal action be taken against the perpetrators who allegedly tortured Sevil Rojbin Çetin: “She is not alone, we stand with her with our struggle.”

İ.Ö. the "permanent witness" has testified in more than 100 political cases. In some of them, his statements were the only reason for heavy punishments. Now he says he was hallucinating, demands a judgment be overturned.

Protested by bar associations and foreseeing the establishment of more than one bar in a city, the bill has been submitted to the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office. Considering the number of its members, it will affect İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir Bars.

UNFPA has released its “State of World Population Report.” Listing three harmful practices, such as child marriage, gender-biased sex selection and genital mutilation, the UNFPA Turkey has noted that child marriage is the most common in Turkey.

According to the Foreign Trade Statistics announced by the TurkStat for May, exports and imports decreased by 40.9 percent and 27.8 percent respectively. Foreign trade deficit was 3 billion 420 million dollars last month, marking a 102.7 percent increase.

Demirtaş's wife lashed out at the court, saying, "A weak mind is a heavy burden."

Suffering from colon cancer, Deniz Yıldırım, the former Hozat District Co-Chair of the HDP, has contracted coronavirus in prison. An online petition has been launched to raise concerns and publicity about his situation.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has condemned its Vice President and Turkish Red Crescent Chair Kerem Kınık over his hate speech. Presidential Communications Director Altun has expressed support for Kınık.

A law proposal reducing the power of larger bar associations and allowing multiple bars in provinces is expected to be submitted to the parliament today.

The clashes on the streets of Vienna last week have caused a new crisis between Turkey and Austria. In a written statement, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has condemned “the harsh intervention of Austrian security forces against young people of Turkish origin.”

15 more people have been arrested as part of the investigation launched against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK). While 45 people in total were detained, eight of them were also arrested on June 28.

“The ones supporting marginal movements against our belief and culture are partners in the same perversion,” Erdoğan said and added: “I invite all members of my nation to come out against the ones displaying any type of perversion forbidden by our god.”

Total cases have neared 200,000 while the number of active cases are slightly more than 20,000, according to the Ministry of Health.

Sevil Rojbin Çetin was tortured for hours in her home in Diyarbakır by the special operations police during a raid, the HDP has stated.

Addressing a letter to the UN for jailed women’s rights activists, human rights defenders have requested that the Special Rapporteurs "urge the government to stop prosecuting the expression of critical opinions and right to assembly.”