Standing trial for killing Merve Kotan in Aydın, Muhammet G. will have his hearing at the Aydın 1st Heavy Penal Court on June 18. Kotan's elder sister Cemre Esra has spoken to bianet ahead of tomorrow's hearing.

An armed attack has been carried out against the vehicle of Hayrullah Eligül, the Chair of Human Rights Federation (İHF). While no casualties have been reported in the incident in İzmir, the police have launched an investigation.

On the second day of HDP’s “March for Democracy against the Coup,” HDP Spokesperson Oluç has noted that oppression of the government targets not only the HDP, but the entire opposition as well. He has called for a joint action for democratization.

Parents have spoken to bianet ahead of high-school entrance exam to be held this Saturday amid normalization and a new surge in Covid-19 cases. While some want the exam to be held, some say they will demand its postponement till the last day.

After an increase in daily cases for five days in a row, the Health Ministry has reported 1,459 new infections for the past 24 hours, slightly lower than yesterday's update.

On the second day of the HDP's "March for Democracy against the Coup," the party's co-chair Mithat Sancar visited lawyers in Van province.

The Human Rights Association has criticized the demonstration bans in cities where the HDP is planning to visit as part of its "March for Democracy Against the Coup."

Vedat M., who tweeted a sexist message about Başak Demirtaş, has been arrested.

The municipality has released statistics about internet and phone subscriptions for the metropolis of 15 million.

According to the Cinema and Theater Statistics shared by the TurkStat for 2019, the cinema audience in Turkey decreased by 12.8 percent in a year while theater audience increased by 0.7 percent and reached almost 8 million people.

While Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut has been nominated as the new Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey, the former delegation chair Christian Berger has been nominated as the Head of the EU Delegation to Egypt.

Kurkut was shot dead by the police at a checkpoint in Diyarbakır during Newroz celebrations in 2017.

Seven years ago today, 14-year-old Berkin Elvan was shot with a tear gas canister fired by police in Gezi. Being comatose for 269 days, he lost his life on March 11, 2014.

The Minister of Interior met with the protesters demanding to enjoy veterans' rights.

44 organizations have released a joint statement for journalist Nedim Türfent, who will be behind bars for 1,500 days on June 21. “We call on Turkish authorities once again to stop this injustice,” the statement of the organizations has read.

With the adoption of Domestic Workers Convention at the General Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2011, the minimum rights of domestic workers have been recognized. But Turkey is not yet a party to the convention.

Setting off from Hakkari, the HDP members reached Van at the end of the first day of the march.

Minister of Health Koca has announced that citizens are now forbidden from going out without wearing face masks in Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Kayseri, Rize and Urfa as well. Governor's Offices in Yalova and Bitlis have also imposed a ban later in the day.

The ruling alliance has accused the HDP of "doing what the PKK says."

Aiming to minimize the negative impacts of invasive alien species in Turkey’s coastal and marine ecosystems, the project will be first launched in İğneada, Kırklareli; Marmara Islands, Balıkesir; Ayvalık Islands, Balıkesir; and Samandağ, Hatay.