“Deep poverty refers to a chronic state of abject poverty faced by those living under starvation line,” says Hacer Foggo from the Deep Poverty Network, noting that the state needs to intervene in this poverty with a mindset of social state after the pandemic.

Arrested lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal have been on a death fast for their right to a fair trial. Lawyers Güçlü Sevimli and Yaprak Türkmen and law apprentice Naim Feyzullah Eminoğlu have spoken to bianet about their colleagues.

Conducting surveys with 1,162 refugees in Turkey, the Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASAM) has released a report regarding how the coronavirus outbreak has affected the lives of refugees in the country.

In a petition for urgent action launched by Amnesty International, it has been noted that “the lives of thousands of prisoners and prison personnel are at greater risk in overcrowded prisons deprived of hygiene conditions.”

Detained in Diyarbakır on May 22, 12 people including Democratic Regions Party (DBP) former Co-Chairs Arslan and Şimşek have been arrested. The other six detained, including former HDP MP Akat Ata, have been released on probation.

Chairs of Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Van and Batman Chambers of Commerce and Industry say that the most important areas of employment are now closed. “No one has suffered in Antep thanks to state support,” according to Chair of Antep Industry Chamber.

According to a recent report released by the Checks and Balances Network, one out of every three people in Turkey does not believe that the law will protect them if the state or a person representing the state is at fault.

The country's death toll has reached 4,340 with a total of 156,827 cases, the Health Ministry has announced.

The CHP's former deputy head in İzmir has been remanded in custody for "provoking people into hatred and animosity" after sharing videos that show mosques blaring the "Bella Ciao" song.

The Health Ministry has reported 32 deaths and 1,186 cases for the past 24 hours.

The number of new cases were under 1,000 for the third day in a row.

A program on Ülke TV has been suspended for three episodes after a guest said she had a list of people to kill in case of a coup attempt against the government.

With heavy penalties against critical media outlets, authorities are interfering with people's right to information and attempting to intimidate journalists, says the Turkish Journalists Association.

In a statement released by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, it has been announced that 72 prisoners are treated in an isolated area and 10 prisoners in medical institutions. A convict with chronic lung diseases has died of Covid-19.

The Press Advertisement Institution (BİK) has fined daily BirGün over two separate news reports on Turkish Red Crescent. The public ads of the daily have been cut for 7 days.

Aygül Doku, the elder sister of Gülistan Doku, who has been missing for 139 days, has spoken to bianet about her sister.

Restricted from going out since April 4 as part of COVID-19 measures, young people aged between 15 and 20 were allowed to go out for the second time today. They met with their friends and fed street animals. Here are some pictures from around Turkey...

The prosecutor’s office has issued an indictment into the killing of Ali El Hemdan by a security officer in Adana: There was no chase between the two, the officer did not stagger and put the cartridge in the barrel after Hemdan turned his face towards him.

HDP Central Executive Committee member Özlem Gündüz, DBP former Co-Chair Mehmet Arslan, Rosa Women’s Association founding members and Free Women’s Movement (TJA) activists have been detained in the operation.

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the kingdom's consulate in İstanbul and his body has never been found.