The women who were massacred in Taksim, İstanbul during the May Day celebrations in 1977 have been commemorated by the women’s organizations and four occupational organizations and confederations of unions.

The police have blockaded the DİSK Confederation Central Office in İstanbul in early morning hours today. Attempting to take to Taksim Square to celebrate the May Day, DİSK Chair Çerkezoğlu and 25 others have been detained.

HRW has released a statement regarding the investigations launched against Ankara and Diyarbakır Bars: “Turkey’s government should not tolerate statements by officials that encourage hate crimes and target LGBT people and those living with HIV.”

President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has released a message to mark the May Day: “In our struggle against Covid-19, we have attached great importance to measures and supports that will protect our employees in all fields.”

16 rights organizations have made a statement on President of Religious Affairs' targeting remarks about LGBTI+s: “The Presidency clearly conducted hate speech, targeting the individuals and groups associated. We are worried about its social impacts.”

A photographic selection from SALT Research collections depicting everyday life in Istanbul and in several Anatolian cities can now be viewed online.

Over the past 24 hours, 93 people died and 2,615 new cases were found.

Portakal is charged with violating the Banking Law after a complaint by Turkey's banking agency.

Held in İmralı Prison, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has talked to his brother Mehmet Öcalan for the first time after 21 years. The other three inmates imprisoned in İmralı have also talked to their families on the phone.

The 0.8 percentage point fall was driven by the downward revision in the projections of the output gap and food inflation, the Central Bank governor has said.

According to the Foreign Trade Statistics shared by the TurkStat, exports decreased by 17.8 percent in March 2020 in comparison with the same month last year, imports have increased by 3.1 percent when compared with March 2019.

"I lost my faith in justice. It is very clear that this was an attempted murder. Most likely, this case will end without the assailants receiving any sentence," says one journalist.

Working as a cardiac surgeon at Helios Gesundheit clinic in Karlsruhe, Germany, Metin Çakır has been suspended from duty over a tweet where he said, “As a physician, I would like to indicate that homosexuality and transsexuality is an illness.”

Facing a terror investigation due to the news regarding the house of Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, journalists Hazal Ocak, Vedat Arık, Olcay Büyüktaş and İpek Özbey from daily Cumhuriyet have been summoned to depose.

In a joint statement, World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF have noted that school meals are especially critical for girls as, in many poor countries, the promise of a meal can be enough to make struggling parents send their daughter to school.

Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has prepared a report on the complaints of prisoners in Turkey amid Covid-19 pandemic. Covering the period from April 15 to 28, the report shows that access to rights in prisons has been restricted.

Human Rights Commission of Adana Bar, Human Rights Association (İHD), Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) and KESK Confederation have issued a report on the killing of 18-year-old Ali El Hemdan and noted that his right to life has been violated.

The total cases have climbed to 117,589 with 7,428 of them being health workers, Minister Koca has informed.

The committee was established in January as part of the efforts against the coronavirus pandemic.

The ones massacred in Taksim, İstanbul during May Day celebrations in 1977 have been commemorated. While fewer people have gathered on Kazancı Slope due to pandemic, their message is as strong as before: “We don’t forget our friends.”