"The municipality has a lodgement where 14 families lives in 60 acres of land. Forty security guards work there. With just the expenses of this lodgement, we can build two student dormitories."

We are publishing the full English version of Yiğit Aksakoğlu's statement of defense that he presented in his first hearing on June 24, 2019. Arrested for over 220 days, Aksakoğlu was released on probation with an international travel ban on June 25.

Many famous small shops in İstanbul's Beyoğlu district have been shut down in the last few years, giving way to cafes and shopping malls. Mahmut Kundura, a shoemaker known for its custom shoes, has is the last one.

Sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison for sexually assaulting another academic from the same faculty, Assoc. Prof. M.N.M. has been suspended from Namık Kemal University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for three months.

HDP Mardin MP Tuma Çelik has stated that the state channel TRT does not treat all political parties equally and submitted a Parliamentary inquiry, requesting that the impartiality of the channel be investigated.

The students who were detained at around 5.30 am said that the detentions were made over an email that said, "These people already caused trouble in previous years. It would be good to take measures."

Having their final hearings at the İstanbul 32nd Heavy Penal Court, three academics have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison for having signed the peace declaration. The announcement of their verdicts has been suspended.

In the Ergenekon case, the court has ruled for the acquittal of all defendants charged with “establishing, leading, being members of, aiding, abetting armed organization”. Perpetrators of State Council, Cumhuriyet attacks have been given life sentence.

Trump said he prevented President Erdoğan from "wiping out" the Kurds whom he called "the natural enemies of his or Turkey's."

We are publishing excerpts from the English version of arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala’s statement of defense that he presented in his first hearing held in Silivri Prison Campus in İstanbul on June 24, 2019.

The Media Monitoring Reports in which we document rights violations against media employees and organizations are now in a database. You are invited to the launch event at BİA Workshop.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that six citizens of Turkey who were detained by General Khalifa Haftar’s forces in Libya have been released. The Ministry previously released a statement and warned of “legitimate targets.”

Making a statement in the wake of G20 Summit in Japan, President Erdoğan has stated that U.S. President Trump supports Turkey both for S-400s and F-35s and added, “We have heard no such thing as sanctions up until now.”

The former PM who is still a member of the AKP has criticized the party's election campaign and the presidential system which the country adopted in 2017.

Ruling AKP’s İstanbul Metropolitan Mayoral candidate Binali Yıldırım has filed a lawsuit for damages against daily Evrensel, which reported on social media posts about him. Yıldırım has requested 25 thousand Turkish Lira in damages from the newspaper.

As the police did not allow the Pride Parade to be held along İstiklal Avenue in Taksim, Pride Week Committee has read out its statement on nearby Mis Street. Afterwards, the police have intervened against the group with shields and pepper gas.

The newspaper was shut down and its assets were confiscated on the grounds of "terrorist propaganda."

Secretary General of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Hayri Baraçlı and his vice secretaries have voluntarily resigned from office "so that they can pave the way for the new administration to work with its own team.”

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the arrest of journalist Deniz Yücel has violated his “personal freedom and security” and “freedom of expression and press.”

Being elected the Metropolitan Mayor of İstanbul again in İstanbul repeat elections, Ekrem İmamoğlu has taken office today. Speaking to journalists, he has said, “We will ensure meritocracy and justice to eliminate this feeling of injustice.”