Speaking at the weekly group meeting of his party, main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu said, “I imprison my political opponent, but I will speak outside. Is this justice? The poor will serve time in prison, is this justice?”

Ten students were detained at the LGBTI+ Pride Parade at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in the capital Ankara.

The ones massacred in Madımak Hotel in Sivas 26 years ago today have been commemorated in a ceremony in Sivas. Şenal Sarıhan, one of the attorneys of Sivas case, has spoken to bianet regarding the commemoration.

Temelli has said that Trump's word on the Syrian Kurds after his meeting with President Erdoğan "exposed the dirty relations."

The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) has announced that at least 369 official curfews have been declared in at least 11 provinces and 51 districts since August 16, 2015. The highest number of curfews have been declared in Diyarbakır.

The International Refugee Rights Association has denounced the lynch attempt against Syrians living in the İkitelli Neighborhood in Küçükçekmece, İstanbul after a shop owner alleged that “his daughter was harassed by someone.”

Attorney Mustafa Vefa from Center for Human Rights of Urfa Bar Association has said that the camera recordings regarding the torture claims in Halfeti district have not been included in the investigation file yet.

The Association for Science, Art, Education, Research and Solidarity (BirAraDa) has organized a postcard workshop in solidarity with imprisoned Academics for Peace Füsun Üstel and Tuna Altınel, who have been behind bars for over 50 days.

"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.”