The demonstrators criticized the authorities' reluctance to take action against the drug problem that plagues a neighborhood inhabited by the Roma people.

The last known contact with Öcalan was a disrupted phone call with his brother in March 2021.

The crackdown on leftist groups continues following the May Day events.

The Balıklı Rum Hospital has not been able to elect its foundation leaders since 1991.

Delivery workers formed "justice convoys" in various cities in the wake of the murder of Ata Emre Akman, a university student who was working as a moto courier.

"We know that as long as the prison doors remain closed, we are not truly free. Meeting with you all here today, reuniting with our people and our land, is of course an honor. This is the result of your honorable struggle outside and the struggle of political prisoners inside," Kışanak said addressing a crowd in Diyarbakır.

Several Kurdish politicians have received prison sentences on “terrorism” and “disrupting the unity of the state” charges in the case concerning 2014 protests.

Some 108 HDP members were facing aggravated life sentences in what is widely considered a politically motivated trial. Some of the defendants have been acquitted and some have received lesser sentences and will be released.

The toll increases vary between 37.5% and 60%.

One individual has been injured by the explosion.

Cengiz Holding, known for its close ties to the government, has secured the permission to expand its luxury tourism facilities in Cennet Bay, a protected area.

The change in the panel is due to technicalities, and there is no imminent release for the philanthropist, his lawyer told bianet.