Foreseeing that the risk of forest fires will increase as the summer has come, the Ecology Association of Turkey has released a written statement, raising concerns over the fires that break out “from negligence” as well as the ones set on purpose.

The opposition's candidate has promised aid programs for students, children and the poor ahead of the repeat elections for the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

The detailed programs of the 7th İzmir LGBTI+ Pride Week and the 3rd Antalya Pride Week have been announced. LGBTI+s will be on the streets of İzmir between June 17 and 23 and on the streets of Antalya from June 14 to 16.

While the House approved a bill that calls Turkey to choose between the S-400 and the F-35, pilots from Turkey has been barred from accessing the aircraft, according to the US media.

As the Ilısu Dam reservoir is about to be filled and engulf the ancient city of Hasankeyf, Ercan Ayboğa from the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive has spoken to bianet and suggested holding a referendum: “It is not a dream to save Hasankeyf.”

Emine Erdoğan presented the project at an event at the presidential palace. A recent report by the WWF revealed that Turkey is the largest polluter of the Mediterranean Sea.

Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel, who was arrested after the Lyon Consulate General of Turkey took down a statement, requesting that “a restriction be placed on his passport and a legal action be taken against him”, will have his first hearing on July 30.

HDP MP Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the allegations of tuberculosis epidemic among the refugees held in Iğdır Repatriation Center and asked the conditions and medical treatment opportunities of the camp.

The ruling AKP's Binali Yıldırım and the opposition's Ekrem İmamoğlu will face off on TV ahead of the June 23 repeat elections in an unprecedented debate in the 17-year AKP era.

The administration of Southern Cyprus has issued an arrest warrant against the ones working in Fatih Drill Ship sent to Mediterranean by Turkey and officials of the companies working in cooperation with the Turkish Petroleum Corporation.

The 27th İstanbul LGBTİ+ Pride Week will be held between June 24 and June 30, under the theme of the looming economic crisis: "We have been experiencing this crisis every second in the jobs we can't get, in the homes we can't live."

Academic for Peace Gizem Sayın, who was abroad for her academic works, will be detained at İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on June 11 as a warrant was issued against her at her third hearing on March 6. Sayın will be released after her deposition.

Upon the instruction of Mudanya Mayor Hayri Türkyılmaz, municipal police officers have forced Syrians out of beach in Mudanya, Bursa. Similar incidents have also been reported from Gemlik, another seaside district in Bursa.

Ruling AKP’s İstanbul Metropolitan Mayoral candidate Binali Yıldırım has clarified his Kurdistan remarks: “Kurdistan is a word that was used by Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to refer to representatives coming from the region during the struggle of independence.”

Last night's heavy rain showers caused floods in the capital while the State Meteorological Service has warned for a week of heavy rains.

Making an international call for Hasankeyf, which will be engulfed after the filling of Ilısu Dam reservoir, life defenders have underlined that the region is subjected to irreversible and multidimensional destruction as a result of baseless economic interests.

Leyla Güven ended a 200-day hunger strike due to a request by PKK leader Öcalan.

CHP Ankara MP Emir has submitted a parliamentary inquiry, requesting that the reasons for individual armament be investigated and necessary precautions be taken. Emir has underlined that the rate of unregistered firearms in Turkey is 85 percent.

The PKK's imprisoned leader has sent a message through his brother, saying, "These deaths severely harmed both their families and me. This is not right."

The President has called his voters to return from their hometowns for the June 23 elections and vowed to protect "the rights of Northern Cypriots in the eastern Mediterranean."