Passing a judgement In the trial of writer Tarman, who was described as a suicide bomber by Star and Takvim dailys, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Tarman be paid 1,500 Euros in non-pecuniary damages over violation of Article 8, right to respect for private life.

CHP’s Tanrıkulu has submitted a parliamentary inquiry about the ban imposed by Ankara Governorship on LGBTI events.

In the weekly group meeting, CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu has spoken on Paradise Papers and imprisoned journalists.

Journalist Oğuz Güven has been sentenced to 3 years and 32 days in prison in the trial in which he has been tried due to a tweet concerning a news report on death of Chief Prosecutor Mustafa Alper, who lost his life in a traffic accident.

Ali Öz, a photographer who, for two years, has been capturing images of Tarlabaşı, a district of İstanbul that has been suffering a “destruction/annulment” process due to gentrification, will have a selection of his works presented in the exhibition “Tarlabaşı: A defiled İstanbul district” in Vienna.

Stating that trial of Sarraf is “political”, Government Spokesperson Kalın has said, “We are dependent on outside energy. We had to do this business with Iran during these sanctions. Our banks and minister of economy got involved in it”.

A shopping mall called Nata Vega Outlet exhibiting wild animals in cages under the name of “Adrenaline World” in Ankara has sparked reactions on social media. A petition has been launched.

For the first time in Turkey, a woman has been appointed to the seat of Vice President in the Department of Religious Affairs. Prof. Dr. Huriye Martı, the new vice president takes office today.

Pointing to the US courts, Government Spokesperson Bozdağ has said, “They force Rıza Sarraf to slander against Turkey”.

Concerning Kopran, who was arrested due to a phone call he made with his brother in Hatay, Antakya, prosecutor has said, “In my eyes, those who regularly attend May 1 are members of an organization. A decent human being goes to May 1 once, there is no need to go to May 1 all the time”.

According to the Child Prisoners Report by CİSST/TCPS, there were 92 complaints launched in the last 10 years against torture and maltreatment in juvenile prisons, but in only one case, the suspect was found guilty and sentenced to prison.

An investigation has been launched in İstanbul into US State Attorneys Bharara and Kim, who started the Rıza Sarraf prosecution, for “presenting certain documents as evidence used in Turkey".