Turkey’s Cumalıkızık and Bergama sites entered UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Turkey has 13 places on the list now.

Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş have been elected as co-chairpersons after the 2nd Extraordinary Congress of HDP. While Ertuğrul Kürkçü became the honorary chairman, Sebahat Tuncel remained as HDP assembly member.

Members of Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch Prison Commission will start a march to Ankara in order to raise awareness on sick inmates and urge for their immediate release.

The Environment Council assembled for the drafting of Animal Protection Act. Ankara Bar Association Animal Rights Committee explained the new act to bianet: Circuses will be closed within 4 years; exhibiting animals will be banned.

A demonstration has been held in Istanbul against World Cup organization by playing football and playing music.

Progressive Lawyer Association Antalya Branch Chairman Ermiş confirmed the allegations that Ayşe Deniz Karacagil, a Gezi Resistance protestor charged with 98 years of prison, joined PKK.

Of his 60-year long life, Tahir Canan spent 32 years in prison and witnessed the most serious aspects of September 12, Turkey’s 3rd military coup in 1980. bianet interviewed Canan on the life sentence rulings on two generals Evren and Şahinkaya.

Following the Constitutional Court ruling that their rights were violated, all jailed defendants of Turkey’s Sledgehammer case have been ordered to release by Anadolu 4th High Criminal Court.

Occupy Galata Group released a Facebook message, inviting public to have a picnic around Galata Tower area in downtown Istanbul after Beyoğlu Municipality’s approval for a private tea house in the public square.

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Turkey to pay damages to applicants from Evrensel and Dema Nu newspapers for violating the freedom of expression.

Responding to the complaint of 230 defendants in Sledgehammer case, Turkey’s Constitutional Court found that their rights were violated regarding digital data and hearing of witnesses.

Turkey’s Constitutional Court responded to the individual complaint of Hanefi Avcı, a former police commissioner currently jailed within Devrimci Karargah case, ruling that his long arrest and trial periods committed a violation.

Ankara 10th High Criminal Court convicted former general Kenan Evren and Tahsin Şahinkaya to life for their involvement in the 1980 Military Coup. The verdict was issued after the opinion of the prosecutor.

“I am honored but I will continue with CHP,” Rıza Türmen, CHP’s Izmir province deputy, said regarding his selection of president candidates by HDP.

Miners affiliated with three different mining zones under Soma Mining Co. have launched a protest, saying that the company didn’t pay their wages.

Turkey’s Saving Deposit Insurance Fund issued an injunction order on the assets of Alp Gurkan and Korkmaz Yiğit from Soma Mining Co. for “qualitative fraud” allegations.

Dilan Dursun, a 21 year old university student who was shot one year ago at Ethem Sarısülük’s funeral with a canister, is sustaining her life struggle. “Slaying of children by the government gets me down,” she told bianet.

Turkey’s Higher Council of Radio and Television, RTÜK, announced that Ankara 9th High Criminal Court issued a media ban on all news coverage related to ISIL’s raid in the Consulate General of Turkey in Mosul and its taking of hostages on the grounds of security issues.

A commemoration was held in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı neighborhood for the first injury anniversary of Berkin Elvan, a 15 year old boy who was died after a comatose of 269 days due to a police gas bomb canister.

Turkey’s Council of State canceled the execution of a ruling that allowed the construction of CCR Hotels in Cappadocia.