What deceives children is the course of this society, in my opinion. It is the state itself, which provides neither a future, nor the space for freedom or democracy, that deceives.

A motorcycled assailant opened fire on the crowd attending a funeral service in a cemevi in Antep province. Three were injured in the event.

History Foundation and Sociology and Education Studies Unit reviewed the schoolbooks based on the criteria of human rights, revealing that children are taught about the military in Turkey from the very early days of their compulsory education.

PKK Executive Council Member Duran Kalkan said BDP and HDP are not their representatives, that they no longer have faith in the İmralı talks, and that nobody can convince the guerrilla anymore unless they speak with Öcalan.

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned on procedural grounds the aggravated life imprisonment ruled for Pınar Selek.

Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz declared that they would resume the construction of high security check-points, saying that “being secure is priceless”.

While the taking down of the flag in Diyarbakır led to demonstrations in the name of respecting the flag in certain provinces, the reaction to the flag in certain places turned into an attack against Kurds.

Ministry of Internal Affairs, Turkish Air Force Command and Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office have launched an investigation regarding the incident of taking down of Turkish flag within the military bsse of Diyarbakır 2nd Air Force Command. Two security officers were dismissed.

Following the taking down of Turkey’s flag by a child protestor in the southeastern and predominantly Kurdish populated district of Lice, President Abdullah Gül, PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan released statements.

“In here, they don’t provide anything to us, neither water nor soap, toothpaste or sugar… just tea is free...I used the same sheet for 27 months…Now, I don’t even have an underwear, just two rapped t-shirts and pants… Believe me, we feel the absence of everything..”

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Board gave permission for preliminary license once again to the Konaktepe Dam and two hydroelectric plant projects planned on Munzur Valley National Park and already once annulled by Turkey’s State Council, deeming the projects devoid of public welfare around three years ago.

Struggle Platform Against Isolation released a statement, saying that as of June, there are 641 sick prisoners across Turkey’s prisons with 233 in serious condition.

Members of the Parliamentary Research Commission set up to research Soma and other mining accidents will listen to survivors of the Soma workplace murder and families of the miners two days from now.

A year has passed since the interview with the trees of Gezi Resistance. This time we held out the microphone to the TOMA (police tank) on the other side of the resistance: I underwent all those things, and the Prime Minister never once called me up.

Soldiers attacked the protests in Lice against the construction of police stations and high security police checkpoints. Two Lice residents, Ramazan Baran (24) and Baki Akdemir (50) were killed. Two people were injured, one of them female. The funerals of the deceased were held yesterday.

The responsibility of state officials in the Dink murder was not carried to court despite the ECHR verdict and the reform on Code on Criminal Procedure. Bakırköy 8th High Criminal Court made a ruling opening the way to this investigation.

Bartın province’s Amasra district formed a human chain against the construction of a coal based thermal power plant, while fishing boats protested at sea.

Publishers Union of Turkey announced its annual report on Freedom of Publishing. The report stated that despite the several improvements thanks to legal amendments, freedom of publishing didn’t improve due to threats of censorship, self-censorship and judging.

Tonguç Ok, a life sentence serving inmate in the Dev Yol case with 14 published translations, received this year’s Turkish Publishers Union Special Award.

Subsequent to the anniversary of Gezi Resistance, Istanbul Governor made a new statement about “the locations for public gatherings and demonstrations”, saying that demonstrations and protests can be held only at the relevant locations in Yenikapı and Maltepe.