There are only 10 disabled members in municipality councils across all districts of Istanbul. Non-governmental organizations say that problems cannot be solved without any representation.

Twitter officials Crowell, McSweeney and Nieto are currently visiting Turkey. The company reportedly declined the government’s demand to open an office in Turkey.

The European Court of Human Rights has issued a verdict on the case of six villagers who who were taken under custody and then disappeared in Görümlü (Bespin) District of Silopi 21 years ago. Turkey was convicted of violating right of life and not being able to conduct active investigation.

Prof. Dr. Baskın Oran stood for election as an independent candidate in the Turkish parliamentary elections of 2007. He submitted a complaint about Turkish citizens living abroad not having the right to vote for independent candidates in customs and not being able to campaign on radios and TVs to Strasbourg.

People share their photographs with the message “Pınar Selek is not Alone” to support Pınar Selek whose trial will be held on 30th of April at Supreme Court of Appeals.

People working with LGBTI prisoners are opposing to “Special Prisons for LGBTI inmates”: “Homophobia, transphobia and abuses to LGBTIs should end immediately at current institutions. Building a new prison is neglecting this situation.”

Throughout the week, the talks between Turkey’s major workers unions and Governor of Istanbul have resulted in a stalemate over the celebration venue for this year’s May Day celebrations. Governor Mutlu recommended Yenikapı Square for May Day, while DISK President Kani Beko stated that they are insistent about celebrating at Taksim.

Moderated by Melek Ulagay Taylan, “Ankara after 1980 Coup D’état” panel focused on the witnessings of Murat Çelikkan, Adnan Bostancıoğlu and Nadire Mater.

Prosecutors completed the indictment concerning the death of Abdullah Cömert, a Gezi Resistance protestor who got shot in the head with gas capsule in Hatay. Police officer Ahmet Kuş has been charged with up to 25 years of sentence for “premeditated murder”.

The Nobel Peace Prize Committee released a statement saying that they were unable to confirm whether a candidate is admitted for the prize.

The media staff of Karşı - a national newspaper facing closure in print version - said they refuse to leave the company premisses until their wages are compensated.

UNESCO Guilelrmo Cano Prize has been given to Ahmet Şık, a Tiurkish journalist on trial within Odatv case and a target of police violence during the Gezi Park Resistance. He has also been acquitted of defamation lately.

“Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan-Peace in Kurdistan” International Initiative held meetings with Vice PM Beşir Atalay and Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ about ill prisoners, Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) prisoners and visiting to İmralı Island.

Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) stated that YouTube ban must continue.Telecommunication lawyer Gökhan Ahi said that BTK insisted on YouTube ban arbitrarily despite the court verdict.

As prominent members of Turkey’s Police Force are participating in different kinds of activities to celebrate the 169th anniversary of Police Department, twitter users across the country sharing police violence images on their accounts!

Early this morning, police intervened the 60-day long worker resistance at Greif Company in Istanbul’s Hadımköy district. While police detained several people including two journalists, workers are struggling to have a collective labor agreement.

Hundreds of people, intellectuals, politicians, artists across the world has signed a letter to Prime Minister R.T. Erdoğan and Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ to underline the plight of 544 ill prisoners in Turkish jails with 163 in critical condition.

Tensions between Kurdish students and ultranationalist Turkish students in Near East University left with the arrest order of 16 students for 3 days. The police is looking for 164 suspects.

Istanbul Bar Association Animal Rights Commission filed a lawsuit against the regulation which permits test on animals even if they lack of medical training.

A police tank known as scorpion dived into the crowd of demonstrators and crashed a 12 year-old boy. While the child was heavily wounded and had a brain operation, Peace and Democracy Party Deputy Özdal Üçer stated that the boy was shoe shiner and he was passing there in order to go home.