KCK Executive Council Co-Chairperson Cemil Bayık said the Turkish state has yet to take a step forward in the democratic peace process and wanted to make war - a situation that will require them to make self-defense.

MAZLUMDER Prison Commission released a report on the conditions of Batman M Type Prison, citing prison administration’s arbitrary practices on political inmates and health permits.

Prosecutors completed their indictment on Ali Ismail Korkmaz case, charging 5 individuals with life sentence for beating Kormaz to death during Gezi Resistance protests in Eskişehir.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Turkey guilty in 4 different cases regarding torture, police murder, suspected soldier death and limitation of defense rights, ordering the Turkish state tp pay a total of 38,500 euros.

“The recent rise in the number of layoffs among Turkey’s print media demonstrates that the state of emergency is still underway,” Journalists Union of Turkey (TGC) said in a statement.

M.T., a chief military sergeant who has been arrested for “sexually abusing and depriving the freedom of E.A. (16), has been released by a court for pending trial.

Some local businesses in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul are currently suffering from a 3 day closure due to outdoor table ban issued by Beyoğlu Municipality. Some business owners claim that there is discrimination between certain businesses regarding the bans.

An administrative investigation has been launched on May Day police violence with the testimony of Serdal Gül - a demonstrator with head injury. Police authorities, however, didn’t disclose the names of police officers in the investigation file.

Cüneyt Hacıoğlu, a Dicle News Agency reporter based in Uludere, has been arrested.

According to a report released by Worker Health and Work Security Assembly, at least 147 workers were killed from work-related injuries in August, with a hike on agriculture-related deaths. 21 child workers have reportedly died in various sectors - agriculture, trade, food, mining, communication, steel and construction.

A pregnant woman who applied to give birth in Istanbul Medical School has been transferred to another hospital, as officials said that the inborn baby was documented to be 90 percent mentally disabled and the hospital was short of incubators.

Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkey’s semi-official news agency, has added Kurdish to its 5 other languages on September 1 - Peace Day.