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.

243 women’s organizations demanded the sexual crimes penal bill be revoked, remarking, “This bill presented as allegedly increasing penalties is essentially impunity.”

Following the Supreme Court of Appeals’ decision to overturn the four years two months prison sentence given to police officer Yıldız in the Festus Okey case as well as the rejection of the Okey family attorneys’ request of intervention, the court gave a decision of insistence.

In May 2014, male violence left 23 women and 1 teenager girl killed; 13 women and teenager girls raped; 36 battered; 25 sexually harassed.

Male violence killed 23 women in May. While 56.5 percent of women were murdered by their husbands, the death toll in the first 5 months of the year rose to 112.

Planned to open in Beyoğlu Art Gallery, ‘Nostalji 2014’ exhibition couldn’t be held due to the withdrawal of various art pieces by its artists who reacted the ban for ‘Maraş Massacre’ painting of a fellow artist.

bianet talked with Human Rights Foundation (İHD) Chairman Öztürk Türkdoğan about the recent “child guerrillas” debate sparked by the protest of around 80 families in Diyarbakır whose children have joined the PKK.

The Mothers of Peace visited the families in Diyarbakır protesting their children being taken to the mountains and invited them to do a sit-in together in Ankara.

The European Court of Human Rights founded Turkey guilty in the case of Aktepe, a young conscript who lost his life during compulsory military service. Turkey was also condemned in the case regarding the imprisonment of four Jehovah's Witnesses conscientious objectors.

The European Court of Human Rights issued a verdict in the case of Yüksel Yiğitdoğan, an inmate who was tortured in detention and forced to testify without a lawyer. Turkey was convicted for violating ECHR’s “prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment” and right to a fair trial.

bianet compiled all its news, photo and video content from May 27, 2013 regarding the Gezi Resistance around a timeline. Even though the chronology ends in March 2014, we know that this is just the beginning...