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ECHR gave a verdict on the case of the gas-canister-caused killing of Tarık Ataykaya. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, and expressed that “the canister had been aimed at Ataykaya.”

Interior Minister Muammer Güler warned police officers on a variety of issues including “not throwing gas bombs from close distance”, “not dispersing protestors with material like bats” and “not allowing aggressors who attack protestors with bats and machetes”.

Interior Ministry of Turkey released a series of guidelines to its governors regarding the use of tear gas by law enforcement teams.