Announcing that they have launched the sea cleaning mobilization against mucilage in the Sea of Marmara, Minister of Environment and Urbanization Kurum has said that they will declare the entire sea a ‘Protected Area’ until the end of 2021.

Melih Bulu, the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, has made a statement in response to the criticisms of main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, saying, “Putting aside his tone, I would like to recall a few things as to the essence of the matter.”

Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized the government over Sedat Peker's YouTube videos and the new closure case against the HDP.

The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court has ruled that a red notice shall be issued against journalist Can Dündar, the then Editor-in-Chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper who has been sentenced to 27 years, 6 months in prison in the MİT Trucks case.

Put on trial for allegedly revealing the identity of the police officer who shot Berkin Elvan with a tear gas canister during Gezi, journalists Canan Coşkun, Ali Açar and Can Uğur will have their next hearing on October 7.

The rapporteur assigned with examining the first indictment against the HDP has been assigned with the same task to examine the new indictment which was submitted by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Cassation on June 7.

While no legal action has been taken regarding the people mentioned by the mob boss in his online confessions, Cumhuriyet has been charged with insult and slander.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has concluded that the right to liberty and security and freedom of expression of Ali Bulaç, who stood trial in the Zaman newspaper case, were violated.

Main opposition CHP MP Orhan Sarıbal notes that while Turkey has the largest agricultural production area in Europe, it ranks first in food inflation in the continent, raising concerns that “Turkey does not have food safety.”

The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Cassation has indicted the HDP again, demanding its closure and a political ban on nearly 500 people. The party has denounced the development, saying, “Put the mafia on trial, not the HDP.”

The Workers Party of Turkey MP is under investigation for saying "The state is a murderer" on two occasions.

Speaking amid the revelations of Sedat Peker, HDP Spokesperson Günay has said, “Let’s pull the brick and pave the way for peace and democracy, make way for jobs, daily bread and freedom and end the plunder of nature and massacre of women.”