"They expect us to accept that Onur Gencer committed this political murder alone," the lawyer of the Poyraz family has said.

Accepting the request of the SPK and BDDK lawyers for additional time, the court adjourned the case until April 29.

The İYİ Party leader has praised the 2013 Gezi Park protests and slammed Monday's court ruling.

Mater was living in Germany and returned to Turkey in February to attend the hearings of the Gezi trial.

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul a month ago. Since then, President Erdoğan has been calling for a meeting between the presidents of the two countries.

Having sentenced Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi to 18 years in prison along with six others in Gezi retrial, the İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against him.

The lawyers of HDP MP Meral Danış Beştaş requested that the charges faced by the lawmaker be dropped in line with the ruling of rights violation handed down by the ECtHR. The high criminal court in Diyarbakır has rejected this request.

Marking the 60th anniversary of the top court, Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan said that the main duty of courts is to protect justice.

The Taksim Solidarity platform made a press statement in criticism of the conviction of eight people in Gezi retrial. Police intervened against the groups going to Cihangir, battering and detaining several people, including journalists.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 132 thousand tests were conducted, 2,511 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 14 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

"I count on the Turkish judiciary to act in full compliance with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights," Kox has said. Meanwhile, PACE has postponed a meeting in Ankara.

Following the meeting of the Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board of the Health Ministry, the obligation to wear face masks indoors has been lifted except for public transportation and health institutions.