Despite his will, Armenian composer Aram Tigran, the son of a family who was expelled from Diyarbakır during the Genocide, was not allowed to be buried in the city.

The panel of experts have completed their examination on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report given by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization for the tailings dam planned to be constructed in Kirazlıyayla, Bursa.

According to the “7-Month Press Freedom Report” prepared by the Press in Arrest, there are at least 65 journalists behind bars in Turkey as convicts or arrestees. At least 251 journalists also stand trial in or outside prison, or in absentia.

There are currently about 3,500 Covid-19 patients in Turkey's capital, with 2,000 having tested positive and 1,500 diagnosed as "suspicious cases," the SES union has stated.

HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has criticized the speech of Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu in Beirut. Addressing a Parliamentary question to the Minister, he has asked, “Didn’t you feel shame for racism in multi-identity Beirut?”

Two workers were held in custody for a day in Düzce, their labor contracts have been terminated afterwards. The workers have now filed a criminal complaint against the ones who are responsible for their dismissal from the state post office PTT.

The Energy Minister has said that the search activities in Mediterranean and Black Sea will continue nonstop for achieving Turkey's "energy independence."

Workers of a canned fish company in northwestern Turkey work during the day and are forced to stay at "quarantine dormitories" at night.

Capturing police violence against a person in Athens, journalists Çağdaş Kaplan and Berçem Mordeniz have been battered and taken into custody.

According to the Labor Force Statistics shared by the TurkStat, the number of unemployed dropped by 331 thousand people in May, when the effects of the pandemic were strongly felt. May also witnessed a 4.7 point annual decrease in employment rate.

26 non-governmental organizations and initiatives have released a joint statement in defense of İstanbul Convention amid ongoing debates on Turkey’s possible withdrawal. “İstanbul Convention keeps one alive,” the statement has emphasized.

“Held in Elazığ Type T Prison, Hüseyin Bağ and two other inmates staying in the same ward have staged a protest against the raids conducted to wards day and night, swearwords and unjust disciplinary punishments,” says HDP MP Alican Önlü.

The Health Ministry has confirmed 1,182 new cases and 15 deaths of Covid-19.

According to the latest figures shared by the Diyarbakır Health Platform, 346 healthcare workers, including 128 nurses and midwives, have tested positive for novel coronavirus in the province as of August 6.

An armored police vehicle overturned in Turkey’s eastern Hakkari province, two special operations police officers have lost their lives in the accident.

While Assoc. Prof. Cavit Işık Yavuz notes that reopening schools will lead to a further increase in COVID-19 cases, Prof. Serap Şimşek Yavuz underlines that “it is not a decision to be taken by ministries and Science Board on their own.”

Taken into custody by torture in İzmir while protesting to defend İstanbul Convention, LGBTI+ activist İsmail Temel fainted when he was detained. Temel has made a call for solidarity: “I do not want them to get away with the torture they inflicted on me.”

The convention protects women and children from violence but those who oppose don't know about it enough, according to ASAP Chair Ayla Kerimoğlu.

Fahrettin Altun's statement came after Turkish lira hit a historic low against the dollar and Euro.

The Health Ministry has reported the highest new cases since July 2.