Seven people lost their lives and more than 120 were wounded in the explosion on July 3.

Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Treasury and Finance Albayrak, HDP MP Garo Paylan has noted that the exchange rate of US dollar has been fixed at 6.86 Turkish Lira in the last weeks.

Ahead of a Parliamentary debate on the ruling AKP-MHP’s bill that will enable the establishment of multiple bars in three major cities, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and International Commission of Jurists have criticized the bill in a statement.

The indictment brought against actors Metin Akpınar and Müjdat Gezen demands that the actors be sentenced to up to 4 years, 8 months in prison each on charge of “insulting the president” due to their remarks in a TV program.

Having lost her uncle in the firework factory blast in Sakarya, Uzuner says, “Owners of the factory called my cousin and said, ‘He shouldn’t have worked if he found it unsafe.’ They might be reducing the deceased to numbers, but they are not numbers for us.”

The HDP had stated that Çetin was tortured with dogs during her detention.

Former GREVIO President Prof. Acar has commented on the recent debates about Turkey's possible withdrawal from İstanbul Convention: "I think that this intention to give up on the convention is related with the inability to accept gender equality."

Four women who are known to be outspoken against the government were threatened with sexual assault on Twitter.

As part of an investigation launched into the explosion that claimed the lives of seven people in Sakarya, owner of the firework factory Ali Rıza Coşkun and his son Yaşar Coşkun have been taken into custody.

The state-run Anadolu Agency has received criticism over a report on the ancient city that has submerged.

“The government has typically labelled anybody critical of its policies, particularly its Kurdish policy, as a terrorist or a traitor, and an enemy of the state,” reads the joint letter addressed to European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell.

Taksim Solidarity Association is a non-governmental organization supporting the urban poor, especially refugees, in 21 districts in İstanbul. Speaking to bianet, Field Coordinator Yaşar says they are expecting support for their “Tarlabaşı Solidarity Home.”