While İstanbul has been the epicenter of the outbreak in Turkey, other parts of the country have seen a surge following the reopening on June 1.

Upon the recommendation of the Writers in Prison Committee, PEN Norway has appointed İlhan Sami Çomak and Ilham Tohti as its new honorary members.

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey’s eastern province of Van. While 5 people have been wounded according to initial reports, the earthquake has also caused damages in some houses in Gürpınar district.

Lawyer Sönmez visited his colleague Aytaç Ünsal in prison. We have spoken with Sönmez about his impressions from his visit to the lawyer who has been on a death fast for his right to a fair trial, together with her arrested colleague Ebru Timtik.

"I know that there was an organization mentioned as JİTEM at the inner fortress. No one brought there would remain alive," the witness has stated.

In a statement about the nurse who took her life, Tekin from the Diyarbakır Branch of SES Union has said that there was no nursery where the nurse could leave her child 24/7 and her husband, also a nurse, was in isolation due to COVID-19.

Criticizing the former US National Security Advisor's book for being "one-sided," Altun has said Trump and Erdoğan put great effort into repairing the relationship between Turkey and the US.

"The balance has been achieved thanks to us. As the legitimate government started to achieve dominance, even the countries earlier standing in the middle gradually started to side with the legitimate government," Çavuşoğlu has asserted.

A lawsuit has been filed against Ahmet Kanbal, a reporter for Mezopotamya Agency, for allegedly insulting Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu with a social media message.

“It has been 718 days. Our sons and daughters are not here anymore, neither are our brothers and sisters, spouses, mothers… All through these two years, we had only one demand: Justice,” says Bilgin, who lost her 14-year-old daughter Bihter.

Ruling AKP Group Deputy Chair Zengin said, “Before the AKP came, women had no name in this country.” Women have slammed her remarks on social media: “Then, let us remember who closed the Ministry of State for Women in 2011.”

Antalya Bar Chair Polat Balkan has filed a criminal complaint against Minister of Interior Soylu, Ankara Governor Şahin and law enforcement officers for preventing the bar association chairs from entering the capital city as part of their “Defense March.”

Taking no notice of the warning of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), a company is exploring coal mine in Ilgın, Konya. While the DSİ warns that the area is not suitable for mining as there are water basins, locals are waging a struggle for ecology.

In his response to a Parliamentary question after 14 months, Minister of Interior Soylu has announced that a decision of non-prosecution was given for the Presidency’s security guards who beat lawyer Sürenoğlu in İstanbul.

After coronavirus measures were eased across Turkey, the number of cases has started to increase in Cizre, Şırnak. People try to raise concerns over this increase on social media under the hashtag #cizreyebak or “Look at Cizre.”

New cases surpassed daily recoveries again as the country's tally reached 5,025 deaths and 191,657 cases.

Six journalists appeared before court today after months of pre-trial detention in the case over the reports on a MİT officer’s death in Libya.

Jailed journalists Barış Pehlivan, Barış Terkoğlu, Hülya Kılınç, Ferhat Çelik, Aydın Keser and Murat Ağırel stood trial for the first time today. Before hearing started, politicians, journalists and rights defenders staged a protest in front of İstanbul Courthouse.

In the hearing where a decision was expected, the court ruled for a reexamination of the case of the former Die Weld reporter who previously spent one year in prison.

Rojda Bedia Akkaya from the HDP Women’s Assembly has spoken to bianet about their new campaign. “In the face of abuse, execution, trustees… We are here, women’s struggle is everywhere,” reads the slogan of the campaign.