Entrances to Taksim Republic Monument and Gezi Park have been closed with barriers by police due to the 4th anniversary of the Gezi resistance.

Being arrested on November 4, 2016 as part of an investigation carried out by Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş’s first hearing will be held on September 6.

Gendarmerie forces have raided conscientious objector Halil Savda’s home in Cizre. As Savda was absent at the time of the raid, the gendarmerie have seized some photos and letters.

Police have raided İdil Cultural Center in which Grup Yorum band carries out its musical works, detained nine people. Properties and instruments have been damaged during the police search.

Director Costa Gavras has delivered a message in support of arrested educators Gülmen and Özakça, who are on hunger strike.

Detention warrant has been issued for HDP Party Spokesperson Osman Baydemir, who would hold a speech at the HDP Group Meeting today.

Nobel Laureate author J.M. Coetzee has sent a message for Gülmen and Özakça, said that “Turkey needs to return to the rule of law”.

New Central Executive Board has been assigned in the Central Decision Board meeting held for the first time following President Erdoğan’s being elected AKP Chair again.

Curfew was declared as of this morning in 43 villages in four districts in Diyarbakır.

HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca who had been released pending trial has been taken into custody in Batman province upon objection of the Prosecutor’s Office to her release.

On the occasion of the 564th year of the conquest of İstanbul by the Ottoman Empire from the Byzantine Empire, a parade has been organized in the construction area of the third airport of İstanbul with 1453 trucks.

Executives of BirGün daily, İbrahim Aydın and Berkant Gültekin have been sentenced to 21 months in prison on charge of “defaming the President” have submitted themselves to Kırklareli Prison for the execution of their prison sentence. They are expected to be release since the period of release on probation has been increased to two years.

Hakkari Governorship has announced that special security zone has been declared in 25 regions subordinated to the central district and the districts of Çukurca, Şemdinli, Yüksekova for the period between May 29 and June 13, 2017.

Turkey has given MPs from Germany the green light to visit soldiers from Germany in the NATO base in Konya. No solution has been reached with regards to İncirlik base.

Being detained as part of an operation launched into Sözcü daily employees and its owner Burak Akbay, correspondent Gökmen Ulu and editor-in-chief in charge of website Medha Olgun were arrested, financial affairs manager Yonca Yücekaleli was released.

Musicians Sezen Aksu and Tarkan have sang the song “Ceylan” (Gazelle) in memory of Ceylan Önkol killed by a mortar shell at the age of 12 in Lice of Diyarbakır.

The US congress passed a resolution condemning President Erdoğan’s bodyguards assaulting the protestors outside the Turkish Ambassador’s residence on May 16, 2017 during Erdoğan’s visit.

All demonstrations planned to take place after the sunset have been banned in Ankara.

One soldier has lost his life, two others have been injured in an explosion of an alleged improvised explosive device planted earlier by members of PKK in Çukurca district of Hakkari province.

Kemal Gün who had been on hunger strike for 90 days to retrieve body of his son who was killed in airstrike in Dersim had his son’s bones delivered yesterday. The funeral ceremony took place today in Hozat district of Dersim.