The results of the three-month joint project "Media Ownership Monitor (MOM) Turkey" run by IPS Communication Foundation/ bianet and Reporter ohne Grenzen, have been were presented.

The results of the joint project "Media Ownership Monitor (MOM) Turkey" run by IPS Communication Foundation/ bianet and Reporter ohne Grenzen, the German wing of RSF (Reporters without Borders) were presented at a press conference.

Suspended from his position nine months ago over signing the peace declaration by academics , Adnan Menderes University former chancellor Şükrü Boylu has again been suspended for 2 more months over “FETÖ” investigation this time.

An improvised explosive device has been detonated by members of PKK in Kızılmescit region located on the border of Bingöl-Dersim provinces. One soldier has lost his life in the explosion.

Murat Arslan, President of the Association of Judges and Prosecutors closed down in the State of Emergency and former judge at Court of Accounts has been arrested on charge of being a member of the “FETÖ/PDY".

IPS Communication Foundation / bianet and Reporter Ohne Grenzen, German wing of RSF, will present the results of their joint project “Media Ownership Monitor” in the meeting “Who Owns the Media?”.

A group protesting against detention of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı, have also been taken into custody. Former deputy and now KJA Spokesperson Ayla Akat as well as Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality General Secretary Zülküf Karatekin are also among the detainees.

There has been an internet outage in Diyarbakır, Mardin, Batman, Siirt, Van, Elazığ, Dersim, Antep, Urfa, Kilis and Adıyaman provinces. There had also been a similar outage as trustees were appointed to DBP municipalities earlier.

July 15, the day of the coup attempt has been declared the “Day of Democracy and National Unity” and a national holiday. The name of Ankara’s Kazan district has also been changed to Kahramankazan (Heroic Kazan).

Simultaneous demonstrations will be staged at 11 a.m. in İstanbul and Diyarbakır in protest of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı being taken into custody. Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that the demonstration was unlawful.

Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı have been taken into custody.

Referring to cases of police torture and ill-treatment in custody, Human Rights Watch in its report has pointed out that the Statutory Decrees issued in the State of Emergency set ground for rights violations.