Police asked permission from the prosecutor to monitor the lawyers who came to help and support the detainee in the Court House. Prosecution restricted lawyers from accessing the case files.

23 journalists and 9 distributors entered the month of April in prison. 1 columnist was killed, 10 journalists were attacked. 7 journalists and 4 newspapers were threatened; 2 journalists’ houses were searched. 7 journalists and a social media person were detained. 3 journalists and 2 cartoonists were sentenced by the reason of insulting Erdoğan. European Court of Human Rights ordered Turkey to pay EUR 22.983…

20 people were detained and arrested on May Day protests. Lawyers who wanted to accompany judicial procedure were battered in the Court House. Gökmen Yeşil from ÇHD identified the situations as “the first practice of internal security law”.

In the crossword of Pegasus Magazine, an in-flight periodical which is presented to Pegasus' passengers freely, the answer for the question “name given for non-muslims” was written as “heretic”

Istanbul General Directorate of Security declared that 10 of 408 demonstrators, who were detained on 1st of May, have been taken into custody. The number of the arrested demonstrators increased up 13.

Calling to Taksim for May Day celebrations, the demonstrators encountered with police violence. All roads which lead to Taksim were closed to traffic, the police used gas bomb and water cannon.

According to the declaration of Istanbul Bar Association, on May Day 150 demonstrator were detained in total till noon in Istanbul. Also, Istanbul Chief Police Selami Altınok declared,"As of now, 136 people were detained"

People’s Democracy Party deputy Önder made a statement concerning the peace process: Since the President discredits the process and the government didn’t support it, as of yet the resolution process is pending. The government should establish a monitoring committee or an independent commission.

Being tried at Penal Court of First Instance upon her tweet that criticized the prosecutor due to closing of the corruption file, journalist Sedef Kabaş’s file was sent to the Assize Court. However, Kabaş was not alone during the trial.

Banned the May Day celebrations in Taksim, Istanbul Governor closed to traffic not only in Taksim and it’s around, but also in many points in Istanbul.

We applied to Prof. Dr. Arşaluys Kayır, who has given an ear to the people’s ‘secrets’ for years, not for consulting her on sexual issues, one of the most common of taboos in Turkey, rather for learning her history regarding the other taboo of Turkey, Armenian question.

bianet interviewed Aliza Stern, a cancer survivor who completed the 2015 Boston Marathon last week, on her running experience as well as the importance of exercise during/after cancer treatment.

All defendants has acquitted from the “Taksim Solidarity” Case, in which 26 people were tried.

ILAD Müşerref Hekimoğlu Achievement Award goes, this year, to Çiçek Tahaoğlu, bianet Women and LGBTI News’ Editor. While the communication research award was given to Mutlu Binark and his colleagues, the honor award was granted to Musa Kart.

On May Day, the metro services will be available only between Levent-Hacıosman stations. The metro services between Levent-Yenikapı stations and the funicular services between Kabataş-Taksim will be cancelled.

After the Supreme Court overturned the first verdict of Dink case, the retrial of the defendants has been started. In the 5th trial, the court refused all of the demands of the Dink family’s lawyers. The next trial will be held on September 3.

Juvenile Prisons Must Be Banned Initiative and Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD) demanded the punishment of the ones who are responsible from the violence against three pregnant children inmates in Şakran Prison.

The launch of "Nefela Birîndar", an oral history study which has been written by Faruk Balıkçı and Ruhi Karadağ, and conveys the perspective of guerrillas regarding the peace process, was obstructed in Nusaybin and Kızıltepe cities.

Women’s Library and Information Center Foundation turned 25 years old. “25. The donation campaign “25 TL and its Multiples from 1000 People in One Year” aims to strengthen both the library building and the special archives as well.

According to the corruption research of Transparency International, while 67 percent of the participants think that the corruptions increased last year, 54 percent of them think it will continue to increase. Also, 28 percent of them mention that they bribed.