“Although the call to zero tolerance for torture was continuously reiterated, practices of torture and ill treatment by the police have not ended, and the form of torture reflected on the street has become more visible and damaging,” wrote TİHV in their 2014 rights violations report.

The State Council approved the court decision canceling the Sulukule neighborhood project that displaced Romany citizens.

Prosecutor Demirel who was in charge of investigating the crimes of public officials in the Bayrampaşa leg of the Operation Back to Life was sentenced in his trial to 1 year in prison for “misuse of duty through neglect”.

Academicians Akdeniz and Altıparmak, objected to the access ban on social media platforms Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. “Constitutional principles were violated,” said Bihr from RSF.

bianet writers Mustafa Sütlaş and Şeyhmus Diken commented on the investigation launched against them for “turning people against military service” by contributing to the book “Don’t Serve in the Military Because…”

The court postponed its verdict on Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink’s case where the prosecutor demands an acquittal due to lack of “violence” in writings. “I am a woman, I’m Dutch and I live in Diyarbakır, but first and foremost I am a journalist,” said Geerdink.

According to bianet’s tally, men killed at least 27 women in March. 18.5 percent of the women were killed because they wanted to split up and 18.5 percent had lodged a complaint against their killer before they were murdered. One man murdered his six-month-old baby because she was a girl.

Turkey’s first and second division soccer leagues have been suspended for one week after an armed assault on Fenerbahçe team’s player transfer bus on Saturday.

166 websites including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have been blocked in Turkey on the grounds that they have published the photos of Mehmet Selim Kiraz during Istanbul Courthouse hostage crisis.

Following the end of armed conflicts between Kurdish PKK and Turkish Army, Balkaya Mountains located in the southeastern border of Turkey became a local attraction for picnics.

Education and Science Workers' Union have called teachers to boycott their first class today after the death of math teacher Halil Serkan Öz.

Istanbul Police authorities released a statement regarding 18 students who were photographed lying on the floor handcuffed in reverse fashion, saying that they were “kept out by lying on the floor” in order to maintain their own security.

Advocates who refuse to enter Istanbul Courthouse through x-ray machines have been ousted from the premises.

The funeral of Elif Sultan Kalsen, a DHKP-C militant who was killed after assaulting Istanbul Police Headquarters on April 1, has been sent to her homeland for funeral.

18 students who were detained last night after running away from the clashes in Istanbul Police Headquarters told bianet that they have been handcuffed in reverse fashion for 9 hours.

According to a report released by Worker Health and Occupational Safety, at least 139 workers died on the job in March.

Özgür Yılmaz, an advocate who observed the autopsy of two perpetrators of Istanbul Courthouse hostage crisis, told bianet that authorities refused to hand him a copy of the preliminary autopsy report.

Anti-Terror police stormed several apartments and offices early morning in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı neighborhood, detaining scores of individuals including musicians from the protest band Grup Yorum.

An investigation has been launched against Hürriyet, Cumhuriyet, Posta and Bugün newspapers under “terrorism propaganda” suspicion for publishing the photos of Prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz during Istanbul Courthouse hostage crisis.

Gunshots were heard around 5:45 pm local time outside Istanbul’s Police Headquarters in Vatan Street. Advocates at the building spoke to bianet.