Reminding that talks between Turkish and PKK stakeholders located in Qandil Mountain have long been anticipated, Prof. Dr. Erol Katırcıoğlu told bianet that it would be significant to support returning PKK guerrillas.

Responding to the parliamentary question of Sezgin Tanrıkulu, parliamentarian of CHP (Republican’s People Party), the Ministry of Health provided information about alcohol consumption, alcoholic beverage taxes, and those receiving treatment because of using drugs and alcohol between 2012-2014 in Turkey.

Halki Seminary is preparing to host a concert which will include various choirs from all faiths under the title “Beliefs and its Musics, Sounds Echoing From the Houses of God”.

Turkish Army lieutenant Emre As (23) lost his life in the southeastern district of Saray, Van.

Following the rising of tensions in the southeastern district of Lice due to the removal of a PKK founder, senior sergeant Uğur Ünal reported killed himself by accident as he was loading his gun.

According to the data of Turkish Statistical Institution (TUİK), approximately 275,000 children came or were brought to the security units in 2013. It is registered that 115,439 children were forced to commit a crime. This number proves that there is an increase by 14.5 percent a year.

Commenting about the marriage of children marriages amid Roma people, NGO representatives on Roma people told bianet that the living conditions of Roma children must be improved.

Intending to revive the tentative soul of Beat Generation, Neo-Beat made its last meeting in İstanbul. Next direction of the group is to Zeytinli Fest.

bianet interviewed HDP Diyarbakır Provincal Organization Co-chair Zübeyde Zümrüt following the death of one person within the rising of tension in Lice over the statue of PKK co-founder Mahsum Korkmaz.

Following a court order to “seize” the statue of PKK co-founder Mahsum Korkmaz, police and army forces launched a crackdown in the southeastern province of Lice, Diyarbakır.

Parking lot permit in Moda Gezi Garden issued by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality was cancelled due to applications of Kadıköy Municipality. Neighborhood dwellers set up tents and watch in Moda Gezi Garden to resist against construction of parking lot.

The court opened 14 cases against Cumhuriyet Newspaper administratives İbrahim Yıldız and Aykut Küçükkaya and sentenced them to pay 200,000 liras under the claim that they reveal identities of children in the news pieces. Most of the children faced the police violence.

Kerem Altıparmak, assistant professor at Ankara University Law Faculty commented bianet on the recent discussions after Erdoğan’s presidential status, saying that “whoever is elected as president loses their deputy status according to the Constitution Article 101.”

Labor and Social Security Minister Faruk Çelik said that they only employed 1000 more workers within the disability quota. “This toll shocked us. They didn’t keep their promise,” activist Bestami Turhan told bianet.

Tatia Pilieva published the video “First Kiss” on March and its first Turkey version was recently published. The second one will be recorded on 31 August.

Süleyman Seba, honorary chairman of Beşiktaş JK, was buried after a series of ceremonies organized in his apartment, club building and stadium which is recently under construction.

bianet interviewed journalist Nurgün Balcıoğlu located in the southern province of Antep regarding the rising of tensions after the killing of a landlord by a Syrian tenant. She draws attention to two aspects of the problem: rising population of unemployed youth and exploitation of cheap labour.

Viyan Dahil, an Ezidi deputy from Iraq whose helicopter crashed while dropping humanitarian aid in Iraq, urged from her hospital bed in Istanbul to help Ezidi people.

Hürriyet newspaper didn’t publish an op-ed written by columnist Yılmaz Özdil regarding “Who the next prime minister should be” in Turkey.

Derya Sazak, editor-in-chief of Yurt Newspaper, denied the claim of that Cevizoğlu is dismissed due to directive of Kılıçdaroğlu and stated that new regulations have been made in TV and channel.