Ağın district authorities ordered x-ray scans for a kestrel, a wild bird that was accused by villagers of being an Israeli spy due to a ring on its limb saying “'-24311 Tel Avivunia Israel”. The bird was released back into the wilderness, once x-ray results showed no sign of spy-related installments.

Abdullah Öcalan’s advocates submitted a request to court for their client’s retrial.

Pianist Fazıl Say, signer of a letter in The Times by 30 intellectuals regarding Gezi Resistance, made a statement backing his decision to sign the letter - a declaration that AKP Vice Chairperson Hüseyin Çelik claimed to be “arrogant”.

Several families with Roma background in the northwestern province of Turkey were left homeless after a municipality intervention followed by a lynch campaign. While Bursa governor denied allegations on “purpose”, Turkey’s Roma people seem convinced that official plan to exile them.

Reacting upon advocate Inançer’s remarks “Women shouldn’t wonder in streets while pregnant”, scores of women in Istanbul and Ankara are preparing to put pillows in their bellies and take the streets tonight.

Actor Memet Ali Alabora filed a lawsuit against Yeni Şafak newspaper for 1 TL, saying that their coverage on Gezi Resistance protests violated his personality rights.

During the Gezi Resistance, 105 journalists have been assaulted, 28 detained and 2 sent to prison. Between April and June, 66 journalists and 27 publishers were behind bars in Turkey. 13 individuals (including 5 journalists) have been convicted of Anti-Terror Act-related sentence with a total of 67 years, 2 months and 7 days of prison as well as 6,600 euros fine.

Turkish Publishers Association released its report “Freedom to Publish Turkey” including right violations between June 2012 and 2013. “At least 27 authors, poets, translators, publishers are imprisoned in Turkey,” the report cited.

Interior Minister Muammer Güler warned police officers on a variety of issues including “not throwing gas bombs from close distance”, “not dispersing protestors with material like bats” and “not allowing aggressors who attack protestors with bats and machetes”.

The European Court of Human Rights reached a verdict on the case of Nergiz Izci, a peaceful March 8 demonstrator who was subjected to police beatings and pepper gas. Turkey was ordered to pay 20,000 euros to Izci.

Kurdish politicians from Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran are paving the way to organize a Kurdish National Conference in Erbil - the capital of autonomous region of Northern Iraq.

Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) Istanbul Branch released a statement saying that at least 22 media staff were laid off and 37 forced to quit work during Turkey’s Gezi Resistance protests. “Media in Turkey is going through one of its darkest periods,” branch chairperson Durmuş said.