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Constitutional Court (AYM) decided for a violation of the ‘right to fair trial’ in the application of Serdar Batur, who was sentenced to a total of 12 years and 11 months of imprisonment.

Statutory Decree No. 701 within the State of Emergency was enacted with a publication on the Official Gazette.

The lawsuit filed against 11 media workers, four of them arrested, including Zaman Newspaper writers due to “coup attempt” and “FETÖ membership” was concluded.

An investigation was opened against four of the students, who were taken into custody due to ‘insulting the President’ with the banner they carried during the graduation ceremony at the Middle East Technical University (METU).

The Prosecutor objected to the acquittal of journalist Ramazan Akoğul, who recorded visuals of the protest demonstration for Mehdin Taşkın after his death due to a fire opened by soldiers in 2014 in Lice district of Diyarbakır.

The first LGBTI+ Pride March organized in Adana was banned by the governorate due to “public incitement to resentment and hostility” and “the possibility to attract negative reactions due to social sensitivities.”

Ministry of the Interior announced investigations have started against 313 people between the dates July 2nd and 9th due to their social media posts.

The lawsuit filed against Democratic Regions Party (DBP) member Siirt Co-Mayor Tuncer Bakırhan, who was replaced with a trustee assigned by the Ministry of the Interior after his arrest, concluded.

Lice Co-Mayor Rezan Zuğurli was acquitted in the case she was on trial at Diyarbakır 10th Assize Court due to the protest she participated in against the custodies of Diyarbakır Co-Mayors on 25 October 2016.

Constitutional Court (AYM) issued the final decree on the individual application made against the arrest of People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Siirt MP Meral Danış Beştaş.