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16th Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March to be organized within the 26th Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week was banned by the governorate once again as the previous three years.

An investigation was started against Labour Party (EMEP) members.

Criminal organization leader Alaattin Çakıcı, described by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli as a ‘nationalist’ and a ‘hero’, made a statement from prison, targeting writers of Karar Newspaper.

The pressure against journalists continued in June as well.

The Constitutional Court (AYM) denied the individual application made on the police violence during the Gezi Park protests.

Diyarbakır 9th Assize Court had issued the release of Leyla Güven, who was recently elected as MP from the People’s Democratic Party (HDP).

25th and 26th session Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul MP Eren Erdem was arrested after being taken into custody after being taken into custody in Ankara following the order of Istanbul 35th Assize Court.

Five more people, who were taken into custody in Izmir due to ‘insulting the President’, were arrested.

Author Selen Pınar Işık, known publicly as “Pucca” with the blogs and books she has written, stated that the police has visited her family home, asked about her and searched for evidence on ‘terrorist organization membership’ after her statement on Twitter.

Ankara Governorate banned the screening of UK-movie ‘Pride’, organized by Communist LGBTIs group within the 26th Pride Week, within the State of Emergency.