Civil disobedience
What does the comfort of women to walk on the streets depend on?
Sabri Çelebi went on the streets with a machete during the Gezi Park Protests in Istanbul in 2013 and attacked protesters. He injured a woman by kicking her and a policeman from his hand. He was caught but released immediately afterwards. He went abroad. The ruling for his release was rejected.
Lawyers of two Turkish hunger-striking educators detained ahead of first hearing
Seventeen lawyers of two imprisoned hunger-striking educators have been detained two days before the first hearing of their case, in which the educators are accused of being members of a terrorist organization.
Protest Against Employer Misdemeanour Outside the National Assembly
Dozens of workers gathered outside the National Assembly for a protest against employer misdemeanour.
The rally was organized by the Autonomous Workers' Trade Union.
''We are not slaves, we have rights'', " Our labor is not free. " These were some of the posters that people were carrying before the National Assembly
The Police in Vidin is Protesting
Police protest in Vidin on Tuesday. This is yet another expression of dissatisfaction from the law enforcements, Nova TV reported.
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Turkish police detain 33 demonstrators protesting hunger-striking educators' imprisonment
Police have detained a total of 33 people at a protest carried out in support of two jailed educators who have been on hunger strikes for nearly 150 days.
A group of demonstrators gathered in front of the Süreyya Opera House in Istanbul's Kadıköy and demanded academic Nuriye Gülmen and primary school teacher Semih Özakça to be released from jail.
Turkish hunger-striking educators examined in hospital at Euro court's request
Imprisoned educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça received medical check-ups in an Ankara hospital on the 140th day of their hunger strikes at the request of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), daily Cumhuriyet reported on July 26.
Court rules faulty for man who lost eye during Gezi protests in Ankara
An Ankara court ruled "faulty" for a man who lost his eye during the Gezi protests in 2013 at the Turkish capital and also fined the Interior Ministry, daily Cumhuriyet has reported.
Council of Europe Secretary General expresses concerns over recent arrests of activists in Turkey
CoE Secretary-General Thorbjorn Jagland spoke to PM Yıldırım over the phone late July 19 to express his concerns over the arrest of human rights activists as well as the situation of two educators who have been on hunger strike for 134 days in prison.
The surprise results of 'Justice March'
The aim of the opposition's "justice march" from Ankara to Istanbul was to draw attention to shortcomings and errors in Turkey's justice system, to display the feelings of the people in the face of injustices.
But there were also other positive results of the march that were not calculated before it started. Let me mention a few of these unintended consequences.
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Turkey protest: Istanbul Rally Concludes Anti-Erdogan March
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Istanbul at the end of a 450km "justice" march against the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reported BBC.
Large numbers have joined the march since it began in Ankara on 15 June.