The lira plummeted to yet another all-time low against the US dollar and the Euro. Despite overall stability in global gold prices, gold prices also reached record highs.

Can Atalay, a lawyer and a human rights advocate, was imprisoned after the Gezi Park trial. He has not been released despite being elected as an MP.

The Umut Foundation announced a record-high number of casualties and injuries with firearms in celebrations for the election results, for the championship of Galatasaray, and in wedding ceremonies in only eight days.

The Mezopotamya Agency reporter was apprehended during a raid at his residence in Ankara.

bianet has talked to academician Adnan Çelik about the new cabinet and the "Kurdish Ministers" in the cabinet.

Uber will continue its activities with its taxi hailing application in Turkey.

For the first time, the Euro/TRY exchange rate surpassed 23.

Nurhan Damcıoğlu was the popular singer and dancer of the songs special to improvisational theatres during the 1970's who performed them on stage and then on TV channels.

TurkStat's reported annual inflation rate of 39.6% in May will have implications for upcoming wage deal talks, a trade union asserts.

The foundation, with close ties to the government, will organize summer school programs for students using the buildings and all the facilities of the allocated schools in 38 of the 39 districts of İstanbul.

Onur Yaser Can, a 28, took his own life in 2010 following alleged torture by narcotics police. After years of legal proceedings, four officers were ultimately convicted of "tampering or destroying official documents." The plaintiff's lawyers will appeal the decision, urging for the officers to be face trial for torture.

According to Article 83 of the Constitution, Can Atalay, implicated in the contentious Gezi trial, must be freed from imprisonment to fulfill his duties.