Turkey Today – 03.05.2026
Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi) MP Bülent Kaya criticized the government for linking legal steps in the peace process to the “complete disarmament” of all parties, stating: “We argued that legal regulations should come into play at a crucial stage in order to establish the legal framework for disarmament.”
Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a member of the DEM Party’s Imralı delegation, was commemorated at his grave on the first anniversary of his death. In the speeches delivered, it was stated that peace would one day surely be achieved.
Thousands of people with disabilities took part in the Pride March for People with Disabilities, organised by Amed Metropolitan Municipality and the district councils to highlight the right of people with disabilities to an equal and accessible life.
Following the appointment of an administrator, the lawyers representing TELE1, which was subsequently put up for sale, have appealed to the Constitutional Court, arguing that the transaction is unlawful.
CHP spokesperson Zeynel Emre announced that Özkan Yalım, the mayor of Uşak who had been arrested and suspended from office, had been expelled from the party.
Speaking at the ‘School of Politics’ programme organised in collaboration with Istanbul University, where Ekrem İmamoğlu’s degree was revoked, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said, “This nation speaks through the ballot box and reaffirms its will.”
Turkey Today – 02.05.2026
It has been reported that the term of office of the administrator appointed to replace Mardin’s elected mayor, Ahmet Türk, has been extended by two months. Türk’s lawyer stated that they had not received any information regarding the decision.
Saturday Mothers gathered at Galatasaray Square in week 1101 and demanded justice for Mehmet Şerif Avşar, who was taken away in Diyarbakır 32 years ago on the pretext that he had to give a statement, and whose body was found two weeks later.
In the election for the presidency of the Union of Turkish Municipalities, Vahap Seçer, Mayor of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality, was elected President.
This year, the World Press Freedom Awards, presented annually by the Press Council, were awarded to journalist Merdan Yanardağ, the Tele2 workers and the Onlar TV team.
DNA samples were taken from 415 people in the Rojin Kabaiş investigation at the family’s request.
The Decree on the Decade of Family and Population, published in the Official Gazette, targets the struggle for equality by women and the LGBTI community, whilst signalling further restrictions on civil rights and freedom of expression in the coming period.
According to the decree issued by President Erdoğan, a total grant of 30 million dollars will be provided to Somalia, with monthly payments not exceeding 2.5 million dollars.
Turkey Today – 01.05.2026
The Istanbul Governor’s Office announced that 575 people attempting to reach Taksim Square had been detained.
Prisoner Tuğçenur Özbay, whose most basic rights have been restricted on the grounds that she refused to accept the “prisoner identity card” application, has been on a hunger strike for 93 days. Her lawyer Doğa İncesu stated that her client has dropped below 46 kilograms.
The investigation into the case of Gülistan Doku has been concluded, with inspectors appointed by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health having completed their work. The report has been submitted to the Erzurum Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
DEM Party MP Pervin Buldan visited the former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş at Edirne Prison.