DECISION TO COME FROM ISTANBUL'S FORENSIC DEPARTMENT
The court has sent medical reports for both Evren and Şahinkaya to Ankara's Forensic Medicine Department in order to determine whether the suspects are fit to face trial in court. Although Ankara's ruling arrived to court in a sealed envelope, Chief Judge Süleyman İnce stated that Ankara's Forensic Medicine Department was not qualified to make a ruling on this issue and therefore he has requested the document be sent to Istanbul for a final ruling. Meanwhile, plaintiff attorneys are requesting reports from the Turkish Medical Association as well as independent doctors.
Victims share with SABAH their memories of the 1980 coup era:
* SAKİNE ARAT: I lost four of my children in Diyarbakır prisons. My daughter was unable to handle what happened and committed suicide. I was sentenced to one year of house arrest and forbidden to attend demonstrations as penalization for constantly talking about the situation. I lost five of my children. How could I not talk about it?
* MÜRVET ESENDAĞ: My child never threw stones at soldiers or the police, yet he was given the death sentence. Without witnesses or proof, they stuck him in a cell. They wouldn't let us speak with him. In the end he was hung. Those responsible for this will have to face up to God.
* GÜLŞAT TAĞAÇ: My son Oğlum Enver Tağaç spent eight years in prison in which he was subjected to countless instances of torture. After he was released from prison, he was killed in the middle of the street by 32 bullets. I died on that same day. Those responsible for doing this to my son were never found. Those who committed torture will now pay the price, they have to.
* NACİ SÖNMEZ (THE SON OF FORMER FATSA MAYOR FİKRİ SÖNMEZ): I lost my father in 1981. I applied to be a plaintiff at the time, however my request was refused. I am here now to hold them accountable.
* SALİM BAĞ: My brother Bekir Bağ was put in prison because he was of the nationalist persuasion. As he was praying in the Mamak penitentiary he was killed from behind with the butt of a rifle. They said that he hung himself. He was just 18 years old… We have been burning for years, now it is their turn to burn.
* FUAT ALKAN: We were just young kids writing on a wall. We ended up serving ten years in jail for it. We were tortured every day. My wounds are still fresh. I have nationalist brothers that are still in prison. We are here to hold them accountable.
* KAMBER ATEŞ: When my mother came to see me in Mamak Penitentiary, because she didn't speak Turkish and Kurdish was forbidden, all she could say was "How are you?" When it comes to the torture, where do I begin… Everyone responsible should be held accountable, not just the two of them.
Responding to the European Parliament resolution condemning the police crackdown on protests sparked by redevelopment plans for Gezi Park, Prime Minister Erdoğan stated “They are confused. They have no fidelity,” and added that European politicians and institutions instantly laid down their masks in order to provoke events. 
One man’s passive defiance by way of standing in place in Taksim Square and looking straight at the Atatürk Culture Center, quickly turned into a social media phenomenon last night. 
Infuriating Germans, Green Party Co-Chair Roth was subjected to pepper spray in Istanbul. Commenting on the incident, German nationals say, “It turns out Erdoğan was right in saying that there are foreign forces triggering Taksim, and Roth’s presence is now proof.” Other comments include, “If Abdullah Gül showed up at Occupy Frankfurt of if Erdoğan was involved in the Stuttgart 21 demonstrations, the ground would shake!”
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has been working continuously since last night on clearing and landscaping Taksim Square and Gezi Park. 
Explaining that the Gezi Park protests were planned six months ago, EU Minister Bağış states, “These protests are an attempt to trigger a move which will end in regime change in Turkey.” Bağış also discussed Prime Minister Erdoğan’s style with the Wall Street Journal. 
They came by land, they came by sea, and they came to hear their Prime Minister speak. Yesterday’s Kazlıçeşme rally in support of Prime Minister Erdoğan saw over a million supporters come out to the square with AK Party and Turkish flags in hand, giving true sentiment to the figures of Erdoğan’s support rate. 
Istanbul Governor Mutlu is calling on protesters to refrain from responding to calls on social media to gather in Taksim because he says; peace has been established once again in Istanbul. 
Nearly a million Istanbul residents flocked out to see Prime Minister Erdoğan speak at an AK Party rally in Kazlıçeşme on Sunday. Istanbul residents want the vandalism of protesters destroying and setting the city on fire to come to an end as soon as possible. Meanwhile, they also support Erdoğan’s referendum proposal.
On the first presidential visit to Ardahan in 18 years, President Gül had the chance to comment on the European Parliament’s resolution vote on Thursday by stating, “When reacting they need to have enough information to realize what is what.”
The number one suspect accused of planning and staging the twin bombings in the Hatay town of Reyhanlı, which killed 52 people, Nasır Eskiocak as well as three other perpetrators were arrested on Friday. 
Istanbul Governor Mutlu held discussions with protesters which started late Thursday night and went on into the early morning hours of Friday. There was no lapse in respect during the talks that were both peaceful and spirited. The main questioned asked was who ordered the use of disproportionate force. 
After deliberations between Prime Minister Erdoğan and other government officials with a delegation representing the Gezi Park protesters which went on into the morning hours of Friday, a decision was reached to respect judicial rulings and citizens’ opinions. Bringing the Gezi Park protests to a close with a series of artistic events is also now on the agenda.
Foreign Minister Davutoğlu says the European Parliament resolution adopted on Thursday is unacceptable and should they notify Turkey of the resolution, then Turkey will instantly return the gesture. 
At 2 pm on Thursday afternoon, a Turkish youth activist group ‘Bizim Çocuklar’ (Our Youth) orchestrated a protest of what they view as the double standard exhibited by western media outside the BBC’s Turkey Office in Istanbul’s prestigious Nisantaş neighbourhood.
