Mass demonstrations were held on the International Workers' Day in the largest city square although public transportation was suspended in the early morning hours. The parliament had passed the controversial Demonstration Law that prohibits demonstrations in city squares four years ago, and for the first time, the police did not intervene the celebrations this year. (SO/MocuPictures)
A woman waited to take her deceased husband's body from the forensic morgue for funeral ceremony. Eight people including a teenager and a woman were reported dead as the military forces opened fire on local people protesting construction of walls separating cities in the region. Two days ago, government spokesman had said that the walls would be built to provide better protection for the city dwellers and had nothing to do with military operations in the region. (SO/MocuPictures)
After 13 years of prohibition, the first LGBTIQ pride was held in the city center on Sunday and least 10,000 people attended the parade. The parliament had repealed the prohibition in February. (SO/MocuPictures)
People gathered at a community center to discuss the neighborhood's demands and expectations with the newly elected local administration. (SO/MocuPictures)
A miner that survived the explosion in a coal mine that killed at least 301 people on Thursday expressed his anger against the government. Miners accuse the government for having no measures to prevent the explosion although there were clear signs of danger such as rising temperature and gas levels in the galleries. The mine was run by a private company under government license. (SO/MocuPictures)
