Istanbul Governor's Office

American pop diva Lady Gaga has slammed the police clampdown on the LGBTI pride parade in Istanbul through her Twitter account, defining the violence as "inhumane." 

The Istanbul Governor's Office banned the parade at the eleventh hour on June 28, despite the fact the parade has been taking place peacefully in Istanbul since 2003. 

Istanbul police attacked with tear gas and water cannon on June 28 to disperse LGBTI Pride Parade participants before a much-anticipated march even started, as celebrants were ready with rainbow-colored flags and placards to march along Istanbul's central ?stiklal Avenue.

Istanbul is bracing for two major rallies on the European side of the city on May 30, with the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) planning to rally in Kazl?çe?me Square after winning a lottery for the area over the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

The Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? tweeted that the dispute with Istanbul Governor's Office over the party's upcoming rally at Istanbul's Kazl?çe?me Square was solved, with the demonstration to be held as planned. 

"The problem with our rally at Istanbul's Kazl?çe?me Square on May 30 is solved. We will be there at 3 p.m.," Demirta? wrote in his tweet. 

An Istanbul court on April 29 acquitted 26 people, including prominent members of the Taksim Solidarity Platform, who had been detained during the Gezi Park protests in the summer of 2013. 

A new wave of cold air and snowfall has hit Istanbul, as no vehicles are allowed to hit the roads without chains on their wheels.

Turkey has been hit by a fresh wave of wintery weather that has caused accidents, disrupted transportation, and closed schools in a number of cities.

The family of Elif Sultan Kalsen, who has been announced as a terror attack suspect and a suicide bomber on several occasions, has cried foul, saying they feared for their daughter's safety after "groundless claims."

Millions of Turkish Liras found and seized as part of the Dec. 17, 2013 corruption probe from the houses of former Interior Minister Muammer Güler's son, Barış Güler, and former Halkbank General Manager Süleyman Aslan, will be repaid with interest, after an objection to the dismissal of the probe was cancelled.

More than 20 people have been injured and tens have been detained in Istanbul during May Day protests.

Episodes of unrest began after police used tear gas and water cannon to warn citizens against staging a banned demonstration on Taksim Square, which saw a wave of anti-government action last year.