Police attacked several reporters trying to cover a weekly silent protest, known as the Saturday Mothers, in Galatasaray Square in İstanbul on August 25 (at the 700th gathering). Özgür Deniz Kaya, a reporter for Demirören News Agency (DHA), was hit by gas pellets fired from a police gun. The correspondent for daily Cumhuriyet Canan Coşkun, independent journalist Elif Akgül, Dokuz8 editor Eda Narin, a reporter for Mezopotamya News Agency, Melike Ceylan and journalist Hayri Tunç were manhandled and prevented from doing their jobs.