The Istanbul Court, which ruled for the acquittal of defendants in the Gezi Case, published its reasoned decision.

The Court said that the orders for wiretapping and tracking were unlawful. However it added that a criminal complaint shall be filed against the acquitted defendants for "organizing unlawful meetings and demonstrations and resisting security forces."

In the sixth hearing of the Gezi trial held on 18 February, the Istanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court had ruled for the acquittal of defendants Osman Kavala, Mücella Yapıcı, Can Atalay, Yiğit Aksakoğlu, Tayfun Kahraman, Çiğdem Mater Utku, Mine Özerden, Yiğit Ekmekçi, Ali Hakan Altınay.

In its reasoned ruling the Court has listed the reasons for its verdict and indicated that the majority of evaluations and findings cited in the indictment were based on wiretapped phone conversations that the court deemed unlawful.

The Court has ruled for the acquittal of defendants as no lawful, concrete and definite evidence were actually obtained.