German Chancellor Merkel has announced that she will authorize jurisdiction to judge Jan Böhmermann who read a poem poking fun at President Erdoğan.

Telecommunications Communication Presidency has blocked access to Sputnik.

President Erdoğan has filed a complaint against Jan Böhmermann who has presented his satirizing poem against Erdoğan on air on the German TV Channel ZDF.

Anadolu 9th Criminal Court of Peace has appointed trustees to 14 more corporations.

Finance Bureau police are carrying out search in Samanyolu TV Building. Trustee has reportedly been appointed to the channel.

Syrian journalist, Muhammed Zahir el Şerkat has been exposed to armed attack in Antep. The journalist wounded in his head and hand is in intensive care.

Telecommunications Communication Directorate has blocked access to DİHA for the 34th time, Azadiya Welat for the fifth time, and siyasihaber for the third time.

100 Twitter messages have been blocked upon complaint of Tukcell which has been criticized for sustaining its support to Ensar Foundation.

Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication Yıldırım issuing statement as to stealing of ID information of about 50 million citizens of Turkey has said “We already knew it, it’s not new to us”.

Journalism trade bodies TGC, ÇGD, TGS, DİSK Press Labor and Press Institute Association expressing that journalists Dündar and Gül are being tried for doing journalism, demanded freedom for all imprisoned journalists.

The trial in which journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül being judged is being tried. Even MPs haven’t been allowed in the closed hearing.

Arrested JINHA correspondent Beritan Canözer has been released after the first hearing.

Peace Journalism Handbook written by Prof. Dr. Sevda Alankuş and published by IPS Communication Foundation Publishing has been introduced. Nadire Mater holding the opening speech has noted; “A journalist has to live with the questions ‘Can I really practice peace journalism, why can’t I?’”

Writer of the Peace Journalism Handbook published by İPS Communication Foundation Publications, Sevda Alankuş saying “Loving peace doesn’t mean to practice peace journalism” has emphasized that a serious critical look is needed against mainstream journalism.

The trial of Dündar and Gül have been adjourned until April 1 as the MPs did not abide by the “closed trial” decision.

Curfew has been declared in 18 villages and neighbourhoods in Silvan district of Diyarbakır province as of 11 a.m. this morning.

International freedom of expression organizations and others from Turkey have come together upon call from TGC, TGS, ÇGD, DİSK-Press, News Union and Press Institute for releasing the journalists in prison.

New administration of Cihan Medya Dağıtım A.Ş. to which trustee has been appointed has stopped the distribution of Meydan, Yarına Bakış, Yeni Asya, Özgür Düşünce and Taraf newspapers.

Özgür Gündem Co-Editor-in-Chief Keskin who testified over “propagandizing for terror organization” has been released on conditions of trial without arrest.

Journalists Aydın Bodur, Aysel Sağır, Ayşegül Doğan, Gökhan Tan, İsminaz Temel, Kumu Başer, Murat Sabuncu, Onur Yılmaz, Ragıp Duran, Şafak Timur, and Yıldırım Türker are in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır for News Watch.