The Social Democracy Foundation has awarded the prize to the HDP's former co-chair, who has been behind bars since November 2016.

A nominated MP from the main opposition party was given a sentence for insulting the minister, who was nominated in the same election district with him.

Journalist Osman Akın, the former Managing Editor of daily Yeni Yaşam, has been sentenced to 5 months in prison over news report “Persecution of Prisoners from Afrin” published in the newspaper in March 2019.

Released from prison three months ago after serving 11 months behind bars, former HDP MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder has answered the questions of journalist Kemal Göktaş about his days in prison and recent developments in the country.

Main opposition CHP İstanbul MP Tekin has requested a Parliamentary inquiry into the new İstanbul Airport amid difficulties in takeoff and landing due to adverse weather conditions: “It was foreseen by professional organizations five years ago.”

Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, HDP İstanbul MP Ersoy has asked the İstanbul Provincial Directorate of Health’s circular order “to get dressed according to manners, customs and belief.”

Main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu’s attorney Celal Çelik has been sued for “insulting the President” over his plea of defense presented to court in the suit for damages filed by President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan against Kılıçdaroğlu.

Charged with “being a member of a terrorist organization”, journalist Barış Polat, a reporter for Mezopotamya Agency, has been sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison.

Storms and heavy rain have affected transportation in the city since yesterday.

Having resigned from the ruling AKP, former Deputy Prime Minister and a founding member of the party Ali Babacan has responded to President and AKP Chair Erdoğan’s reference to him as “always in favor of interest.”

Armenians in Turkey have begun Christmas celebrations after seven weeks of preparations.

Transgender woman activist Niler Albayrak has started working as a driver at the main opposition CHP’s District Municipality of Avcılar in İstanbul. Albayrak was also an MP candidate for nomination in 2015 general elections.

Evaluating the disciplinary punishment given to a teacher for halting work upon her union's call, Constitutional Court has found the application inadmissible as “the aim of the protest was not within the union’s core area of activity and had political purposes.”

While the government's move to replace HDP's mayors with trustees failed to receive support from the people of the region, it did not affect their political choices, the survey has found.

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu has visited “23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory”. Accompanied by the wife and daughter of the late journalist, İmamoğlu has said, “A person who had a word for peace and wanted to contribute to peace has been massacred.”

Announcing its ruling on journalist Hayko Bağdat, who was fined for allegedly insulting former Ankara Mayor Gökçek, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the freedom of expression of the journalist has been violated.

HDP MP Sarısaç has asked the Minister of Education what is the legal basis for launching an investigation against two teachers for hugging each other.

Commenting on AKP’s Libya policy, Demirtaş has said, “Its foreign policy has been completely militarized. As they have lost their capacity and dignity to pursue a civilian foreign policy, they resort to operational policies through war, conflict and tension.”

Having convened to discuss the motion on military deployment to Libya, the General Assembly of the Parliament has passed the motion by a vote of 325 against 184.

The President has accused the western countries of applying "double standards" in matters such as refugees and "the struggle against terrorism."