Tax inspectors paid an unexpected visit to Gezici Research Firm the day after it released a poll that showed AKP’s votes under 40 percent. Company owner Murat Gezici told bianet that the visit was meaningful considering its timing.

Peoples’ Democratic Party Ayla Akat Ata requested the removal of Turkish Penal Code Article 299 on insulting the president departing from international treaties.

9 administrative buildings of Peoples’ Democratic Party have been attacked across Turkey allegedly by Turkey’s ultranationalist groups. The incident coincided with the killing of Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu on Saturday.

Human rights advocates and academicians started sharing their photos to protest the legislation of Turkey’s new Homeland Security Act - a series of regulations that impose 3 to 5 years of prison sentence for covering faces during demonstrations.

HDP co-chairperson Demirtaş said that AKP’s mission has not been democratizing but keeping the sultanate and he added “We will do our best not to allow the Homeland Security Act.”

According to an election poll by KONDA in January 2015, HDP jumps off the election threshold with 10.6 percent while AKP regresses to 45.4 percent of votes.

Opposition deputies Ertuğrul Kürkçü, Musa Çam, Aykut Erdoğdu, Refik Eryılmaz and Mahmut Tanal have been wounded after being attacked by the ruling party deputies last night during a close door parliamentary session on homeland security draft.

AKP-affiliated Aksu Municipality closed down all recreational spaces with alcohol service on the grounds of unrest, fights and license issues.

Following a viral tweet that showed a vehicle with the license plate “GAY” , the owner Ataşehir Municipality in Istanbul replied with the following: “Suppose that we are gay”.

Yılmaz Koçyılmaz (45), a former cameraman, has died of a stroke after being handcuffed by a traffic policeman even though he alerted on his hypertension. The case was brought to the attention of the parliament.

“This homeland security act will pass, pass pass,” PM Ahmet Davutoğlu said during his party meeting yesterday.

“The government might have realized that bringing the homeland security act draft to the parliament with this version will put them into a tough spot both regarding the resolution process with Kurds and Turkey’s international image,” HDP deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü said.