Chamber of City Planners İstanbul branch joined the Urban Planning Department of İstanbul Technical University in speaking up about the settlements and reconstruction after the February 6 earthquakes while the university branch of the Eğitim-Sen union called for a gathering on campus today.

Some six million people are either in temporary shelters or have migrated to regions outside of the earthquake zone following devastating February earthquakes.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council of Turkey continues to fine the TV channels criticizing government policies.

A Diyarbakır prison has denied Kurdish journalist Serdar Altan a visit with his colleague.

Journalist Fatih Altaylı responded to those criticizing him pointing at a photograph showing him with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in a column article.

A murder suspect reportedly attempted to flee when the gendarmerie was to detain him.

The future of the Laz language has to be planned and this can only be done by an institution that is politically and financially strong.

The head of the Ak Youth association threatened Merve Dişli to "put you in your place" because of her reporting about the association.

The officers being charged with injury rather than torture shows that the authorities indent to cover up the officers' crimes, according to the head of the Diyarbakır Bar.

National Union of Higher Education of France will be present in the courthouse today in İstanbul to be in solidarity with Pınar Selek. Without academic freedom, there is no university, they say.

After a Kurdish Islamist party joined the ruling alliance, Ruşen Takva described the bloc as "racist, right-wing and reactionary."

This is the first time Zaza language courses will be offered in İstanbul by the municipality.

Songül İlker, seriously ill prisoner Ekim Polat's mother, called on the Ministries of Justice and Health: "Do not let my son die in prison. He needs to be in the hospital for treatment."

Five police officers have been arrested in the scope of the investigation on the alleged torture of a 14-year-old in Lice, Diyarbakır on March 21 during the Newroz celebrations.

It was claimed that Yılmaz Ekinci committed suicide by hanging himself on an iron part of the door in the cell which is 1 meter and 20 cm high from the floor. Ekinci's then-prison mate is now a witness in the case over Ekinci's death.

Access to Ekşi Sözlük has been blocked for over a month now.

A group of people attempted to attack those who gathered outside of the home of the theologian who had been attacked. The police detained the journalist filming the incident.

A 14-year-old child was hospitalized after being beaten by officers in the Kurdish-majority city.

Three children's rights organizations in Diyarbakır made a joint statement and listed the violations of rights that the children were subjected to during the Newroz demonstrations.

The account of the weekly Kurdish newspaper Xwebûn with 29 thousand 488 followers that was blocked on February 22 was restored by Twitter.