The European Union (EU) has released its Progress Report on Turkey for 2019. The report has underlined that there has been a serious backsliding in the fields of freedom of expression, human and fundamental rights and economy.

Spokesperson of the Cypriot Government has said that they may issue an international arrest warrant against Turkey's drilling activities, while Turkey's Foreign Ministry has responded to a warning by the US.

Raising their concerns over the hunger strikes against isolation, 50 Nobel Prize Laureates have made a call to the government of Turkey and international community to “take immediate action at this critical moment to end the solitary confinement.”

April 17, when Mahmoud Bakir Hijazi, known as the first prisoner liberated in Palestine, was released from prison, marks the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day since 1974. Abdul-Razeq Farraj, who was imprisoned in Israel for 15 years, has penned this article.

Director Gasmelbari from Sudan, whose film “Talking About Trees” is granted Special Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Award in 38th İstanbul Film Festival: “I hope Sudanese revolution will be a beginning to build Sudanese cinema in an environment of true freedom.”

While the tension between Turkey and the US over the S-400 defense missile system and F-35 jets has been mounting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has responded to the call made by the US “to accept local election results."

After President Erdoğan criticized US President Trump's statement that they will recognize Israel's sovereignty on the Golan Heights, the price of US Dollar has risen from 5.40 liras to 5.57 liras, euro has risen from 6.21 liras to 6.31 liras.

As a result of the explosion of an IED that was set up by the PKK, one soldier has lost his life and one has been wounded in Şırnak province.

Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison has responded to the remarks of President Erdoğan, who said, “Your grandparents came, some of them returned in coffins. We will send you back like your grandparents if you come with the same intentions.”

Journalist Sevgül Uludağ, known for her efforts in searching out the Cypriot Turks and Greeks who went missing in the periods of conflict, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

ZDF's İstanbul chief Jörg Brase and Tagesspiegel's Turkey reporter Thomas Seibert have left Turkey. Germany has updated its travel warning to Turkey after Minister of Interior Soylu's statements.

Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, has said, "If Turkey considers itself a democratic country, it should welcome the triumph of democracy in its neighboring state and start a dialogue."