In Gezi trial, Osman Kavala, behind bars for 1,539 days, did not attend the hearing in protest against the lack of fair trial. The court board has ruled for the continuation of his arrest by a majority of votes. The next hearing will be held on February 21.

“When the Nation’s Alliance is in power, we will establish the Ministry of Climate, which will coordinate the protection and restoration of the natural ecosystem. To a large extent, you will create it,” writes CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu, addressing young people.

A man whose farm was demolished lashed out at a senior party official during a meeting.

Minister of Family and Social Services Yanık has commented on the death of university student Enes Kara, who took his own life after having posted a video where he talked about the pressure that he had faced at the dorm of a religious community.

In the last two months, at least eight refugees were frozen to death in the border areas.

In the face of the Presidency’s refusal to approve the financed projects of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Mayor İmamoğlu has asked, “Why?”

The YSK has announced that 24 political parties which established an organization in at least half of the 81 provinces at least 6 months prior to January 1 and held their grand congresses are eligible to enter the elections in Turkey.

The order of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has allowed Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank to lodge an appeal without having to defend against the criminal case at the same time.

Ahead of his hearing today, on January 17, main opposition CHP Group Deputy Chair Özgür Özel met jailed businessperson Osman Kavala in Silivri Prison and shared his message with the public.

According to a new circular issued by the Interior Ministry of Turkey, the people who are not vaccinated or have not completed their vaccination process or have not had COVID-19 in the last 180 days will continue to be asked for a PCR test result.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 364 thousand tests were conducted, 54,100 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 136 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

"Tuğluk's release in order to continue her treatment under conditions that safeguard her right to live and be medically cared for, is not only a necessary condition for the fulfilment of international agreements of which Turkey is party, but also a human necessity."

Since 2019, the opposition-led İstanbul Municipality has been offering 0.5 cubic meters of water free of charge per 2.5 cubic meters of water consumed in households. The Ministry of Treasury has dismissed the claims that a ‘tax’ is to be levied on this amount.

While the official inflation rate is 36 percent in Turkey, BBC has offered a 20-percent pay rise to its employees in its İstanbul bureau, protests the Journalists' Union of Turkey (TGS). After 13 years, the first strike has begun in the press sector in Turkey.

Twitter has removed singer Leman Sam’s tweet which has sparked harsh criticism on social media for saying “ignoble Arabs”.

CHP Adana Provincial Chair Mehmet Çelebi says, “Aysel Tuğluk should be released before further deterioration of her health.”

The Ministry of Family has announced that a broadcast ban has been imposed on the video of Enes Kara, where he talked about the pressure he faced at the dorm of a religious community and his anxiety about the future before committing suicide.

“The migration crisis would have deepened, casualties would have further increased, terror would have escalated and instability would have expanded to a much broader geography were it not for our efforts,” says President Erdoğan.

Bensiyon Pinto, the Honorary Chair of the Turkish Jewish Community, has died at the age of 85. The Turkish Chief Rabbinate Foundation has announced his passing.

Main opposition CHP MP Ali Mahir Başarır has said that Demirören Holding has not paid back the loans it received from the state-owned Ziraat Bank and noted that the bank “has neither sent a written warning nor started executive proceedings.”