According to the data shared by Directorate General of Meteorology, the highest number of extreme temperatures were recorded in September 2020, when extreme temperatures were reported in 93 centers across the country.

After Facebook announced that it would appoint a local representative in Turkey in compliance with the new social media law, Amnesty International and ARTICLE 19 have expressed their concerns, calling on the companies “not to contribute to censorship.”

Dink's spouse and friends gathered at the place where he was murdered and an online commemoration event was held due to the pandemic.

The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) has objected to the panel of experts who will review the appeals in the court case against the Canal İstanbul project, citing concerns about experts’ impartiality and objectivity.

Having sexually abused his niece in Mardin, Osman Ç. has been released from prison despite evidence. He was welcomed by his family in front of the prison in a musical ceremony where drums and wind instruments were played.

If the companies continue to refuse to appoint a legal representative in Turkey, they will face bandwidth restrictions of up to 90 percent.

Prof. Alpay Azap from the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Vaccine Working Group says, “The worst possible vaccine is better than the best coronavirus disease. One definitely needs to be vaccinated for this reason.”

After two journalists and a politician critical of Bahçeli were attacked, the MHP head continued threatening opposition leaders and journalists.

“We are mobilizing our country’s potential with an approach based on investment, production, growth, employment and export. We are also laying the groundwork for a historic transformation outside our borders,” says President and AKP Chair Erdoğan.

The Governor’s Office of Van has announced that the ban on events and demonstrations, which has been in effect in Turkey's eastern province for 1,519 days, will remain in force for another 15 days as of January 19.

While Turkey’s Health Ministry has reported 164 COVID-19 fatalities in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Koca has announced that Turkey will start the vaccination of people staying in care and nursing homes, and of those caring for them today.

We have spoken with Ümit Kıvanç, one of Hrant’s Friends, in the 14th year of his murder: “Apart from a very few exceptions, we are a society disgusted at justice and equity, with believers and non-believers, power-holders and opposition alike... What justice?”

Çavuşoğlu has said that visa liberalization for Turkey may be achieved in the near future.

The incidence of armed violence increased by 69 percent in 2020 compared to 2015, according to a new report.

While agreeing to comply with the country's new social media law, Facebook has said that it will withdraw its representative if it is asked to take actions that violate its Community Standards.

In the wake of recent attacks targeting opposition politicians and critical journalists in Turkey, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chair Bahçeli has threatened Future Party Chair Ahmet Davutoğlu and columnists Taha Akyol, Yıldıray Oğur and Elif Çakır.

HDP MP Ersoy has addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Education Selçuk regarding the academic who was arrested for “online solicitation of a minor,” but was working as the head of a psychology department at a university in İstanbul.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed a member of his party as the head of Boğaziçi University on January 2.

An online petition demands the release of Dr. Selçuk Mızraklı, the dismissed Co-Mayor of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, as well as other jailed politicians in Turkey.

During a visit to Japan in 2019, President Erdoğan had praised the idea of "women's universities" and ordered his aides to work for its implementation in Turkey.