The Education and Science Laborers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) has filed a criminal complaint against historian Prof. Ebubekir Sofuoğlu, who previously said that universities were “almost houses of prostitution.”

Hamza Yerlikaya, a former national wrestler, is a senior advisor to the president, a deputy minister and the vice-chair of a state-run bank.

Holding a press statement about the continued arrest of Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp, the İzmir Medical Chamber has demanded his release. With the indictment accepted by the court, the physician is now facing up to 15 years in prison.

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has announced that 302 healthcare workers have so far lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

HDP MP Canbaz Kaya has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the closure of Olay TV channel in just 26 days. “Is the mounting censorship and pressure on media enforced by the Presidential Communications Directorate,” the MP has asked.

President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has addressed the reporters following the cabinet meeting yesterday. He has announced that distance education amid the COVID-19 pandemic will continue until February 15, 2021.

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 20,135. While 257 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 15,197.

The government has increased the minimum monthly wage by 21.56 percent for next year.

We have spoken with an attorney of the HDP's former co-chair about the ECtHR decision for his release and what will happen from now on.

The colleagues of the police officer standing trial for battering lawyer Zeycan Balcı and breaking her backbone testified at court as witnesses today. The officers argued that “they had not witnessed anything.”

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has organized an online panel and reiterated its demand for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to be recognized as an occupational disease for healthcare personnel without seeking a causal relation.

Nine years have passed since 34 citizens, including children, were killed in a bombardment of Turkish Armed Forces’ jets in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority province of Şırnak. Attorney Girasun has spoken to bianet about the recent investigation process.

Noting that administrative bodies do not have the authority to declare a curfew in Turkey, lawyer Gökmen Yeşil says, “So, all proceedings, including the fines, are null and void. Citizens should take these fines to court.”

An RTÜK member from the main opposition party has released a report on penalties imposed on TV channels this year.

Trapped in the avalanche that hit Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari yesterday, the deceased body of the other soldier has been recovered.

Turkey’s Minimum Wage Determination Commission convened for the fourth and last time today and determined the net and gross monthly minimum wages for 2021. The net minimum wage will be 2 thousand 825 lira 90 kurush (~377 USD) in 2021.

“Struggle for ecology is righteous and legitimate,” says the Ecology Union in response to President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan, who has recently called environmental activists “vandals in the disguise of environmentalists.”

Turkey’s Ministry of Interior has announced that 40,591 people have faced legal or administrative action for failing to comply with the COVID-19 curfew over the past week. The Ministry has also sent a circular about the restrictions over the New Year's.

With the law ratified, the Ministry of Interior is authorized to replace NGO executives who are prosecuted for "terrorism" charges.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Turkey’s eastern province of Elazığ yesterday morning. Releasing a statement regarding the issue, the Chamber of Civil Engineers has said, “Stop acting as if measures were taken; we have already lost so much time.”