"As child labor and millions of students' lack of access to remote education are considered as basic problem areas by the Ministry of National Education, steps [for a solution] are not taken," the Eğitim-Sen has stated.

The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has cancelled the coal-fired thermal power plant project in Turkey’s northwestern province of Kırklareli. Greenpeace has long been campaigning against the project.

15-year-old seasonal agricultural worker Ayşe Daş has lost her life in Urfa after a minibus rolled over. In Maraş province, two child workers have been hospitalized as they were affected by the smell of an insulating material.

Charles Michel reportedly tested negative for coronavirus but was put in quarantine.

Supporting private theater groups having financial difficulties due to pandemic, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) City Theaters will host “Bêrû”, a theater play in Kurdish by the Teatra Jiyana Nû theater group, in October.

Boğaziçi University has released a quantitative study on employee experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.

Taken to a military hospital in Van yesterday, Osman Şiban has been taken to Mersin at his family’s request. Having lost his memory, Şiban previously said that he and Servet Turgut had been dropped from a helicopter after being detained by soldiers.

The issues of Libya and Syria along with the Eastern Mediterranean were discussed in the conversation, which lasted more than an hour, according to a statement released by the Elysee Palace following the meeting.

Speaking about the Eastern Mediterranean crisis amid ongoing tension with Greece, ruling AKP Spokesperson Çelik has stated that “for those who want to get results on a win-win basis, there is no better partner than Turkey.”

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has released a statement and announced that an ex officio investigation has been launched against the suspects who attempted to attack health workers in a public hospital in the capital city of Ankara.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 7,639 and the total number of cases to 306,302. 65 people have died of the virus and 1,692 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.

Ahead of the EU leaders summit in early October, President Erdoğan, Germany’s Chancellor Merkel and President of the European Council Michel met in a video conference. It has been emphasized that Turkey and Greece are ready to start talks.

The court of appeals has upheld the prison sentences of Ertuğrul Mavioğlu, Fehim Işık, Celal Başlangıç, İhsan Çaralan, Öncü Akgül ve Celalettin Can and Hüseyin Aykol who joined the Editors-in-Chief on Watch campaign in solidarity with Özgür Gündem.

Vltchek's body has been taken to the Forensic Medicine Institution for autopsy.

A report released by the Human Rights Association (İHD) shows that 280 racist attacks have taken place and 47 graves have been damaged in Turkey in the last 10 years.

Erman Paçalı is under investigation over a social media post about a man's release after raping a dog.

When students sat at their computers for their live lessons today, several of them saw that the system was down. Minister of Education Selçuk has said, “It is, in fact, good news for us because there is an incredible demand.”

As part of a landscaping project that will zone Munzur Springs in Dersim for construction, earth diggers have entered the area which is a sacred place for the Alevi faith. They have started working despite the objections of citizens and NGOs.

Greece's President Sakellaropoulou has paid a two-day visit to Cyprus amid the Eastern Mediterranean crisis.

The attorneys of Şiban have spoken to bianet: “He tells us, ‘They dropped us’, but as he has lost his memory, he cannot tell what happened next. He says they were detained on the day of incident, but the rest is disconnected, he cannot talk about it.”