The decision comes after two deadly attacks by the PKK targeting Turkish military outposts in Iraq's Kurdistan region on December 22 and 23, killing 12 soldiers. The mountain is situated near Turkey's border with Iraq.

A worker who remained in the debris aftet the collapse has been rescued and hospitalized.

The Education and Science Employees' Union (Eğitim Sen), İzmir Branch No. 5, released a statement regarding the change of the name of a school in Buca to "Martyr Esat Oktay Yıldıran Primary School."

After 12 soldiers were killed in two separate PKK attacks targeting Turkish military outposts in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Turkey carried out retaliatory strikes in both Syrian and Iraqi territory.

EFJ Vice President Mustafa Kuleli stated, "The Erdogan government is trying to export its oppressive policies towards journalists in Turkey to Cyprus," regarding journalist Ali Kişmir, who is facing up to 10 years in prison for criticizing Turkey's intervention in the Northern Cyprus elections.

The leader of the main opposition party, Özgür Özel, responded to President Erdoğan and asked "Since when has attending a martyr's funeral become a show of strength?"

In his defense in the Kobani trial, former co-chairperson of the HDP, Salahattin Demirtaş, stated, 'If Turkey is mourning for its children today, it is time to hold politicians accountable. Those who make decisions for operations from their warm seats should be held accountable for loading the Kurdish issue onto the shoulders of young people sent on operations in minus 20 degrees."

Chrismas was celebrated among the ruins of the Antakya Greek Orthodox Church in Hatay, which was destroyed in the February 6 earthquakes.

Christians in Turkey attended Christmas services in various cities, including İstanbul, Mersin, and Hatay last night.

Former lawyer of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mustafa Doğan İnal, obtained a court order blocking access to 117 news articles and posts about himself, including four from bianet. İnal had again imposed censorship on hundreds of other news articles previously.

The Information Technologies and Communication Authority blocked access to Ekşi Sözlük, one of the largest online communities in Turkey, which is under investigation for posts related to the loss of 12 soldiers in North Iraq.

The loss of 12 soldiers in the region of the ongoing Operation Claw-Lock by the Turkish Armed Forces in Northern Iraq has been addressed by Sırrı Sakık of DEM Party in the parliament during the budget talks. "The greatest service we can do to this land is to stop this bloodshed, this violence; if you agree, we are here," the Ağrı Deputy said.

DEM Party Spokesperson, Şırnak Deputy, and also a journalist, Ayşegül Doğan spoke about the budget of the Directorate of Communication in the parliament and criticized the statement of the Minister of Justice, who claimed that there were no imprisoned journalists in Turkey.

According to the information provided by the court clerk to Can Atalay's lawyers, the panel will wait for the reasoned decision of the Constitutional Court. Lawyer Özgür Urfa stated, "We will not leave the courthouse until we receive the release order."

According to the data from the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) as of December 19, 2023, there are a total of 37 journalists and media workers in prison, at least 13 of whom are convicted.

Pro-government circles and religious groups have accused the series of “Islamophobia” over its portrayal of a religious sect.

The association raised the question, "Should we be pleased that out of 600 members in the parliament, reaching the 'highest' number in the history of the Republic, 119 are women?"

Zafer Ramadan, wanted for international drug trafficking, has been apprehended in an operation conducted in Mersin. Six other international suspects of drug related crimes have been detained in various provinces of Turkey within a month.

Diverse communities in Mesopotamia and the Middle East mark the longest night of the year, known as Shab-e Yalda.

Most of the tweets were related to irregularity allegations against public officials and “violation of personal rights” was the most common reason, according to the Free Web Turkey report.