The Governorship of Van has announced that all events and demonstrations have been banned in the province for a period of 15 days until February 22.

According to the figures shared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch, while 12 of the deceased workers were women, 100 of them were men. Seven immigrant/refugee workers also lost their lives is occupational homicides in January.

Pegasus Airlines has dismissed former fighter pilot Bahadır Altan, who said on TV after the plane crash, “Let’s just stop as a country. We are still talking about the 3rd airport, still opening a canal. The country is an accident waiting to happen.”

Human rights organizations and lawyers’ organizations have expressed solidarity and support for the lawyers of Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD), who have recently announced that they have gone on a hunger strike.

The share of "undecided" participants was higher than any political party in a recently conducted survey.

While Osman Kavala, Yiğit Aksakoğlu and Mücella Yapıcı are charged with “attempting to overthrow the government”, Çiğdem Mater, Ali Hakan Altınay, Mine Özerden, Can Atalay, Tayfun Kahraman, Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi are charged with “aiding” this offense.

Accusing CNN Türk of "broadcasting in line with the interests of the government," the main opposition party has announced that its members will not participate in programs on the broadcaster anymore.

United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has warned that the conflict in Syria’s Idlib “risks developing into a bloody and protracted last stand on the Turkish border, with grave consequences for civilians.”

Indicating that 23 mayors in total have been arrested and a trustee has been appointed to HDP’s 32 municipalities, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that the removal of mayors “has effectively cancelled the results of the March 31 local elections.”

In January 2020, men killed 21 women, inflicted violence on at least 48 women and raped 16 women. Forcing 121 women to sex work in January, men also sexually abused 31 children and harassed 16 women.

Defendants of Gezi trial as well as several legists, politicians, journalists and civil society representatives have denounced the prosecutor’s opinion as to the accusations in Gezi trial. We have compiled some these reactions...

The prosecutor has announced his opinion as to the accusations in the trial of the 2013 Gezi Park protests.

Speaking to bianet about the avalanche that engulfed the teams searching for the ones trapped under snow after a first avalanche in Van, AKUT Honorary Chair Mahruki says, “80 people were stomping around in the avalanche zone. It triggers an avalanche.”

Yoleri was detained by the police over a speech she made at the meeting of the Saturday Mothers/People.

Having stood trial over a tweet criticizing the state-run agency over its reporting of the presidential elections in June 2018, O.P. has been acquitted in the first hearing.

Protesting for her reinstatement in Düzce for over three years now, discharged architect Alev Şahin has been sentenced to 37 days in prison for violating the Governorship’s ban on her sit-in protests.

As the deceased bodies of three more people have been discovered, the death toll in the second avalanche in Van has risen to 36. Five others also lost their lives in the first avalanche on February 4.

Announcing its ruling in the application of former Antalya Metropolitan Mayor Mustafa Akaydın, the Constitutional Court has concluded that paying damages over his remarks about Erdoğan does not violate his freedom of expression.

The top court has released figures on individual applications that were made in the past eight years.

Arrested in Kandıra Type F Prison, former HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ says that she has started playing a musical instrument in prison: “I make no claim in arts, my days in prison are turning into a lively and smooth life.”