With the commutation granted by Erdoğan, 86-year-old convict of Sivas Massacre will not serve rest of his aggravated life sentence behind bars. "Can Erdoğan do the same thing for other ill inmates?”, asks Altıok, who lost her father in Madımak.

Russia and Syria have conducted 200 airstrikes on Idlib in the past three days, James Jeffrey has said.

Arrested on November 15, 2019, journalist Melike Aydın has been released. A reporter for the JinNews website, Aydın was arrested with journalist Ruken Demir.

A mine has collapsed in Zonguldak, trapping two miners underground. The mine was reportedly unlicensed and sealed off by the authorities last year.

Turkish Airlines has announced that it has suspended its flights to Chinese cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xian until February 9 due to coronavirus.

A lawsuit has been filed against lawyer Aytaç for allegedly making a speech to lawyers before the “Justice Watch” at courthouse. "He aimed to support arrested suspects of Cumhuriyet newspaper under the name of Justice Watch”, it is argued.

Setting a precedent, the court did not reduce the sentence of the perpetrator due to "good conduct."

Testifying that “he has been an informant since he was 10”, prisoner İ.Ö. filed a complaint against an attorney for calling him an informant for the police. In his defense, the attorney indicated that this description was made by İ.Ö. himself.

More than 50 countries have made recommendations and criticism about the pressure on journalists and rights defenders in Turkey.

The annual report issued by the Initiative for Freedom of Expression covers the violations of rights committed in Turkey throughout 2019.

In their letter to the Financial Times, European politicians and academics have said, “In its treatment of Kavala, Turkey is in clear breach of its commitments under the ECHR and has along the way alienated almost every friend it once had in Europe.”

Kılıç was on a hunger strike in front of CHP İstanbul Office for 160 days. His request was to be reinstated in his job. As he has been registered in the Social Security Institution (SGK) for his old job, he will end his strike today and start working after his treatment.

While the largest workers union has accepted the salary increase offer of the employers, the United Metal Workers' Union has decided for a strike.

Indicating that he is as hopeful for a peace process as he was in 2012, former HDP MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder has said, “When peace becomes a serious possibility, people now have more foresight about what needs to be done.”

All the five parties that have a group in the parliament have signed a joint declaration that condemns the US President's plan "which ignores fundamental rights and freedoms of Palestinians."

We are publishing the full statement of defense delivered by arrested businessperson Osman Kavala in the fifth hearing of Gezi trial on January 28, when the court ruled for the continuation of his detention despite the ECtHR verdict.

President of France Emmanuel Macron has stated that “Turkey is sending mercenaries and warships to Libya.” The Foreign Ministry of Turkey has denounced the statement, referring to his remarks as “unrealistic claims.”

Since the establishment of the ECtHR, Turkey has been convicted for violating freedom of expression for 356 times in total, more than any other state.

After bianet's reports on a self-proclaimed informant who testified in more than a hundred political cases, MPs from the HDP and the TİP have brought the case into the parliamentary agenda.

In explaining why Saturday Mothers/People are not allowed to gather at Galatasaray Square to demand justice for the disappeared, Deputy Minister Kaymakçı said, “Because they disturb tourists...” Saturday Mothers/People have responded to his remarks.