Hundreds of people, joined by opposition MPs, have held a human chain against the canal project.

Taken into custody earlier today, TELE 1 presenter and social security expert Ali Tezel has been released after his deposition.

Aho Bileçen, the priest of Mor Yakup Church in Mardin, was arrested on January 10 on charge of “aiding and abetting a terrorist organization”.

“Devran”, the short story book of imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, has been staged by Jülide Kural and Ömer Şahin in İstanbul. While the audience have watched the play in applause, they have called for “freedom to Demirtaş”.

The HDP has brought the allegations into the parliamentary agenda, directing questions to the Minister of Interior.

The IPI has released a statement on the occasion of January 10 Working Journalists Day in Turkey: “The most urgent step to be taken by state authorities is to stop the constant judicial and financial pressure and harassment of media and journalists.”

A nine-year-old girl was revealed to be sexually abused and killed in the eastern province of Kars.

Having lost her legs in an ISIS attack and dismissed from trustee-appointed Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, Lisa Çalan says, “They first dismissed me, then requested my defense. They have dismissed me in an accelerated procedure.”

Three Syriacs, including a priest, have been detained after an anonymous witness alleged that they gave food to a PKK member.

Designed by Hrant Dink Foundation, KarDes mobile application is a personal tour guide offering an insight into the multicultural legacy and multilayered fabric of İstanbul.

Rejecting the other applications of arrested former Zaman columnist Mümtazer Türköne, the Constitutional Court has found the allegation admissible that “his right to personal liberty and security has been violated as his arrest is not lawful.”

In the last three months of 2019, 251 journalists and media representatives were put on trial, 13 of them were detained and 89 media workers lost their jobs. The Press Advertisement Institution is using official ads them against newspapers.

The TurkStat has announced the Labor Force Statistics for October 2019. Marking a 1.8-point increase in comparison with last October and a 0.4-point decrease when compared to September 2019, the unemployment rate is 13.4 percent.

Put on trial for insulting President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan, two children have been absolved of the offense as they have fulfilled the conditions of offering an apology and memorizing a poem as part of conciliatory proceedings.

Libyan National Army (LNA) leader Khalifa Haftar has stated that they welcome the ceasefire call of Russia and Turkey, but will continue their operations against Tripoli.

The Social Democracy Foundation has awarded the prize to the HDP's former co-chair, who has been behind bars since November 2016.

A nominated MP from the main opposition party was given a sentence for insulting the minister, who was nominated in the same election district with him.

According to a report released by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV), since August 2015, 381 curfews have been declared in 51 districts and 11 provinces of Turkey. The highest number of curfews have been declared in Diyarbakır.

It is understood that an investigation was launched against four officers at the police department where Emine Bulut took refuge before being killed by her ex-husband. Suspended from duty, the officers have returned to their duty after the inquiry.

After a meeting yesterday, Erdoğan and Putin called for a ceasefire between the Tripoli-based government and Haftar forces.