"Our assembly should honor the memories of the intellectuals who put up a struggle for the enlightenment of the Ottoman and Armenian peoples," Paylan said.

Speaking about the incident of child abuse in İstanbul, Minister of Interior Soylu has stated that the perpetrator has been caught. İstanbul Governorship also announced that a legal action would be taken against “the ones who used the incident for provocation.”

The video of the incident that shows the woman saying, "I won't be quiet, you'll be ashamed!" went viral on social media.

Sentenced to 11 years, 3 months in prison, Chair of Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) Selçuk Kozağaçlı has submitted a petition of appeal, stating, “I know that there are numerous reasons justifying the reversal of this so-called legal judgement.”

President Erdoğan has sent a letter to Aram Ateshian, the deputy Armenian Patriarch appointed by the government, saying the Ottoman Armenians "lost their lives under harsh conditions of the First World War."

Judiciary in the News: Legal Journalism Handbook is now online in Turkish and Kurdish. Penned by Şengün Kılıç Hristidis, it has been edited by Gökçer Tahincioğlu and translated into Kurdish by bia Kurdî editors Murat Bayram and Ferid Demirel.

"Even if there is one just one right defender left, the spirit against the genocide and the denial will not be absent from this region," said the Human Rights Association (İHD). HDP MP Paylan, MP Clapot from France, and EGAM Chair Abtan also made speeches at the event.

In the second session of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipal Council chaired by Metropolitan Mayor İmamoğlu, the proposals submitted by CHP’s council members relating to expertise commissions have been rejected by members of AKP and MHP.

Yasmin Babat Kayan, who was taken into custody after staging a single-person protest against sexual abuse of children at Taksim Square in İstanbul, has been released. Speaking to bianet, she has said that she will continue protesting in different places.

While a confidentiality order has been issued for the investigation launched into the sexual abuse of a five-year-old girl in Küçükçekmece, İstanbul, feminist lawyers have stated that the girl could be discharged from hospital tomorrow.

The Bar Association has submitted a petition of complaint on Sunday's attack against main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu.

The 1915 Commemoration to be held in Sultanahmet by Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch, Commission Against Racism and Discrimination has been prevented by police. Commemoration and statement will be held in İHD Office in Beyoğlu.