Curfew has been declared in 21 villages and hamlets in the districts of Lice, Kulp and Silvan in Diyarbakır province on the ground of impending military operations.

According to a report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Turkey has become “the world’s worst jailer of journalists” for the third time in 2018. As announced by the CPJ, at least 68 journalists have been behind bars in Turkey.

Minister of Commerce Pekcan has announced that 846 companies operating in Turkey have declared concordat in 2018. The number cited by the Minister last month was 356.

A mine owned by the company responsible for the occupational homicide that claimed 301 workers' lives in 2014 has collapsed in Manisa. 11 workers have been rescued wounded after yesterday's incident.

An operation has been launched against the people announcing that they have gone on a hunger strike in HDP Diyarbakır Building in solidarity with Leyla Güven. While 49 people have been taken into custody, 25 people were also detained two days ago.

A high speed train crash has left nine dead in Ankara. State-run AA reported that the train crashed into a footbridge. Governorship said that it crashed into a commuter train. Transportation Ministry said it crashed into a guiding train, then into footbridge.

Nine academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison. While the announcement of six verdicts has been deferred, the pronouncement of the verdicts of Erzan, Çakmak and Aktan has not been deferred upon their rejection of suspension.

In Festus Okey case, which has been reopened after 11 years, the court ruled that necessary documents for visa procedures for Okey's family shall be provided. DNA reports have also been requested to prove blood relations between the family members.

Speaking at the Defense Industry Summit, President Erdoğan has said, “Our operation to save east of Euphrates from separatist terrorist organization will begin in a few days.”

Having participated in the Gezi Park protests five years ago, Oruç Karacık has staged a single-person protest by sitting on the stairs of Gezi Park in Taksim. Karacık has protested the recent investigations launched against the protesters.

Former AKP MP Ünsal, who has been summoned to depose as part of the investigation launched against 170 signatories of the Afrin letter, has spoken to bianet: “The targeting language of news led the Prosecutor’s Office to launch the investigation.”

In October 2018, 2 thousand 880 citizens of Turkey applied for asylum in EU countries. 17 thousand 300 citizens of Turkey are currently awaiting reply for their applications.

In a new presidential decree, shares of the Post and Telegraph Organization (PTT) have been handed over to the Wealth Fund, which is chaired by the President. The fund already holds the shares of the PTT for almost two years.

Police officers opened fire on a vehicle in İstanbul on the allegation that “it disobeyed the stop warning of the police” 17-year-old Cihan Seyhan, who was in the vehicle at the time of incident, has lost his life.

Journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk has been sentenced to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison on the ground of “aiding a terrorist organization knowingly and willfully”. The journalist has been released, considering the time she was held arrested."

Rejecting the requests for additional time raised by academic Çavuşoğlu, the court has sentenced her and Can Soylu to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The pronouncement of both verdicts has been suspended.

According to the report released by the HDP, 29 former MPs and party executives have been sentenced to prison, 50 Co-Mayors are currently behind bars and 94 municipalities are being run by government-appointed trustees.

Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy, for whom the Prosecutor’s Office announced its opinion as to the accusation in the previous hearing, has been sentenced to 2 years, 3 months in prison after new documents have been added to his file between the hearings.

Nikol Pashinyan, the interim Prime Minister of Armenia who received majority of the votes in snap general election held in the country on Sunday, has signalled that a new era can begin in Armenia-Turkey relations.

The Central Bank has shared data on the balance of payments and announced that there has been a current account surplus of 2 billion and 770 million US dollars in October.