Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas will not attend the official dinner which will be given by President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier for President Erdoğan on September 27.

Journalist Ergün Demir, the Chief Editor of the Astakos news website, who was previously taken into custody, has been released.

An investigation has been launched against the students of METU due to a rainbow flag opened at the graduation ceremony. Students have been asked, “Flag is an element of crime, did you distribute it”, “Did you open the flag as a protest” and “Were there whistles”.

The 6th Fancy Women Bike Ride, which is organized on the occasion of World Car Free Day, has been participated by 15 thousand women in 60 cities.

In his first story book entitled “Belkî îşev binive” (Maybe tonight she will sleep), biaKurdî editor Murat Bayram has shared his observations regarding what happened during the period of curfews in Turkey’s southeastern provinces.

President Erdoğan has stated, “We will take steps, which are similar to the operations of Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch, in the east of Euphrates in the forthcoming period.”

Arrested 3rd Airport workers have thanked the ones who supported them by sending a message from prison and said, “The real culprits are the bosses at the IGA, who have condemned us to inhumane working conditions.”

Five-year-old Onur Özalp, who was hit by an armored police vehicle while playing in front of his house in the district of İdil in Şırnak nine months ago, has lost his life. Özalp was living in his house, connected to a life support unit.

Four mining accidents took place across Turkey between September 15 and 18. In the accidents, one person lost his life and 12 people were injured. The Chamber of Mining Engineers has given a statement for the press regarding the accidents.

Constitutional Court has announced its verdict in the case of Abdullah Altun, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the State Security Court in 1999, and ruled that his right to an independent and impartial court has been violated. Altun will be retried.

Max Zirngast, a journalist from Austria, and Mithatcan Türetken and Hatice Göz, who are members of the Social Freedom Party Constituent Assembly, have been arrested.

PEN Turkey Center has released a statement on the occasion of the International Day of Peace and said, “We have to live together in peace!”

CHP MP Enis Berberoğlu has been released from prison in the wake of Supreme Court of Appeals’ verdict of release. Berberoğlu said, “Please pardon me, let me consult my family and my party for a few days and understand how I will proceed further.”

The family of Kemal Kurkut, who was shot to death by a police officer in Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır, has requested that the officer be arrested so that the impunity could come to an end. The request of the family has been rejected again.

Former HDP MP İbrahim Ayhan has lost his life at the age of 50.

Minister of Treasury and Finance Albayrak has announced that the economy of Turkey is expected to grow by 3.8 percent in 2018 and by 2.3 percent in 2019. He has also stated that their inflation expectations for 2018 and 2019 are 20.8 and 15.9 percent respectively.

HDP Siirt MP Meral Danış Beştaş has submitted a parliamentary inquiry regarding the re-arrest of lawyers of the Progressive Lawyers Association. Danış Beştaş has asked, “Were the members of the judiciary given instructions?”

The European Court of Human Rights has demanded defence from Turkey relating to the application of Osman Kavala. The court has ruled that the case of Kavala shall be heard in an accelerated procedure.

The amount of investments and purchases required to be made to acquire the citizenship of Turkey has been decreased.

In response to a parliamentary inquiry of the Left Party, the Ministry of Justice of Germany has stated that Turkey has submitted 848 requests of search or arrest to the country via Interpol since the coup attempt on July 15, 2016.