Initial statement has come from Turkey after US sanctions on Iran entering into force and Trump’s statement that “Anyone doing business with Iran will not do business with the US”.

The Spokesperson for the US Department of State Nauert has answered a question regarding the tension between the US and Turkey. Nauert has said, “The kind of progress we want is for Pastor Brunson, our locally employed staff and other American citizens to be brought home.”

IFEX calls for sharing “World of Tayyips” caricature on Twitter to act in solidarity with politicians and four students who have been tried over the caricature.

Men killed at least 19 women and one girl; raped 10 women; harassed 28 women; abused 42 girls; injured 32 women in July.

Vice Chair of the AKP Cevdet Yılmaz has referred to the recent exchange rate movements as “fluctuations that cannot be explained on economic grounds” and stated that these fluctuations will end sooner or later.

Arrested for his social media posts, Güneş has been released. No releasing verdict has been issued for Ataman who has been behind bars for two years.

Climbing to 5.42 TL, dollar has dropped to 5.20 after the news reports claiming that pre-agreement concerning Pastor Brunson crisis has been agreed.

30 areas in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari have been declared “Special Security Zones” on the ground of a military operation to be launched in the region.

After rights organizations made a statement regarding sick prisoner Koçer Özdal’s right to access medical treatment, the HDP MPs have submitted parliamentary inquiries about his condition.

333 social media accounts have been examined during the operations launched from July 30 to August 6. Legal action has been taken against 261 people.

The court has announced its verdict in the trial of October 10 massacre. In the case, where 17 defendants have been fugitives and 19 of them under arrest, nine of the defendants have been sentenced to life imprisonment aggravated for 101 times.

HDP Urfa MP Öcalan has submitted parliamentary inquiry concerning condition of D.D., who told that he was tortured in custody in Urfa.

The exchange rate of US Dollar, which was around the level of 5.07 Turkish Lira when the markets closed on Friday, has become 5.18 Turkish Lira on the first day of the week, hitting another record high.

Lawyer Tombul from the Law Bureau of the Oppressed whose two lawyers have been imprisoned for nine months has been arrested for “being a member of an illegal organization”.

Speaking at AKP’s Women’s Branches Congress, President Erdoğan referring to the HDP has said, “Those who supported [the HDP] so that it can enter the parliament will account for it”.

The Director General of the state channel TRT İbrahim Eren has explained their decision of not participating in Eurovision by referring to Conchita Wurst. Eren has said, “I cannot make a live broadcast of someone who does not accept gender.”

The law on paid military service has been published on the Official Gazette. The age limit has been specified as the ones who were born on and before January 1, 1994.

Curfew has been declared in nine villages and hamlets in the districts of Lice and Hani in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır due to an operation that will be launched in the region.

The Turkish Statistical Institute has announced the inflation figures for July 2018. The annual inflation rate in July has been measured as 15.85 percent, which marks an increase of 0.55 percent in comparison with June 2018.

After the US has announced its decision to impose sanctions on Turkey, the first face-to-face meeting between the countries has been held by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Pompeo and Çavuşoğlu have defined their meeting as “constructive.”