There is news of election safety violations committed in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa, where four people were killed in an armed conflict during the election works.

56 million 322 thousand 632 voters will cast their votes at 180 thousand and 65 ballot boxes across Turkey today. The voting procedure will end at 5 p.m. local time in Turkey.

Northern Forests Defense has protested destruction of Strandzha Forests in Thrace for Russia’s natural gas line called “Turkish Stream”: “Russia will enjoy it to the utmost, Strandzhas will pay the piper”.

Rights organizations and professional chambers in Diyarbakır have filed a criminal complaint against the Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu on charges of “inciting the public to enmity and hatred, misconduct in office, fabricating crimes, slandering and attempting to influence fair trial”.

Two people in Elazığ have been arrested on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” through their social media posts. Another person in the district of Viranşehir in Urfa was also arrested on the same charges yesterday.

Andrej Hunko’s entry to Turkey with the purpose of observing the elections has been blocked with an allegation of him being a “supporter of terrorism”.

It has been claimed that CHP presidential candidate İnce played backgammon at rummikub table during July 15 coup attempt.

Ünal Aldemir, the expert of the Cumhuriyet case, wrote on Twitter, “I want you to know that every piece of money given to Cumhuriyet newspaper goes to the HDPKK-supporter executives of the newspaper” and “Ahmet Şık is a terrorist. Who is holding your leash, you discredited HDPKK supporter?”.

Minister of Interior Soylu has told CHP voters to vote for the CHP and added: “The votes you carry to the HDP will be accounted for in this and other world by this innocent nation”.

Research assistant Emre Tansu Keten, who was discharged from his post at Marmara University, has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. His prison sentence has been suspended.

Court has ruled continuation of arrest of Amnesty Turkey Chair Taner Kılıç, who has been kept in custody for a year. Next hearing is on November 7.

Konak District Election Board has forbidden the magazine called “Voice of DISK”, entitled "Enough", emphasizing the losses of workers during AKP ruling.