Incarcerated lawyer Şükriye Erden has written to bianet: "Prison uniforms are an affront to inmates' political identities and honor. They are geared toward alienating, de-personalizing, and militarizing inmates. We will not wear them."

"I didn’t grow up in this country, but this is the home I chose. I haven’t witnessed history here the same way many of my colleagues have, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know what violence looks like or that I don’t know the pain that conflict can cause".

Conducting an investigation about the three bombardments carried out as part of Afrin operation, the HRW has said that 26 civilians 17 of whom are children were killed, and "Turkish Armed Forces appear to have failed to take necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties”.

The lower house of the Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer) has approved a motion on Thursday, officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide, while the Dutch government has said they would not follow the parliament’s judgment.

In the wake of detention of a large number of people including Community Houses Co-chair Aktaş, Community Houses Headquarters has issued a written statement. A protest has been staged in front of Community Houses.

In its decision of refusal, the courts have asserted that “the decision of banning will not cause unrecoverable consequence and it is not openly contravening law”.

Reuters citing an eyewitness in the region has reported that Syrian government forces have entered the al-Halak, Bani Zaid and Bustan al-Basha neighborhoods in Aleppo.

EU Enlargement Commissioner Hahn has told Die Welt that the focus needs to be not on Turkey’s accession negotiations but on strategic partnership, remarking that the EU cannot “ignore significant deficits in the rule of law in Turkey”.

Detention warrants have been issued for 17 people including Community House Co-chair Dilşat Aktaş. Aktaş and 10 other people have been taken into custody.

Prof. Dr. Ayşe Erzan, Prof. Dr. Özdemir Aktan and Prof. Dr. Nesrin Sungur Çakmak have presented their defenses at their second hearings held at 32nd Heavy Penal Court.

Highway tunnel planned to be built through under Maçka Park has been protested in front of İstanbul Municipality building. As many as 200 trees have been uprooted since February 12.

Rights defender, journalist, and doctor dismissed from the medical profession by executive decree Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for one of his posts on social media.

Osman Kavala’s artist friends have organized an open workshop in shift for him. Kavala has been behind bars since November 1.

İbrahim Kalın has stated that as one of three guarantor states, Turkey’s messages are conveyed to Damascus indirectly but not direct dialogue exists between the two regimes and added: “contact can be made to solve certain problems”.

Kept in custody for “being FETÖ executive” and discharged from Dicle University, Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Jale Saraç and Vice President Prof. Dr. Sır have been released.

HDP Party Assembly member Can, Filiz Yılmaz, Metin İlan, Suphi Yıldız, Bedia Aydemir, Gonca Yangöz, Şamil Altan, Abdulselam Yolcu, Taylan Talaş, Hüseyin Gencer, Atilla Sayır, Erhan Sarıkaya, Gülsen Biter, Vahit Dalgıç, Taylan Ürün and Can Memiş have been arrested.

In his parliamentary inquiry, HDP’s İrmez has conveyed that law enforcers said, “The mules are in custody, they will be referred to prosecutor’s office after being deposed” concerning the mules that were allegedly used for trafficking and seized.

Detained seven days ago due to his social media posts, Community House Central Executive Board member Kutay Meriç and discharged academic Serdar Başçetin have been arrested.

Russian FM Lavrov has said that they understand both Turkey’s concerns about Syria and Kurds’ wishes.

President Erdoğan has spoken at his party’s group meeting: “It takes some time to make certain preparations in the field. We will rapidly pass to the phase of besieging Afrin city center”.