The Turkish Armed Forces has announced that 31 soldiers have been killed, 143 others wounded in the Afrin operation to date.

The chief public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan and MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder for terrorist organization propaganda, provoking the public to hatred and hostility, and glorifying crime and criminals.

Professional journalist associations have expressed outrage at pro-government Akit TV Presenter Yusuf Ozan after he targeted and threatened Cumhuriyet newspaper by saying: "It is permissible to kill the likes of you.”

Suspended by İstanbul University President for three months for having been detained, Turkish Medical Association Central Council Chair Tükel and Central Council member Gören have been reinstated to their jobs.

Being imprisoned since November 1, 2017, rights activist and business person Kavala has written from prison: “I intimately feel saddened by the fact that there are journalists and authors who have been here for longer than me”.

Charged with “terrorism propaganda” on social media, 11 people have been detained in home raids in Urfa.

11 soldiers were killed, 11 others wounded in Afrin operation on February 10. One more soldier lost his life on February 11.

Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli have been elected HDP Co-Chairs at HDP 3rd Ordinary Session as anticipated.

Civil Rights Defenders has awarded Truth Justice Memory Center co-director Murat Çelikkan the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2018.

Kocaeli Solidarity Academy has condemned detention of Prof. Dr. Onur Hamzaoğlu.

HDP MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has addressed Parliament about trans woman inmate Diren Coşkun’s death fast in prison on its 16th day.

Nuriye Gülmen, Semih Özakça, Esra Özakça and Mehmet Güveli who ended the hunger strike have been discharged from hospital.

The European Parliament has strongly condemned the coup attempt and the waiving of the immunity of MPs in its resolution on “the current human rights situation in Turkey”. Ankara has declared the resolution "null and void".

Detention warrant has been issued for HDP Co-chair Serpil Kemalbay as part of the investigation run in Ankara.

Ahead of HDP’s 3rd Ordinary Grand Congress to be held at the weekend, a large number of people including HDK Co-spokesperson Prof. Dr. Hamzaoğlu have been detained in an operation launched against HDK constituents.

The HDP have announced their candidates for co-chair in anticipation of the party convention this weekend: Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli.

It is the 20th day of Turkey’s Afrin operation, and Syria’s airspace has been closed to Turkey’s military forces for the past four days. The general staff’s fact sheets feature no information on TAF jets’ air bombardments of the past two days.

President of Russia Putin and President Erdoğan have held a meeting on phone about Syria. It was decided in the meeting that cooperation between Iran, Russia and Turkey should continue.

Two academics from Istanbul and Galatasaray Universities who had their first hearings on December 7, 2017 at 33rd Heavy Penal Court have presented their defenses at their second hearings.

RSF Turkey representative and bianet correspondent Erol Önderoğlu has won the Roosevelt Foundation 2018 Freedom of Speech and Expression Award. “This award belongs to all those committed to free and ethical journalism and to upholding solidarity,” Önderoğlu has said.