Following the resignation of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş, an election was held yesterday for the new mayor. AKP’s candidate Mevlüt Uysal was elected the new mayor of İstanbul.

Second hearing was held today for Gülmen and Özakça, who are on the 204th day of their hunger strike, and for the discharged teacher Karadağ. Özakça was brought to hearing in a wheelchair while Gülmen was kept in intensive care. Court ruled that Gülmen and Özakça remain in detention on remand.

Iraq has declared that Turkey would maintain oil export with the government of Baghdad, and PM Yıldırım has said, “Turkey will now run all its economic, business and diplomatic relations with Iraq through the central government”.

The State Council has stopped the execution of the ordinance that regulates daylight saving time, however, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Albayrak said, “We will continue the daylight saving along the same line”.

The arrest decision for HDP Kars MP Ayhan Bilgen that was issued after he was released has been revoked upon the objection of his attorneys.

Second hearing of the trial of Gülmen and Özakça, who have been on hunger strike demanding their jobs back for 204 days, and discharged teacher Karadağ, will be held today.

Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates have complied with the call made by the central Iraqi government for the flight embargo on the Kurdistan Regional Government.

The official results of the independence referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional Government has been announced.

According to Umut Foundation’s report issued for September 28 Individual Disarmament Day, rate of murder caused by personal armament has increased by 27% compared to 2016.

The Assembly of Workers Health and Occupational Safety has declared that 753 workers lost their lives during four months after the “Declaration of Occupational Health and Safety: Target is Zero”.

National Education Counsellor Tekin regarding the new model to replace the current system of transition from primary to secondary education said “It is a model, whose main philosophy is not to have a central exam in transition to high school and to have children go to high schools according to their talents and interests”.

The Kurdistan Regional Government has rejected the Baghdad government’s demand that the airports be handed over to the government of Baghdad.

Based annual population and mortality data of the 2014-2016 period, the Turkish Statistical Institute has calculated the life expectancy at birth as 75.3 for men and 80.7 for women.

Yonca Özer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for having killed the man who was harassing and threatening herself and her family for four years and tried to rape in their last meeting. “If Yonca didn’t kill him, she would be killed”, her lawyer said.

Gülmen still on hunger strike in detention, was taken to intensive care unit in a conscious state yesterday evening. Her attorney Yılmaz said, they predicted an intention to stop Gülmen from attending the hearing.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council has explained the reason of removal of Rudaw TV, Kurdistan24 and Waar TV from Türksat: “Using the expression ‘Bakûre Kurdistane’ that means north Kurdistan, and including a part of Turkey in the map used in the weather forecast”.

Ankara Governorship has banned all demonstrations in Ankara’s town center of Kızılay that also covers the Yüksel street where Gülmen and Özakça had been staging a sit-in protest during their hunger strike.

Ustaoğlu’s latest movie titled “Clair Obscur” has been granted two awards at Batumi Arthouse Film Festival: Ustaoğlu received the award of the best director, and Ecem Uzun was awarded in the category of best actress.

On the third hearing of Cumhuriyet trial held today, the court ruled that columnist Kadri Gürsel be released and Murat Sabuncu, Akın Atalay, Emre İper, Ahmet Şık and Ahmet Kemal Aydoğdu remain in detention on remand.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council has ruled that Rudaw TV, K24 TV and Waar TV broadcasting in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region be removed from Türksat.