Unemployment rate has increased to 13% by 1.9 points in January 2017 compared to the same month of last year. The unemployment has risen to 15.4% in women and 11.9 in men. Youth unemployment has been declared as 24.5%.

Three articles of the Constitutional Amendment Package can be implemented instantly. These articles concern the membership of the President to a political party, the reorganization of the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors as well as abolishing military justice system.

According to Article 98 of the The Law on Basic Provisions on Elections and Electoral Registers, unsealed ballot papers are invalid.

According to Anadolu Agency’s figures, ratio of the “Yes” votes is 51.18%, “No” votes is 48.82% in the constitutional amendment referendum.

The President of the Supreme Election Board Güven as to the Referendum has announced that they had considered the unsealed ballot cards valid as well as the seals saying “Yes” instead of “Choice” upon request by an AKP official.

Upon the state-run Anadolu Agency announcing the nonofficial results of the referendum, residents in various districts of İstanbul have protested the results by banging pots and pans.

CHP and Meral Akşener have criticized unsealed ballot papers and said they would object to the results.

Turkey votes the constitutional amendment.

Voting for the constitutional amendment referendum has started.

The first one of the exclusive file news reports, each prepared by two journalists together, will start going online as of April 18 on the website of bianet.

A soldier and a village guard have lost their lives in an explosion occurred during security search in Turkey’s eastern province of Van.

16 of the 17 suspects including Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Ekrem Dumanlı, Emre Uslu, Tuncay Opçin arrested as a part of the FETÖ investigation face three life sentences.

July 15 coup attempt monument in Harran has drawn attention on the social media. Harran Mayor Özyavuz has said, “The monument we erected at the entrance of the city to make sure that night people who come and go to Harran will not forget that night”.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu has commentated on the cooperation between the US and PYD/YPG in Raqqa: “It is very dangerous and risky for the future of Syria”.

An investigation has been launched into seven people who were at HDP referendum stand in Edirne due to HDP’s Figen Yüksekdağ postcards. Attorney Arksak has said the investigation is unlawful.

Curfew declared in 14 villages in Lice, Kocaköy and Hazro districts of Diyarbakır due to an operation has been lifted.

Reacting against President’s advisor’s article on “state system”, MHP Chair Bahçeli has said, “The president remains silent before this statement. If he approves this, then what can be the decision of the nationalists who are against the state system within two days”.

Holding a referendum meeting in the Consulate General of Turkey in Germany despite provisions prohibiting all sorts of election propaganda abroad, Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu has responded to the parliamentary inquiry submitted by CHP’s Tanrıkulu regarding the violation of election propaganda ban: “I came together with our citizens”.

Kaos GL will establish a database to make the human rights monitoring and reporting activities of LGBTI individuals more user friendly and systematic.

bianet’s article “Acquittal for ‘Thief, Murderer Erdoğan’” has been blocked upon President Erdoğan’s complaint to the Prosecutor’s office. The reason for the block is “Expressions aiming at creating a negative and false impression with the regular reader”.