Hinrich Schultze, a journalist from Germany who wanted to report the latest developments regarding the Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır has been arrested in Ofis district of Diyarbakır province. Kept in custody for half an hour, Schultze was released after giving testimony.

HDP Ağrı MP Dirayet Dilan Taşdemir has been taken into custody.

Progressive Journalists Association Achievement Awards 2016 have been granted to the awardees in a ceremony organized at Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center in Ankara.

Clashes have occurred during operations carried out in Diyarbakır’s Lice, Kulp and Hani districts that are under curfew. Two soldiers delivered to hospital with injuries have lost their lives.

The Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that the Newroz celebrations to be organized on March 21 are permitted from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

President Erdoğan calling on to the people from Turkey living in Europe said: “Don’t make 3, make 5 children. You are the future of Europe”. Criticizing the Netherlands, Erdoğan said “What is liberal about declaring State of Emergency?”

HDP Vice Chair in Charge of Organizing and Newroz Commission member Yıldırım has said, “We can easily say that Newroz 2017 is of high importance. We will burn Newroz fire in over 100 places”.

Lambdaistanbul has moved to Impact Hub İstanbul, a member-based co-working space and event venue, and invites everybody to the first gathering after moving in tomorrow.

HDP Diyarbakır MP Yiğitalp has requested that the ongoing curfews, operations and rights violations be investigated, and those who are responsible for those be determined.

Prime Minister Yıldırım has said: “Even Europe adjusts its politics temper to Turkey. Turkey also set the tone for elections in the Netherlands”.

CHP Vice Chair Assoc. Prof. Dr. Böke’s speech she would hold in “Leaders Summit” at Boğaziçi University has been cancelled by the university’s presidency.

Anti - ISIS coalition Spokesperson Colonel Dorrian attending a press briefing in the US Secretary of Defence told that the Syrian Democratic Forces will join operation to liberate Raqqa.

Members of the Human Rights and Equality Council of Turkey have been assigned: 10 men, one woman.

Daughter of Yılmazer, who is one of the Hrant Dink case defendants and the former Director of Intelligence Bureau, was detained today.

Many Twitter accounts including Forbes, UNICEF USA, Amnesty International, Duke University, Borussia Dortmund from Bundesliga have been hacked with the hashtag NaziHollanda.

Dicle Media News Agency Ankara correspondent Hayri Demir has been detained in a police raid launched into his home.

The Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch has issued a statement about İHD Deputy Chair and Diyarbakır Branch President Raci Bilici being detained.

Disciplinary investigation has been launched into 24 students of the İstanbul Technical University who protested against the dismissal of academics.

Exceeding 12% in November 2016 period, the unemployment rate has continued to increase in December 2016 period as well: 3 million 872 people are unemployed while the youth unemployment has reached 24%.

Speaking on the escalated tension between Turkey and the Netherlands, Dutch Foreign Minister Koenders has said, “I really don’t understand why they threaten us with imposing sanctions”.