As cats were killed in mass in the Middle Age, mouse population has drastically increased in Europe. People from Italy has accepted February 17 as Cat Day to draw attention to importance of the cats.

CHP and HDP have brought discrimination against LGBTI members into parliament’s agenda, AKP’s Doğan said the commission has been established to discuss “business values of men and women” and she will not talk about “private sexes of different groups in bedroom”.

One soldier has been killed, two others injured in the clash occurred in Sur district of Diyarbakır. General Staff has announced that also two PKK members have been killed in the clash.

Large part of people in İdil have left the district following the curfew. Only the 8th and 12th grade students will continue their education in Batman, there is no regulation as to others.

Journalists Arzu Demir, Ceyda Karan, Cihangir Balkır, Demet Yılan, Gökhan Biçici, Hayko Bağdat, Mehveş Evin, Metin Cihan, and Semra Çelebi are in Diyarbakır for News Watch.

International Peace Delegation has interpreted Ministry of Justice not responding to their appointment request as disappointing.

Russia has rejected claims of having bombed hospitals in Syria thus committed war crime. The statement made from Kremlin has asserted that the claims were not based on any evidence.

Doğuş University has suspended peace declaration signatory Prof. Dr. Serdar M. Değirmencioğlu of his duty as Head of Department of Psychology.

Telecommunications Communication Presidency has blocked access to Aryen News website with an “administrative injunction”.

According to bianet male violence monitoring report, men killed at least 284 women in 2015. Murderers of 19 women are yet to be found; 26 women have been found suspiciously dead or claimed to have committed suicide.

People’s Democratic Party Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ has shown reaction against artillery shooting on the region under PYD control in Syria: Why don’t you apply the rules of engagement to ISIS; who has cut the throat of the Turkish soldier, ISIS or PYD?

Security forces have attacked with pepper gas on people keeping watch since June 21, 2015 against copper mine plans in Cerattepe area of Artvin province.

The teachers in the district had been In-service-training invited to leave the district for an in-service-training earlier last week.

Telecommunications Communication Presidency has for the fourth time blocked access to JİNHA. The news website continues broadcasting on jinhaber.info.

YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces has achieved dominance in Tell Rifaat 24 km away from Turkey-Syria border.

Two women heading to the parliament to submit the petition #Barışa1000Kadın have not been allowed in the Parliament. It turned out that a “Parliamentary ban” had been imposed on the women who had staged a protest with white cheeseclothes in front of the Parliament’s General Assembly on January.

Chairperson of the Upper House committee for Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation Kosachev has said in case Turkey launches ground operation into Syria, a comprehensive war involving Russia and Iran might break out.

HDP Spokesperson Bilgen has said, “You cannot get involved in some other country against its will other than [providing] humanitarian aid” as to Turkey’s call on PYD to withdraw from Azaz”.

Russian warplanes have bombed some targets in Azez district of Aleppo. The injured have been transported to Kilis on ambulance.

European Union has called on Turkey to cease attacks against YPG. Holland has noted that that everybody had to stick to the plan.