In Cizre district of Şırnak province, a person named Salih Erdem has been shot to death on the street during police and military operations.

Operation started yesterday (December 15) following curfew declared in Şırnak’s Silopi on December 14, HDP MP Encü said military and police use heavy weapons.

Journalist Tatari’s book “Grandma, I was not really in Diyarbakır” and Cemal’s books “Delila, A Young Woman Guerilla’s Mountain Diaries” and “Kurdistan Diaries in the Solution Process” have been ordered to be pulled off the shelves, Ahmet Işık has also been sentenced to a punitive fine of 1,232 euros for having defamed Binali Yıldırım, Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication.

International Amnesty announcing that refugees in Turkey are being locked up and deported, has written in its latest report that some of the refugees are being handcuffed for days, beaten up and expelled to countries where they had fled.

The “Next Queer” Exhibition where artists sharing their works of art on the Kaos GL Magazine, get together will start off on December 26, in İstanbul ARK.

First, teachers have left Cizre and Silopi districts, then curfews have been declared and troops dispatched; journalist Yıldız explained that there is silence and a nervous atmosphere in the districts.

The criminal charges for public officers to be on trial have been combined with the main case by the 5th High Criminal Court

According to Family and Child Education Research in Turkey, 68% of Turkey believes children should be given education as to sexual abuse and what to do under such circumstances, and where to consult.

According to a report of the Committee to Protect Journalists, 14 journalists out of 199 arrested journalists all over the world, are in prison in Turkey.

Russian political scientist and Turkologist, Vladimir Avatkov, has stated that Turkey downing Russian warplane is perceived as “betrayal” by Russia and that the possibility for Russia to forgive the betrayal is low.

Cumhuriyet daily is holding its editorial meeting today (December 15) in Silivri in order to support the arrested journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül.

Unemployment rate sustaining its upward trend has increased to 10.3% from 10.1% declared in August.