Istanbul Technical University students launched a campaign to build a buddhist temple on campus after the university president announced that there had been a demand for a mosque.

The Council of Europe General Secretary announced that Turkey didn’t apply respect 1,241 ECHR rulings including the one on Hrant Dink case.

İHD’s Şırnak Province Office released a report on the killing of mules in Roboski by Turkish Army soldiers, saying that the attitude was hostile and urged the government for action.

Penguen humor magazine reacted to the court ruling that its caricaturists were punished, wishing it to be the “last example of efforts to turn down free thought”.

Turkish Armed Forces and a military wing of Kurdish PKK released contrasting statements regarding the mortar exchange in the mountainous region of Dağlıca on March 25.

Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court convicted Ömer Mutlu to 13 years and 9 months of prison for taking down turkish flag located in the garden of 2nd Air Force Base in the southeastern district of Diyarbakır.

Peoples’ Democratic Party criticized the AKP government’s stance to the recent military intervention in Yemen, requesting a general parliamentary session for discussion.

Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Melih Gökçek sued Armenian-origined journalist Hayko Bağdat over charges related to “insult” and “igniting to hatred” when he ironically wrote on Twitter: “The city of Ankara looks like an Armenian. Shame on you.”

While Iran condemned the recent strikes in Yemen orchestrated by 10 countries led by Saudi Arabia, Turkey supported the operation, saying that it had been informed priorly.

A bomb explosion at Adımlar Magazine headquarters in Istanbul’s Kağıthane district left 1 columnist dead and 3 wounded including the editor-in-chief.

Instagram closed the account of prominent journalist Ahmet Şık after receiving massive complaints over the photos he shared during Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır province on March 21.

Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş said that the monitoring committee to the resolution of the Kurdish problem is not their red line as long the “process would continue”.

bianet interview Turkey’s first openly-declared LGBTI politician Sedef Çakmak prior to June 7 Elections. We talked about her worries prior to being elected as well as the current outcome.

Greenpeace activists climbed to one of the tallest buildings in the southern district of Mersin to protest Turkey’s first planned nuclear power plant in Akkuyu district.

Caricaturist Bahadır Baruter has been convicted to pay a fine of 7,000 liras for insulting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with a caricature.

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of violating union rights in the case of Ismail Sezer.

Bese Hozat, co-leader of PKK’s military wing KCK, announced the conditions for laying down of arms: start of negotiations under Öcalan’s 10 articles, working of Monitoring Council, forming of Truth Commission and a new constitution.

Ankara Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into Vice PM Bülent Arınç and Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Melih Gökçek under different charges after their debate on President Erdoğan’s comments on the resolution process.

A full-blown spat between Vice PM Arınç and Ankara Mayor Gökçek after President Erdoğan’s comments on Turkey’s resolution process revealed a transition of power that caused unrest amid ruling party AKP grassroots.

We compiled PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s Newroz message’s reactions by various politicians, human rights activists and writers.