Turkey’s pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party released a rap video for its 2015 Election Campaign.

PM Davutoğlu had a meeting with Turkey’s Christian and Jewish minority representatives, announcing that the state will allocated land for the construction of an Syriac church in Istanbul.

Kicking off with the leftovers of 2013 on the leaked voice recordings, 2014 marked with elections, raids, workplace murder disasters, media bans and corruption investigations. It has disappeared to 2015 with some many leftovers.

A 24 year old university student detained for charges related to insulting “the president of the country” has been sent to jail for insulting an on-duty police officer.

Turkey entered the new year with snow. While snow created beautiful scenes in most cities, it also causes serious issues in some cities, especially in transport.

According to a report by Worker Health and Occupational Safety Assembly, at least 1,886 workers died on the job across Turkey. 54 were children.

Various protests, workplace murder in Soma, Ezidi peoples migration, police violence, first moments of freedom... 2014 though the photo archives of bianet...

Google released the statistics related to the most search content in 2014.

Prosecutors Zekeriya Öz, Celal Kara, Muammer Akkaş and Mehmet Yüzgeç in charge of Turkey’s Corruption Probe and Bribe Operations have been dismissed from their posts until the end of investigations against them.

According to Media Council’s 2014 Press and Expression Freedom Report, 48 journalists have assaulted in Turkey this year.

Journalist Sedef Kabaş has been detained due to a tweet message she sent regarding the prosecutors who decided to discontinue charges on the December 17 Corruption Probe investigation.

Turkey’s Animals Rights Federation Spokesperson Şule Baylan told bianet that camel wrestling was not culture. “It is just a fight that tortures animals and violates international treaties and law protecting animals,” she said.

While it is snowing in several cities in Turkey, Weather Forecast Institute announced that heavy snowfall would affect 18 cities.

Erzincan Province Governor’s Office released a statement, banning all open area activities of press statements, demonstrations and petitions until January 12.

Istanbul 1st Peace Court is reportedly working to issue an international arrest warrant for the influential cleric Fethullah Gülen after police authorities informed that he doesn’t reside in Turkey.

A demonstration has been organized in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district yesterday to remind the government that “they would defend Marmara” against construction projects.

Thousands gathered in the southeastern village of Roboski yesterday in order to commemorate the killing of 34 civilians by a Turkish military airstrike on its third anniversary. Several protests were organized across Turkey.

What is actually happening today is an ongoing humanitarian crisis considering the influx of Syrian refugees in Turkey, the Kurdistan Region and elsewhere, not only of Kurdish but also non Kurdish population, and as such could not leave the international community unmoved.

“The president regards abortion as murder. In order not to practice abortion, birth control methods must be used,” Turkish Gynecology and Obstetric Association said in statement.

In 2014, the television, press and online media coverage of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan turned out in 2,052,748 different media pieces. Whereas opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu remained at 482,669 and PM Davutoğlu at 268,604.