President's advisor Binali Yıldırım announced that President Erdoğan will lead Turkey’s cabinet starting from 2015.

Istanbul Roma People Associations Federation demanded the removal of a new TV series, saying that it bolstered prejudices against them.

Vice PM Yalçın Akdoğan denied Kurdish Delegation on the Resolution member Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s claim that they discussed autonomy and amnesty issues with the Turkish government.

Human Rights Watch released a report, warning the government on the new act proposal concerning Turkey’s homeland security. The parliament should reconsider the parts that expands police duties, the report said.

Alevi association declared that they would hold a demonstration on February 8 to protest the compulsory religion classes starting from first grade as well as not send their children to school on the first week of the new semester in February 2015.

Prof. Dr. Eyüpgiller told bianet that the Preservation Council declined the restoration project of Galatasaray University as they “fairly” claimed the project didn’t respect the historical building’s original structure.

A prosecution has been launched for charges related to “insulting the president” into BirGün newspaper’s headline yesterday that wrote “thief” in Ottoman.

Istanbul police declined to let human rights activists in downtown to make a statement on December 10 Human Rights Day. “Everybody needs human rights every day,” the statement said.

The line “My heart must dry out if I forget it” from İbrahim Halil Baran’s poem on the killing of 34 civilians after a Turkish military airstrike in Roboski was used in the ad of an internet service provider company.

A recommendatory decision to bring compulsory Ottoman language classes in high schools stirred discussion in Turkey, President Erdoğan also stepped in to the debate, saying that “people will learn Ottoman in this land no matter what some would want”.

While three Turkish soldiers lost their lives in the southeastern border district of Ceylanpınar during patrol duty, Turkish Army released a statement saying that it was due to a “frantic” soldier.

Uçan Süpürge International Women’s Film Festival will host actress Emma Watson on its 18th anniversary.

Republican People’s Party Vice Chairman Sezgin Tanrıkulu submitted a parliamentary inquiry that contained 1,000 questions to PM Davutoğlu regarding the costing details of the new presidential palace and airplane.

While police evicted an occupied house in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district in the early morning, activists started a passive resistance, calling for action outside the house tonight.

Prosecutor’s Office within Turkey’s Court of Cessation (Yargıtay) requested the overturning of verdict in the case of Ethem Sarısülük - a Gezi Resistance protestors killed by police officer Ahmet Şahbaz who received 7 years and 9 months of prison.

While three journalists have been attacked in the northwestern province of Kocaeli as they covered an environmental meeting, a local branch of journalists union condemned the attack and urged authorities to take action.

Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, İdris Baluken and Hatip Dicle from Kurdish deputy delegation to the resolution process held a meeting with Vice PM Yalçın Akdoğan, announcing that the delegation will expand in the days to come.

An educational committee under Education Ministry approved the removal of a class in hotel managements and tourism school related to “serving alcohol and preparing cocktails”.

Kanal A, a TV channel, submitted a complaint to Higher Board of Radio and Television for the removal of two member affiliated with the opposition party CHP. RTÜK approved the request, putting the removal discussion in its agenda.

The parliament approved the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176), an agreement that Turkey was criticized for not approving for years.