bianet interviewed Sabiha Khalil from Syrian Women’s Network (SKA) before she left Turkey three months ago. We talked to her about Syria issue and conditions of refugees.

Having hosted 36 journalist candidates from 33 communication faculties across Turkey and North Cyprus, From School to Newsroom (OHO) program has ended. Participators received their certificates in a cocktail party.

Hundreds of activists celebrated Turkey’s Peace Day yesterday in Istanbul’s Kadikoy district despite the governor’s office ban; urging authorities to pay attention to the situation of Ezidi people.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed against LGBTI activist Levent Pişkin for non-pecuniary damages of 50,000 liras for his tweet “queer”. The complaint statement said that “Levent Pişkin tries to validate every action he made in order to justify himself”.

Human rights activist rallied in the southern province of Antep to show their support to the growing number of refugees from Syria. “Don’t touch my Syrian brother,” they shouted.

Having met wit 12th President Erdoğan in Çankaya Villa, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu declared the new cabinet.

As the number of Ezidi refugees from Sinjar reached 20,000, HDP deputy Selma Irmak said the government support wasn’t enough.

Turkey’s Official Gazette published the assets of President Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan. According to this, Erdoğan is expecting a 500.000 lira payment from his son Burak Erdoğan.

As the results of presidential elections were announced in Official Gazette (Official Journal of Republic of Turkey), Erdoğan took the presidential oath and in the evening he will assign to AKP (Justice and Development Party) Chairman Ahmet Davutoğlu to duty of forming the government.

Ilke News Agency announced that one of its reporters have been kidnapped by PKK. Press Council and the Media Members Association of Diyarbakir reacted.

Having received his official election results, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was sworn in as president this afternoon.

Graduated from Kurdish Language Department, primary Kurdish teachers started an alternate hunger strike. “PM didn’t fulfill his promise. We are in the peace process and the promises should be fulfilled,” Yunus Aslan said.

How much do we know about a community whose number was initially around 500 and exceed 1000s after the new wave of migration from Iraq? How much do we know about Ezidi even if we don’t exactly know how to write their name? Amed Gökçen from Bilgi University explained to bianet.

A park named initially after Abdullah Cömert, a Gezi protestor who died of tear gas, and renamed due to AKP prosecution, regained its name after a municipal council made a new ruling.

13 media institutions, including Cihan News Agency, were restrained from broadcasting AKP congress on the account that they weren’t accredited. These 13 institutions will not attend the congress where Turkey’s new PM will be determined.

Despite the nolle prosequi decision by Hatay 1st High Criminal Court, the case concerning Reyhanlı blasts is still held in the same courthouse. The case file is awaiting in the Supreme Court of Appeals. Defendants testified from the prison.

Having intended to kidnap 18-year-old N.B., village guards busted a house and wounded someone seriously. Following this incident, we talked to Ahmet Sevim, President of Batman Bar Association and focused on the question “Why village guards are still armed”.

Figen, a trans activist who committed suicide, has been remembered in Mersin with carnations and wish lanterns.

Held for the eighth time this year, From School to Newsroom (OHO) program kicked off. The program attracts 36 journalist candidates from 36 communication faculties across Turkey and North Cyprus.

Having revoked the statute of limitations ruling made by Hozat Chief Public Prosecutors’ Office about the murder of 24 victims in Dersim Massacre, Erzincan High Criminal Court ruled the conducting of an effective investigation into the case.