A recent poll by Metropol research firm showed that 42 percent of the population in Turkey supported the ongoing negotiations between the Turkish state and PKK, a prominent increase compared to another by A&G last year.

3 Female Kurdish politicians including PKK co-founder Sakine Cansız and Kurdish National Congress Paris representative Fidan Doğan, were found dead in the Kurdish Information Office in Paris last night. Peace and Democracy Party condemned the murders. While AKP government suggested that it was an internal dispute of PKK, PKK Europe secretary Zübeyir Aydar held the Turkish "deep state" responsible for the killings.

"We have applied to Ministry of Justice to schedule an appointment with PKK leader Öcalan," Peace and Democracy Party co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said.

According to data compiled by bianet, 12 women were reported murdered, 14 raped, 17 wounded and 15 harassed by men in December.

Clashes between Turkish Army and PKK militia on Monday night left 1 Turkish soldier dead on Turkish border to Iraq.

Dozens of family members, beloved ones and colleagues headed to Kemer Cemetary in Istanbul yesterday to remember journalist Metin Göktepe on the 17th anniversary of his death due to police brutality.

Hrant's Friends, a group dedicated to the memory of assassinated journalist Hrant Dink, announced a series of panels and ceremonies for Dink's sixth death anniversary on January 19.

RedHack group hacked the "online data sharing portal" of Turkey's Higher Education Council this morning, leaking thousands of cables related to corruption investigations in universities.

Sedat Altunay, who was convicted with a total of 14 years and 6 month of prison for attending a 2 day student boycott and various protest walks on Dicle University campus, was unable to benefit from sentence reductions due to his testimony in Kurdish.

An explosion due to a gas leak at a coal mine in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak left 8 mine workers dead yesterday afternoon.

Canadian filmmaker Todd Southgate made a documentary on world's two most controversial dam projects--Belo Monte in Bresil and Ilısu in Turkey--entitled "From the Amazons to Hasankeyf: Damocracy".

In the annual report released by Mor Cati women shelter organization, violence victims explained the ways in which they became subject to male violence.