Political scientist, academic and columnist Koray Çalışkan sharply criticized Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate for deceiving the public on the controversial issue of abortion and getting involved in a political debate over which it holds no authority.

Women called on authorities to ease access to birth control methods rather than banning abortion and for the perpetrators of the Roboski massacre to be put to trial during a protest rally in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district on Sunday.

Residents in the Dikmen Valley and members of the Council on the Right to Shelter, a local activist group, poured out onto the streets in Ankara yesterday to protest the new “Natural Disaster Law.”

bianet's men and women are now starting off a campaign in order to open a space for everyone to react easily and openly. Anyone who says "This Is My Decision" can join by writing whichever sentence they wish to write, in whichever language they prefer, on either a piece of paper or your belly and taking a photo.

THY employees began a continious action until the draft law that banned airline strikes is withdrawn and the threat of dismissal ends.

Members of KESK marched at Taksim against the 4% pay rise of the government.

6.000 new portable batons are ordered. They are ‘easy to carry and use’ and just 20 cm when folded.

Teachers faced with ‘ Access to this site has been blocked by Turkish Telecom with the request of Ministery of Education because of its objectionable content’ message when tried to open Google.

Minister of Health Recep Akdağ announced they would prepare ‘report on abortion’ with the instruction of the Prime Minister.

President Abdullah Gül said "The documents are already sent" but the prosecutor haven’t received Uludere documents yet.

Taksim Police Station deputy commissioner N.K. who allegedly raped P.A in custody is arrested.

Emphasizing that it’s too early to start school at 5,5 years old, the parents launched an online petition aiming to prevent the implementation of 4+4+4 law.

Reacting to the Prime Minister's remarks about abortion and caesarean section, doctors drew attention to the need for decreasing the rise in caesarean section and recalled that abortion is a legal right that reduce the maternal mortality.

A detention warrant is issued for Retired Lieutenant General Avar and 6 military officials including 4 retired generals were called to prosecutor’s office within the scope of Feb. 28 Operations held in İstanbul, İzmir and Muğla.

"Every Abortion is Uludere" said Prime Minister Erdoğan at AKP Women's Branch Congress.

‘Male violence is murder, abortion is the choice of women’ told women protesting the recent statement of Prime Minister Erdoğan on abortion.

By holding meetings on issues such as “children and crime”, “children and gender”, Basak Culture and Art Foundation in Istanbul constitute a platform for children to listen to each other and question what they listen.

“Promised constitutional and other legal reforms did not occur. Instead, the right to freedom of expression was threatened and protesters faced increased police violence” cites Amnesty International Report in the section about Turkey.

The fourth judicial reform package repeals the statute of limitations on torture cases changes the regulation on prosecution of public officials accused of killing or wounding people.

Public sector workers were on a one-day strike, protesting the government’s 3% rise in wages in demonstrations.