An objection raised against Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultant Board member, novelist and columnist Aslı Erdoğan’s arrest has been overruled today by İstanbul 5th Criminal Court of Justice.

12 out of 35 journalists and columnists who had a detention warrant issued against them have been taken into custody and processed in the police station. Öztürk, Yılmaz, Aksoy, Akkuş, Gökçe, Tiryaki, Arap, Şahin, Şimşek, Taş, Çulhaoğlu and Çölgeçen were referred to court.

9 individuals who have participated in the “Editors-in-Chief on Watch” campaign including Nadire Mater, Tuğrul Eryılmaz and Hasan Cemal, have been summoned to give testimony.

Necmiye Alpay, Özgür Gündem daily’s Publishing Consultant Board member, linguist and writer, has been arrested on charges of “being a member of an armed terrorist organization” and “subverting the unity and integrity of the state”.

Police have raided Azadiya Welat daily’s central bureau in Diyarbakır. 27 people including one child have been taken into custody.

Radio and Television Supreme Council has announced that a broadcast ban has been imposed on the bomb attack in Cizre district of Şırnak on grounds of a notice sent by the Prime Ministry.

Confederation of Progressive Labour Unions of Turkey - Press Labour has demonstrated against the three-months extension of Palestinian journalist Ömer Nazzal’s arrest who was supposed to be released yesterday in Israel.

Özgür Gündem daily’s Editor-in-Chief Zana Kaya and Chief Editor İnan Kızılkaya have been arrested by the court they were referred to after testifying before the prosecution.

Tuğba Tekerek taken into custody while taking photographs to report breaking news and taken to the court, has been released by the prosecutor before even giving testimony.

Journalist Tuğba Tekerek has been detained while taking photographs to report breaking news.

The TGC Freedom of Press Awards were granted to IMC TV cameraperson Refik Tekin, Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kerem Altıparmak in the individuals category, and to the Coalition of International Freedom of Press Organisations in the foundations category.

The 22 people, among whom there were 20 journalists, detained in the police raid on Özgür Gündem daily testified to the prosecutors Umut Tepe, Metin Küçükerdem and Emin Aydinç and were later released.

DİHA reporter Meltem Oktay has been released following an arrest of four months.

Özgür Gündem daily, which has been shut down by court order, has been released as a special four-page edition of Atılım’s newspaper. The daily carries the headline “We will not give in”.

Following the police raid on Özgür Gündem daily, police have raided the house of the daily’s reporters Koçali and Keskin as well as Zarakolu.

Police have raided the Özgür Gündem daily, which has been closed on charge of “[illegal] organization propaganda”.

İstanbul 8th Court of Peace has closed the newspaper under charges of “[terrorist] organization propaganda.”

Can Dündar has resigned from his one-and-a-half-year position as Editor-in-Chief of Cumhuriyet daily. Noting that he would continue writing newspaper columns, Dündar has stated that he would not come back to Turkey until the end of the State of Emergency.

A group of people have assaulted on Evrensel daily’s secretary, Hazal Ölmez by saying “Why did you get dressed that bawdy, you are coup plotter, a Fethullahist”.

2 journalists have been put in prison in July, 50 individuals have become suspects/victims of Erdoğan... Broadcast bans, pull offs and censorship...Journalists on trial demanding life-imprisonment...European Court of Human Rights, Constitutional Court, Radio and Television Supreme Council...