Schools in Turkey were closed on March 16 and resumed online on August 31.

The Nationalist Movement Party chair called the government to shut down the association over its protest of the Ministry of Health.

According to a survey conducted by the Mardin Branch of Education Union (Eğitim-Sen), 58.1 percent of parents are unwilling to send their children to school and 85.4 percent find the pandemic measures at schools insufficient.

The Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued a written request demanding that a red notice be issued against former HDP MP and Diyarbakır Metropolitan Mayor Osman Baydemir and the politician be extradited from the UK.

Demir Export mining company affiliated with Koç Holding, one of the largest industrial conglomerates of Turkey, is now standing trial for having intentionally made villagers in Sivas province drink high-arsenic water.

The Turkish Armed Forces launched the "Operation Claw-Eagle" in Iraq's Kurdistan Region on June 17.

Governor’s Office paid the attorney fees of village guards put on trial in the Kızıltepe JİTEM case filed into the murder and enforced disappearance of 22 people. “It means the state has taken the blame for charges such as murder,” says attorney Kuzu.

In a resolution adopted by 601 votes in favour, 57 against, the European Parliament has condemned Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and expressed support for Cyprus and Greece. Turkey has slammed the resolution in a written statement.

Constitutional Court has announced its ruling on Enis Berberoğlu, who was sentenced to prison in the MİT trucks case. It has concluded that his rights to be elected and engage in political activities and personal liberty and security have been violated.

Taken into custody after calling on agricultural workers to halt work in protest, Kutlu has been charged with “membership of an organization.” While he was in detention, the employer signed the labor contract foreseeing low wages for the workers.

In a Parliamentary question addressed to the Minister of Education, HDP MP Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir has underlined that one of the most fundamental human rights of an individual is to be educated in her or his mother language.

“Kurdish workers were subjected to rude and hurtful attacks. The questions of those who talk about this are found ‘rude’ and ‘hurtful’. The answers given to these questions go down in history as cautionary answers,” Kenanoğlu has protested.

HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu had asked a question to Albayrak about Covid-19 loans for people with a low income.

Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has responded to the targeting remarks of MHP Chair Bahçeli in a written statement: “The TTB and physicians will keep on fulfilling their responsibilities today and tomorrow, just as they did in the past.”

President Erdoğan and Chancellor of Germany Merkel have discussed the escalating tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean in a video conference. Head of National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and Defense Minister were also present in meeting.

MHP Chair Bahçeli has targeted the TTB for protesting the pandemic management in Turkey and pressing for more effective measures. “It must be closed and a legal action must be taken against its executives,” he has claimed.

Announcing its opinion as to the accusations, the prosecutor’s office has demanded that journalist İdris Sayılğan be penalized on charge of “repeated terror propaganda” over his Facebook posts. He previously served 1,137 days behind bars.

Both the Ağrı Public Prosecutor’s Office and the attorney of Sırrı Sakık have appealed against the prison sentence of 5 years, 10 months given to the politician over a press statement from five years ago.

Having reversed its decision to hear two National Intelligence Organization (MİT) officers in the Hrant Dink murder case, the İstanbul 14th Heavy Penal Court has now also reversed its decision to hear MİT İstanbul Chief Ahmet Köksoy.

Having distributed leaflets calling on agricultural workers to halt work in protest of their daily wages, the executives of the Precarious Workers’ Association have been detained by the Anti-Terror Branch. A confidentiality order has been issued for their file.