Ahead of the second hearing of the trial of 11 rights defenders who have faced prosecution for attending a meeting in Büyükada, rights defenders made a statement in front of the courthouse.

Premiere of a documentary about Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi will be organized at Diyarbakır Bar Association on November 28, 2017, the second year of his killing.

The Joint Committee demanded that HDP Ağrı MP Zana be relieved of her MP duties. HDP MP Beştaş regarding the issue said, the reason behind the commission’s demand was not Zana’s absence but having replaced the expression of “the Nation of Turkey” by the “Turkish Nation” in her parliamentary oath.

Passing a judgement In the trial of writer Tarman, who was described as a suicide bomber by Star and Takvim dailys, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Tarman be paid 1,500 Euros in non-pecuniary damages over violation of Article 8, right to respect for private life.

CHP’s Tanrıkulu has submitted a parliamentary inquiry about the ban imposed by Ankara Governorship on LGBTI events.

Stating that trial of Sarraf is “political”, Government Spokesperson Kalın has said, “We are dependent on outside energy. We had to do this business with Iran during these sanctions. Our banks and minister of economy got involved in it”.

Pointing to the US courts, Government Spokesperson Bozdağ has said, “They force Rıza Sarraf to slander against Turkey”.

Concerning Kopran, who was arrested due to a phone call he made with his brother in Hatay, Antakya, prosecutor has said, “In my eyes, those who regularly attend May 1 are members of an organization. A decent human being goes to May 1 once, there is no need to go to May 1 all the time”.

An investigation has been launched in İstanbul into US State Attorneys Bharara and Kim, who started the Rıza Sarraf prosecution, for “presenting certain documents as evidence used in Turkey".

The EU cuts 105 million Euros in funds to Turkey on the ground that “Turkey has diverged from European standards and political developments in the country”.

Haydarpaşa Second-Hand Bookshops Festival starts on November 18 with the participation of 40 second-hand bookshops.

NATO has discharged the technician who added Atatürk to the “Biography of Enemy Leader”, and an officer who opened a fake social media account in the name of Erdoğan.

Deputy Under Secretary of the US Air Force Grant has said that in case Turkey purchases S-400 air defense system, its access to NATO technology will be restricted.

President Erdoğan has announced that Turkey has withdrawn its 40 soldiers from a NATO exercise. Erdoğan also signaled an offensive into Afrin: “We need to clear Afrin of the YPG”.

Cutting financial aids to Turkey is on the agenda of EU ministers of economy who will gather to discuss budget of 2018 today. The European Parliament earlier proposed an 80-million Euro cut.

Curfew has been declared in three hamlets of Kulp district of the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey ahead of planned operations.

Rıza Sarraf for who Turkey sent a diplomatic note to the US on the ground that nothing had been heard from him, didn’t attend the hearing yesterday. Çavuşoğlu said that two notes, not one were sent to the US.

Two soldiers have lost their lives and another has been severely injured in a clash during an operation carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces against members of PKK in Avaçin Basyan region under the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Constitutional Court has declared the application of HDP Mardin MP Gülser Yıldırım inadmissible.

Vice PM Bozdağ has announced that the US responded to the diplomatic note sent by Turkey concerning Sarraf, who hadn’t been heard from for six days. “It was stated that Sarraf’s health condition is fine”, Bozdağ said.