The number of Religious Vocational High Schools has risen to 1,452 in 2017 from 450 in 2002, according to the data by CHP’s Sertel, who obtained the data through a parliamentary inquiry.

Human rights advocate, businessperson Osman Kavala, who was detained on October 18 at İstanbul Atatürk Airport on his return from a meeting of a project planned to be realized in cooperation with Goethe Institute in Antep was arrested this morning.

35 academics, writers and researchers have come together under the guidance of the European Network on Political Group Analysis Jean-François Bayart, and addressed an open letter to President Erdoğan demanding Anadolu Kültür Executive Board Chair Osman Kavala’s release.

President Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint against CHP Deputy Chair and party spokesperson Tezcan, who called Erdoğan “a fascist dictator”.

Six attorneys from the Progressive Legists’ Association’s İzmir Branch have been released following their questioning by the Prosecutor’s Office after being kept in detention for four days.

Speaking about the resignation of Uğur, who declared that he was threatened, government spokesperson Bozdağ has said, “It is a personal choice” and added that legal channels are open with respect to threat.

Among the mayors who were asked to resign, Balıkesir Mayor Uğur has resigned from his post and party, and added: I’ve been threatened.

Conscientious objector İnan Mayıs Aru who was standing trial for draft evasion, has been sentenced to five months in prison. The prison sentence was converted to a fine of 3,000 TL.

AKP Deputy Chair and its Spokesperson Ünal has commented on resignation of Ankara Mayor Gökçek.

Holding a speech at the opening ceremony of Melike Hatun Mosque, President Erdoğan said that there had once been an attempt to leave Ankara without a mosque and added “They left new cities as well without a mosque, call to prayer and a soul”.

Police raided apartments, offices of attorneys from Progressive Legists’ Association, detained 6 lawyers. Attorney Yeşil from the association said that the attorneys were working on the Soma Case regarding the occupational homicide in Soma mine, where 301 miners had lost their lives.

Detained along with his wife Nurcan Vayiç Aksu on October 19 and then released, Aksu has been arrested by the court he was taken to upon prosecutor’s challenge.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted imprisoned journalist Deniz Yücel’s wife Dilek Mayatürk Yücel in her office in the parliament.

Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that Gendarmerie Sergeant Corporal Dicle, who was attacked in front of his house in Yenişehir, lost his life yesterday.

Erdoğan has implied that Osman Kavala was detained as part of the investigation in which US mission staff Topuz was arrested.

Tried for having written an article on speaking in Kurdish in the trial of Özgür Gündem Editorsi-in-Chief on Watch campaign, Kayar in the summary judgement was asked by the chief judge “Why don’t you make your statement of defense in Turkish”.

Former NSA employee, political refugee Edward Snowden has shared a message of support on the Twitter page of Amnesty International for the rights advocates arrested over a training workshop Büyükada.

Serving as Ankara Mayor since 1994, Melih Gökçek has announced that he will resign from his post.

Referring to the State of Emergency Commission, the European Court of Human Rights has rejected the application of the Academics for Peace who were discharged through statutory decrees and claimed violation of their freedom of expression.

Sergeant major, who was assaulted as he went out of his home in Diyarbakır, has been heavily wounded and taken to hospital. An operation has been launched for the assailant to be captured.