Prime Minister Yıldırım said that in the new system that would replace the current system of transition from primary to secondary education, the average success of the last four years would be taken into consideration, and that the exams would consist of open-ended questions instead of multiple choice.

Following the resignation of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş, an election was held yesterday for the new mayor. AKP’s candidate Mevlüt Uysal was elected the new mayor of İstanbul.

Second hearing was held today for Gülmen and Özakça, who are on the 204th day of their hunger strike, and for the discharged teacher Karadağ. Özakça was brought to hearing in a wheelchair while Gülmen was kept in intensive care. Court ruled that Gülmen and Özakça remain in detention on remand.

The arrest decision for HDP Kars MP Ayhan Bilgen that was issued after he was released has been revoked upon the objection of his attorneys.

The official results of the independence referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional Government has been announced.

National Education Counsellor Tekin regarding the new model to replace the current system of transition from primary to secondary education said “It is a model, whose main philosophy is not to have a central exam in transition to high school and to have children go to high schools according to their talents and interests”.

Gülmen still on hunger strike in detention, was taken to intensive care unit in a conscious state yesterday evening. Her attorney Yılmaz said, they predicted an intention to stop Gülmen from attending the hearing.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council has explained the reason of removal of Rudaw TV, Kurdistan24 and Waar TV from Türksat: “Using the expression ‘Bakûre Kurdistane’ that means north Kurdistan, and including a part of Turkey in the map used in the weather forecast”.

Ankara Governorship has banned all demonstrations in Ankara’s town center of Kızılay that also covers the Yüksel street where Gülmen and Özakça had been staging a sit-in protest during their hunger strike.

Over 5 million voters have gone to the polls for the KRG’s independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan.

14 of the 16 detained attorneys of academic Gülmen and teacher Özakça who have been continuing their hunger strike in prison, have been arrested.

The Ministry of Interior, which the court found guilty, objected to the verdict that 734,000 TL be paid as fine to the family of Kurt, who was killed by police in Okmeydanı Djemvi.

Curfew has been declared in villages of Hazro, Kulp, Silivan and Lice in Diyarbakır province.

Three people have been arrested in connection with the attack on the funeral ceremony of arrested HDP Deputy Co-Chair Aysel Tuğluk’s mother Hatun Tuğluk. Murat Alp, whose photograph taken with Interior Minister Soylu while he was in detention was shared on social media, is among the arrestees.

The first hearing in the trial of Zaman Daily, in which 31 media employees including closed Zaman daily's former writers and employees Şahin Alpay, Ali Bulaç, Mümtazer Türköne, Ahmet T. Alkan, Nuriye Akman and Mustafa Ünal are standing trial was held yesterday. The hearing will continue today.

A detention warrant has been issued for HDP Spokesperson Bilgen, who was released on September 9.

The first hearing in the trial of Zaman Daily, in which 31 people are standing trial including closed Zaman daily’s former writers and employees charged with “coup attempt” is being held today.

Labelling the Kurdish Festival held in Colognes as “propaganda”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned German Ambassador to Turkey Erdmann to the ministry due to a banner reading “Free Öcalan” in Kurdish Festival.

Since that night my thoughts have only been about you and your mother. You should not have had to experience such a leave-taking and such a funeral ceremony. Everyone experiences silent private farewell to loved ones; they should not have made you experience it like this.

Loup Bureau, a journalist from France who was taken into custody at Habur Border Gate and was later arrested on the charge of “aiding and abetting a terrorist organization”,has now been released. RSF Turkey Representative Önderoğlu commenting on Bureau’s release said: “it is relieving”.