Out of 27 people, director Naci Çelik Berksoy, scriptwriters Radiye Ebru Şenvardar, Elif Yılmaz and Makbule Çam Elamdağ, Ahmet Şahin are released following their custody on 14th of December.

PM Deputy said: “Mr. Mahmut Tanal held a press meeting with transgenders and defended their rights. Actually, it is possible to move anyone onto parliament rostrum but for transgender you have to be courageous.”

President's advisor Binali Yıldırım announced that President Erdoğan will lead Turkey’s cabinet starting from 2015.

Vice PM Yalçın Akdoğan denied Kurdish Delegation on the Resolution member Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s claim that they discussed autonomy and amnesty issues with the Turkish government.

Alevi association declared that they would hold a demonstration on February 8 to protest the compulsory religion classes starting from first grade as well as not send their children to school on the first week of the new semester in February 2015.

Prof. Dr. Eyüpgiller told bianet that the Preservation Council declined the restoration project of Galatasaray University as they “fairly” claimed the project didn’t respect the historical building’s original structure.

Republican People’s Party Vice Chairman Sezgin Tanrıkulu submitted a parliamentary inquiry that contained 1,000 questions to PM Davutoğlu regarding the costing details of the new presidential palace and airplane.

While police evicted an occupied house in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district in the early morning, activists started a passive resistance, calling for action outside the house tonight.

An educational committee under Education Ministry approved the removal of a class in hotel managements and tourism school related to “serving alcohol and preparing cocktails”.

Republican People’s Party decided to take the media ban on the investigation of four former ministers to the Constitutional Court after Ankara 8th Peace Court Judge Panel declined to uplift the ruling.

Leiv K. Sydnes, Chairman of the Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science, visited Turkey to observe the case of Büşra Ersanlı - an academician standing trial in KCK Istanbul Main case.

Sırrı Süreyya Önder from HDP’s delegation to the resolution process announced the highlights from “Peace and Democratic Negotiation Process Draft” by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.