Mehmet Uçum, consultant to President Erdoğan wrote that the presidential election in 2014 was held according to the old system, while that in 2018 was held according to the new system. "There should be an explicit provision in a law for it to apply retroactively," he said.

The investigation into Sinan Ateş's killing continues.

More than one-fourth of the 45,500 applications in a year were from Türkiye.

Leaders of six opposition parties making up the coalition announced that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cannot run in the elections "he plans to hold on May 14" without a decision of the Parliament, but also declared that still, they are ready for an election on that date as well.

The high court also rejected an application from the HDP for additional time to submit a defense against an order for the blocking of the party's Treasury funds.

Emre Olur is known as the press advisor of Sedat Peker now reportedly in UAE who gained nationwide notoriety after posting videos and tweets making serious accusations against former and incumbent government officials.

This was the third time Tantan did not appear despite an invitation from the court to witness in the case related to the deadly prison operation in 2000 killing at least 31 prisoners.

"Hrant Dink's biggest dream was the opening of this border and that Turkish, Kurdish, Azeri, and Armenian people would dance halay together," said the MP and suggested that the border gate should be opened and named Hrant Dink gate.

A former Grey Wolves executive is among the detained in relation to the murder.

The fire that broke out in the lodging of Surp Pırgiç Catholic Church in Istanbul last night could be extinguished after four hours of work by the firefighters.

Seventeen governments, 23 Interior Ministers, and 20 Ministers of Justice took their turn since January 24, 1993, when Uğur Mumcu was killed however the murder was not brought to light.

Yıldız Yazıcıoğlu was pushed away by bodyguards and party members after asking the MHP leader a question about the murder of the former Grey Wolves leader.

First, a demonstration in Stockholm, protesting Türkiye's requests from Sweden to extradite "terror" suspects where an effigy of President Erdoğan was hung by the feet, and then the burning of a copy of Qur'an in front of the Embassy of Türkiye scuppered Türkiye-Sweden NATO talks.

One of the tens of thousands of civil servants who were dismissed between 2016-2018, Nazan Bozkurt was injured by police officers during a protest against dismissals.

Constitutional Court of Türkiye will on Wednesday be discussing the request by HDP to postpone all procedures related to the closure of the party until after the elections.

Ahead of Kılıçdaroğlu's planned visit, the ultranationalist group hung a banner that quoted MHP leader Bahçeli saying, "Come here if you have a lot of bottles."

The clubs' activities have been suspended for 45 days. Also, disciplinary proceedings are underway against dozens of students.

Five citizens from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) were killed in an armed attack on the autobahn while traveling in their vehicle with Duhok number plate yesterday morning. Six were detained so far in the event.

Here is a summary of the events since Hrant Dink was put on trial for "insulting Turkishness" in 2004.

The founder and editor-in-chief of Agos newspaper Hrant Dink was commemorated at the place and hour he was murdered 16 years ago today.