While the prosecutor has demanded the defendants’ penalization for “gross negligence” over the explosion at Coşkunlar Firework Factory in Sakarya, the relatives of the deceased have objected, saying that they should be penalized for “eventual intent”.

The investigation into the declaration of 103 retired admirals has been completed. The prosecutor’s office has said that “the seized digital materials of some suspects were examined and written correspondence under investigation is added to the indictment.”

In the Kobanî trial, the court held the hearing without waiting for the upper court to examine the defendants’ request for recusal. It has rejected the jailed politicians’ requests for being exempted from the hearings.

Launching a similar campaign itself, Siirt Municipality has requested damages from dismissed co-mayors Işık and Turhan and 23 municipal council members who were investigated for "writing off the default interest of outstanding water bills."

Briefly detained for dancing on the gate of the Surp Takavor Armenian Church in İstanbul’s Kadıköy in July 2021, three people now face up to 1 year in prison each for “publicly degrading the religious values of a segment of society.”

Ankara Bar Association Chair Erinç Sağkan has been elected the new Chair of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB), defeating Metin Feyzioğlu by receiving the votes of 181 delegates out of 348. Feyzioğlu has received 156 votes.

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has called on the authorities in Turkey to ensure that jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş is released from prison immediately in compliance with the ECtHR ruling.

Details of the Committee of Ministers resolution concerning Turkey's failure to release Osman Kavala despite an ECtHR judgment and what is expected from Turkey until the January 19 deadline.

Questioning the accuracy of the TurkStat figures, Kılıçdaroğlu wanted to visit officials of the statistical authority. He was not allowed to enter the building.

The Ministry of Interior’s Directorate General of Civil Society Relations has requested an administrative sanction against 11 associations which have "received donations" from the US-based Chrest Foundation.

Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Nahit Eren has appealed to the Constitutional Court and requested that the court case seeking the closure of the HDP and the request for banning 451 HDP politicians from politics be rejected.

According to a statement released by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, “the members of the board have expressed their views on Turkey’s targets on tackling challenges related to climate change.”

The committee's vote to initiate an infringement process was based on not legal but political considerations, the Foreign Ministry asserted.

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has reportedly decided to launch infringement proceedings against Turkey on the grounds of its failure to implement the ECtHR ruling of rights violation and immediate release for Osman Kavala.

Let us watch where the conscience of Europe stands. Will they take Kavala's rights personally?

Arrested on charge of “irregularity and bribery”, Kırklareli Kıyıköy Mayor Ender Sevinç has also been removed from office by the Interior Ministry.

The Justice Ministry’s EU-funded project aims to improve the professional skills of candidates in courts and enhance effectiveness of newcomer judges and prosecutors in order to ensure objective, impartial and competent performance.

The president had implicitly criticized Lütfi Elvan for opposing his lower interest rate policy, which led the Turkish lira to lose 29 percent in value in a month.

The teachers in the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakır were detained last year in an investigation into the Democratic Society Congress.

Speaking to bianet after his final hearing, İnce says, “Enforcement officers may come all they want. They may try to collect money from the people on behalf of the President. This is my struggle now. I won’t mince matters.”