The court has not pronounced its verdict in the case of Şule İdil Dere, who lost her life after being hit by an earth-moving truck in Yoğurtçu Park. The court board has demanded a new expert report on the ground that the previous ones were “contradictory”.

One soldier has lost his life in an attack which was conducted by the PKK against a military post on Turkey-Iran border. Governorship of Iğdır has announced that two soldiers have also been wounded in the attack.

One academic has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The court board has ruled that the pronouncement of the verdict shall be suspended.

Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) has announced that at least 351 curfews have been declared in 11 provinces and 51 districts in Turkey since August 16, 2015. The highest number of officially confirmed curfews have been declared in Diyarbakır.

An investigation has been launched against the former Chair and Administrative Board members of the Diyarbakır Bar Association for “openly degrading the Turkish nation, state and institutions” as per the Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code.

Former HDP MP Abdullah Zeydan has announced that he has begun a 10-day hunger strike in support of HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 56 days.

Saturday Mothers/People, whose sit-in protests at Galatasaray Square have been prevented by the police since the 700th week, have come together at the square on the first day of 2019 and laid carnations on the ‘banned’ square.

Making a statement for the press for ill prisoner Baybars, who has been arrested for three years, the Human Rights Association has made a call to authorities to produce solutions so that he could have the necessary surgery as soon as possible.

A religious authority has threatened odaTV news website, reminding Charlie Hebdo massacre. Editor-in-Chief Pehlivan has said that they are targeted “because they are a website drawing attention to sects whose members are being staffed in state institutions.”

The Supreme Election Council’s (YSK) decision preventing prisoners and those convicted of negligent offenses from casting votes has been published on the Official Gazette.

It has been seven years since 34 civilians, 19 of whom were children, lost their lives in Roboski in the bombardment of war planes of Turkish Armed Forces. A commemorative ceremony has been held in Roboski for the deceased.

13 academics had their hearings at seven courts. Three academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the announcement of the verdicts has been deferred.