Managing Editor of Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper İshak Yasul has been taken into custody at İstanbul Security Directorate on the ground that a detention warrant has been issued for him.

In police raids conducted in six provinces, 31 people, including the JinNews reporter Filiz Zeyrek, have been taken into custody.

In a fire opened by the PKK militants in Turkey’s southeastern province of Siirt, six village guards have been killed, four soldiers and three village guards have been wounded.

The former Editors-in-Chief of Özgür Gündem newspaper Keskin and Aykol, its former Managing Editor Çapan, its former reporter Çaksu and its former columnist Batumlu have stood trial. Keskin and Çapan have separately been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.

The number of people taken into custody after an operation to Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper and Gün Printing House has risen to 24. It is still not clear whether a trustee has been appointed to the newspaper.

Charged due to social media posts, nine people have been referred to court in Kocaeli. Ottoman Military Band was playing in the vehicle that took them. Prosecutor has referred all of them to court without taking their statement.

Academic for Peace Serdar Başçetin, who was arrested due to his social media posts, have been acquitted at his first hearing.

Two academics from Boğaziçi University and one academic from Marmara University have had their first hearings at two different courts.

Two academics from Boğaziçi University have had their first hearings. The hearings have been watched by the students of Boğaziçi University as well as a large number of academics.

University student B.Ç. has been arrested in Muğla on charges of “propagandizing for an illegal organization” and “insulting state officials” on social media.

Central office of Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper in Beyoğlu and the printing house where its newspapers are printed have been raided by the police. 11 people have been detained, including the grant holder of the newspaper and the owner of the printing house.

Prosecutor’s Office has demanded prison sentence for musician and writer Ferhat Tunç on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to his social media posts.

The rogatory request submitted by the attorney of an academic continuing her academic work abroad has been rejected by the 37th Heavy Penal Court Presiding Judge, who has said, “I cannot deal with rogatory, it is such a difficult procedure.”

One soldier who was wounded in a conflict between the security forces and PKK militants in Amanos Mountains in Hatay has lost his life, one sergeant major has been wounded. The Governor of Hatay has stated that 11 PKK members have been killed.

Curfew has been declared in 37 villages and hamlets in the districts of Lice and Hani in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır on the ground that an operation will be launched.

Commenting on operation launched against Boğaziçi University students, Kati Piri from the EP has tweeted, “Anti-war students labeled ‘terrorists’ by President Erdoğan. Critical thinking dangerous endeavor in ‘new Turkey’”.

Police have raided homes and dormitories in the wake of Erdoğan addressing the students, who protested those commemorating people who lost their lives in Afrin by distributing Turkish delight in Boğaziçi University, “We will find those students by footage”.

Three health workers from Diyarbakır Chamber of Medicine and Health Workers’ Union who have been in custody since March 20 due to their statements on Afrin have been released.

Detained in campus, seven Boğaziçi University students have been released.

A website has been launched to demand freedom for the jailed HDK Co-Spokesperson, medical doctor and academic Prof. Dr. Onur Hamzaoğlu.