Due to the hunger strike, Hüseyin Karaoğlan's weight has dropped from 70 kilograms to 45 kilograms, MP Serhat Eren has emphasized.

Erol Önderoğlu from RSF stated that the space accessible to the international press mission within the government has narrowed in recent years. Özgür Öğret from CPJ, on the other hand, remarked, "The number of imprisoned journalists in Turkey may have reached the lowest level in recent years. However, Turkey still ranks among the worst countries for press freedom."

"Today, I have regained my freedom, but there is a sense of bitterness. The reason is that I am leaving behind hundreds of friends in Marmara Prison, unfairly and unlawfully held there," Can said upon his release.

DEM Party Member of Parliament George Aslan, who celebrated Christmas in Syriac language in the Turkish Grand National Assembly and faced interference from members of the İYİ Party, described the incident as "primitive."

Georger Aslan, the sole Christian MP in the parliament, faced harassment from ultranationalist MPs, who asked for a translation of his remarks.

Meriç Demir Kahraman, who has been fighting for the release of her husband Tayfun Kahraman, an urban planner, a Gezi Park case convict sentenced to 18 years and imprisoned for 602 days now, says, "You are speaking to a large part of the country from behind the glass, and you cannot make your voice heard. A reality is happening here. How can this be ignored?"

In the decision by the Constitutional Court, it was stated that "Taksim holds a symbolic value for certain segments of society, especially unions and workers, due to the events in 1977 that resulted in the death of 34 people."

The Journalists' Association stated that Halit Turan's article titled "Delegation Market in CHP! İmamoglu opened the purse strings: The bribery wheel starts from 500,000 lira" and Mahmut Övür's column titled "Conscience and Wallet Reckoning in CHP İstanbul" were presented to the readers without evidence and with the perception that there was a factual basis.

The publisher of the book "Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" in Turkey made a statement after the French publisher Fayard stopped the sale of the book by Israeli historian Prof. Ilan Pappe in France. "Defending Palestine against genocide and defending free thought against censorship is our editorial policy," said İntifada Publishing House.

Dr. Serkan Köybaşı, Head of the Constitutional Law Department at Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law, provided commentary for bianet on the significance of the decision for Turkey.

The Constitutional Court's First Division referred the application regarding the violation of rights for Can Atalay, the TİP Hatay Deputy and convict in the Gezi Park Case, to the Constitutional Court General Assembly, which is to take up this second application on a date to be announced later.

The İstanbul Police Department contacted Katie's family the previous evening, stating that the activist, who has been unaccounted for the past 15 days, is in custody. Katie was arrested on charges of "espionage" during the hearing held yesterday.

Having returned to the CHP after being expelled, Mayor Özcan of Bolu had the sign of the Bolu Afghan Youth Social Cultural and Solidarity Association removed, stating, "No one can put up a sign in Bolu without our knowledge."

Tuncer Bakırhan was asked to translate what he said in Kurdish. His Kurdish remarks were marked as “...” in the parliamentary minutes.

Kasım Fırat, a grandson of Sheikh Said, is preparing to make an individual application to the Constitutional Court.

Semra Güzel, former MP for Diyarbakır from the HDP: "It was stated in the previous hearing that we would hear the secret witness in this hearing. At this stage, it is unjust for my detention to be extended."

In response to the call by Alevi associations, a rally took place at Kadıköy with demands for "Secular education, humane living, democratic Turkey." The gathered crowd protested against the implementation of the ÇEDES project in which religious officials are appointed as "spiritual counselors" in schools.

The Human Rights Inquiry Committee of the Parliament, in its response to the application by HEDEP deputies regarding PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, expressed that "İmralı could be visited if deemed appropriate."

Nurullah Çelen, the lawyer of Syrian refugee and human rights activist Ahmed Katie, who has been missing for 12 days, stated that his client was abducted by individuals presenting themselves as intelligence agents. Çelen mentioned that they have filed complaints with the police and the prosecutor's office but have still received no information.

Workers at Ataşehir Municipality, who met the conditions for retirement but were involuntarily retired, returned to their jobs after a 60-day protest.