Journalists’ Union of Turkey is calling for protest to be held in front of Galatasaray High School in Taksim on Sunday at 12 p.m. for imprisoned journalists to be released.

Former AKP MP, Abdurrahim Boynukalın, partaking in attack against Hürriyet daily has become Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports.

The curfew declared four days ago in four neighbourhoods in Nusaybin district of Mardin province has been temporarily lifted for seven hours.

CHP MP Şenal Sarıhan, has visited the convicted vegan Osman Evcan who has been on hunger strike for 39 days and has asked the Minister of Justice about Evcan’s cellmate, Hasan Çınar, to support him.

Human rights defenders have expressed their demand for resistance against war and tyranny in march of respect for human rights.

Women occupied Galata Tower, and youngsters occupied İstikal Street in protest against curfews and civilian deaths.

TGS Commission for Women and LGBTI is sending letters to the arrested women journalists tomorrow (December 18).

“Those who cannot tolerate to remain silent” against incidents in Sur, Dargeçit, Nusaybin, Silopi, and Cizre gathered yesterday (December 16) upon call of Women for Peace Initiative at Galatasaray Square in Taksim.

People have reacted against the plans to build sixth thermal power plant in Zonguldak’s Çatalağzı.

Syrian refugee Safaa Sayah, coming to the panel as speaker in İstanbul by permission of Urfa Governorate is not allowed to leave the country, nor granted permission to carry out her academic duties in Turkey.

Tamer Korkmaz staying in the same prison as convicted Osman Evcan staging a hunger strike due to not being given vegan food over 37 days wrote that Evcan has entered risky days, and added that “Ministry of Justice and prison administration is silent”.

The Year-End Book Fair organized by Aras and İstos publishing houses together lets booklovers meet the cultures of Armenians and Rums, two autochthonous folks of Anatolia.

In Cizre district of Şırnak province, a person named Salih Erdem has been shot to death on the street during police and military operations.

Journalist Tatari’s book “Grandma, I was not really in Diyarbakır” and Cemal’s books “Delila, A Young Woman Guerilla’s Mountain Diaries” and “Kurdistan Diaries in the Solution Process” have been ordered to be pulled off the shelves, Ahmet Işık has also been sentenced to a punitive fine of 1,232 euros for having defamed Binali Yıldırım, Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication.

According to a report of the Committee to Protect Journalists, 14 journalists out of 199 arrested journalists all over the world, are in prison in Turkey.

Cumhuriyet daily is holding its editorial meeting today (December 15) in Silivri in order to support the arrested journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül.

Kamuran Karaca, Chairperson of the Trade Union of Employees in Education and Science has pointed out that curfews deprive children of their right to education and traumatize students and teachers severely.

Curfew has been declared in Nusaybin district of Mardin province as of 4 p.m., which has been the fifth curfew declared in the district.

Police launched attack on march protesting curfews, two people shot to death, three others wounded.

Police used gas bombs on rally organized by HDP in Diyarbakır where the Governorate had called for the citizens to “not participate” prior to the rally claiming it was illegal.