Taner Korkmaz, an inmate jailed in a high security prison, requested the return of his colored pencils as the prison administration banned the usage of colored pencils and pencil sharpeners for security reasons.

Romanspor, a sports club founded for children and youth with Roma background in the northwestern province of Bursa, is facing problems with pitch lease according to its president.

Kerem Altıparmak from Ankara University Law Faculty explained in detailed on how Turkey’s new internet law will affect users. According to him, it will be possible to shut down twitter entirely despite previous ruling by Constitutional Court.

Murat Çelikkan from Truth Justice Memory Center claimed bianet that the real reason behind Perinçek’s conviction by Swiss Courts was not denying the “genocide” but his discriminative discourse.

5 NGOs urged world leaders “not to accept President Erdoğan’s invitation to Gallipoli on the 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide but to visit Yerevan instead”.

Yeşinil Yeşilyurt, an advocate, acquitted from charges related to “praising crime and criminals” when she had a souvenir photo during Turkey's Gezi Resistance in 2013.

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Turkey to pay 3,333 euros in the case of Bayar and Gürbüz in which Turkey convicted former owner and editor of the daily newspaper Ülkede Özgür Gündem for publishing statements by a PKK leader.

HDP Şırnak deputy Kaplan submitted a bill proposal to remove the statute of limitation for “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” charges.

Turkey’s Human Right Association Diyarbakır Province Branch released an annual report on the human right violations in the southeastern Kurdish cities, saying that at least 3,840 were detained and 669 were arrested in 2014.

HDP Şırnak deputy Faysal Sarıyıldız submitted an official inquiry to PM Ahmet Davutoğlu regarding the killing of 12 year old Nihat Kazanhan - an incident claimed to be premeditated by policemen.

The European Court of Human Rights convicted to Turkey of failing to complete an effective investigation in the case of Vefa Serdar who lost his arm due to wounds inflicted during Operation Back to Life in 2000.

22 journalists and 10 distributors entered the year of 2015 behind bars. In the period of October-December, 33 media representatives, 2 websites, 1 Twitter account has been attacked; 43 journalists have been detained.

18 million students have completed their first semester today. Kurdish-teaching Ferzad Kemanger Education Support House completed its semester.

Turkey’s media associations backlashed the blocking of tweets belonging to several journalists and media outlets by a court order.

Human rights advocate Eren Keskin was sentenced to 10 months of prison due to Article 301, a Turkish Penal Code article on “insulting Turkey and Turkishness” that was previously considered as “violation” by ECHR.

Peace Assembly of Turkey urged Peoples’ Democratic Party and Justice and Development Party government to create a joint resolution for the rising of tensions in the southeastern district of Cizre.

Released in Turkish and English, Hrant Dink Foundation’s new “Today in 1915” twitter account shares the events leading to the genocide in 1915 day by day.

One of the reasons I moved to Turkey was the fact that was inspired by the collectiveness of the country; that people tried together to change things into better.

On the 8th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination, poet and playwright Murathan Mungan spoke to the crowd gathered for the commemoration ceremony.

Until every Turkish person living inside or outside of Turkey can reach a point where the word genocide rolls off the tongue without hesitation, apprehension or fear, Dink’s legacy will remain half of what it should be.