Albeit not taking any sides, roughly 130.000 Circassians suffer from the severe consequences of war in Syria. Their compatriots organize sit-in protests all around the world to bring awareness.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Turkey in two cases less in a week, ordering the Turkish state to pay Ahmet Sami Belek, Evrensel Daily Newspaper owner, and Murat Çelik, lawyer, a total of 23,320 Euros.

Turkish Army said it decided to exclude its non-professional staff--civilians on compulsory drafting--from clash zones with PKK in the southeastern Turkey.

On November 19, bianet has kicked off the "Murdered Journalists and Impunity", a series telling the real stories of Turkey's 20 murdered journalists through the narratives of their families, friends and lawyers.

Turkey's Roma people founded a forum in the demand of more rights from the government.

Armed clashes in southeastern Turkey left 5 Turkish Army troops dead and 1 wounded.

Zübeyde Teker, president of the Associations of Help for Prisoners' Families Federation, declared the end of hunger strikes early on Sunday.

"How can we remain silent to this? How can we eat when our children are starving to death?" families told bianet.

A senior post officer, who allegedly shared politically offensive news articles and caricatures on his Facebook wall, was sentenced to a 6.080 Lira fine for insulting Prime Minister Erdoğan.

PEN International President Saul reiterated his concerns over a rising number of writers, journalists and publishers in prison or on trial in Turkey, requesting that the government review the Anti-terror Act for the legitimate exercise of the right to peaceful freedom of expression.

"We see PM Erdogan advocating for death penalty now, but we should also remember how he used to read aloud death row prisoner's letters in his public speeches."

Calling hunger strikes as “show”, “blackmail” and citing examples from the world, PM Erdogan declared on Sunday: “We should reconsider the death penalty in Turkey.”