An Istanbul court rejected two defendants' request to defense in Kurdish yesterday afternoon, saying that a court procedure has not been met.

Freedom of Expression and Press Project hosted its third annual conference in Ankara yesterday, bringing together Council of Europe's General Secretary and three chairmen of Turkey's legislative power.

"Deputy PM Beşir Atalay claims that only 2 torture and ill-treatment complaints were reported in the past three years. We are calling the Turkish authorities to be more realist. The real toll is 444," Metin Bakkalcı, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey General Secretary, said.

Turkey's Greek Patriarchate pledged its former orphanage building in Büyükada to be transformed into an environmental institute which will aim to foster interfaith dialogue.

Women demonstrators gathered in Viranşehir district to support Kurdish people in Syria, a demonstration intervened by police with tear gas bombs and water canons which allegedly targeted Gültan Kışanak, Peace and Democracy Party deputy.

Established in 2009, Turkey's multilingual Nor Radio has announced to broadcast in its eighth language, Georgian.

Tolga İslam, an activist from Soldier Rights Initiative, expressed his concerns on Turkish Army's amended discipline act, saying that there are more practices to be removed other than disciplinary cell penalties.

An Alevi association annual report reveals at least 60 right abuses including board-marking of apartments with Alevi residents, discrimination of Alevis' funerals were committed in 2012.

ECHR found Turkey guilty for suspending the publication and distribution of 9 newspapers and magazines between 2008 and 2009, ordering the Turkish state to pay applicants a total of 13,500 euros.

Human right advocate Ahmet Kahveci told bianet on the mobbing cases that Turkish Military's contracted civilian staff faced including disciplinary penalties, being forced to athletic trainings and assemblies.

PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has filed a lawsuit to Turkey's constitutional court, complaining that his book entitled "Kurdish people's Manifesto" had previously been declined for publishing.

68 journalists and 27 publishers entered 2013 behind bars in Turkey due to charges related to "being an illegal organization member". 78 out 97 jailed media workers marked from Kurdish media. 2012 marked attacks on journalists and defamation verdicts in favor of PM Erdogan.