The 2003 attacks by an al-Qaeda-linked group claimed 24 lives and wounded more than 300 people.

To raise concerns and awareness about the unlawful imprisonment of businessperson Osman Kavala in Turkey for over 4 years, artist Ateş Alpar walked along the streets of İstanbul with a portrait of him in his hands.

Having lost his life in exile in France's capital city of Paris, Kurdish musician Ahmet Kaya’s grave has been attacked; the grave stones have been broken down.

The Fatih Governor’s Office in İstanbul has banned the “Dawiya Dawi” stand-up show without citing any reason for the ban.

MP Paylan has said Turkey must confront its past by determining and compensating the losses caused by the tax on Christians and Jews.

The Yapı Kredi Publishing House and Turkish Publishers Association have released statements about Nobel-winning writer Orhan Pamuk, who is investigated again for “insulting Atatürk and the flag of Turkey” with his novel “Nights of Plague”.

“While the number of children staying with foster families was 515 in 2002, this number increased to 8,242 as of September 2021,” says Minister of Family and Social Services Yanık, defining this “result” as “the joy and achievement of us all."

Hifzullah Kutum has been suspended from his post and is facing "propaganda" charges because of a social media post.

Speaking about the detention of CHP members distributing the party's leaflets, Üsterci says, "It is very important in terms of showing how narrow the public/political space in the country is and the extent the ruling power's tutelage over politics has reached."

Women from Mardin, Şırnak, Van, Hakkari, Diyarbakır, Batman and İstanbul wanted to visit the spot where the Şenyaşar family have been keeping a justice watch for their killed and arrested family members. Their visit was prevented by the police.

The report of the Civil Society in the Penal System Association shows that wardens wear the same gloves while searching prisoners' beds, personal belongings and garbage.

Held in Bolu Type F Prison, Yıldırım Demir is one of the 1,605 ill prisoners across Turkey. The Human Rights Association has underlined that he must be fully provided with medical examination and treatment and taken to doctors’ appointments.

A court has found Sinan Bin of "being a member of an illegal organization" because of a speech.

Yıldırım’s tweets about the Kobanî battle in Syria and a revolutionary have been deemed “terror propaganda.”

“If the infringement procedures begin and the cost of not complying with the ECtHR decision weighs heavier than the benefits of keeping me in prison, I could be released before the elections,” says Kavala in an interview with Germany’s Der Spiegel.

Osman Kavala has sent a message from Silivri Prison: “After losing four years of my life, the only aspect I can find solace in is the possibility that the process I experienced could contribute to confronting the crucial problems in the judiciary of Turkey.”

Jailed politician Demirtaş says that the restrictions on family and attorney visitations due to the pandemic are still in place in prisons: “Edirne Prison has been rocked by protest slogans for the past 20 days. Do you hear?”

Apro Diril, a relative of the Diril couple, was remanded in custody twice.

During İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener’s visit to Turkey’s Siirt province, Cemil Taşkesen told her, “The place where you are now is Kurdistan, but Kurdistan is unfortunately denied at the Parliament.” He is now investigated for “terror propaganda.”

The Human Rights Association (İHD) Ankara Branch has shared the findings of its third quarterly report on violations of rights in prisons in central Anatolia.