Mustafa Ahmet Oktay and Eren Sarıkaya, two local journalists from Bartın, were taken into custody over a new report on coronavirus. They have been released after their deposition, former CHP MP and journalist Yarkadaş has announced.

In a video shared on social media yesterday, a physician was seen to be saying, “Number of cases has exceeded thousands, the Umrah has destroyed everything.” Ankara University has made Attending Physician Çınar make a statement and apologize.

After his attorney announced that death fasting prisoner Mustafa Koçak was subjected to torture and forced treatment, rights organizations have made a call for a medical examination by independent physicians and an effective investigation.

Killed by police officers and a group of civilians in Eskişehir during Gezi Resistance in 2013, Ali İsmail Korkmaz would turn 26 if he were alive today.

In the wake of a ban on prison visits as part of coronavirus measures, Journalists’ Association of Turkey (TGC) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have made a call for the release of all arrested journalists in Turkey.

Conducting a hunger strike for more than eight months, Mustafa Koçak was forcibly taken to the hospital on March 12.

Listing 14 recommendations, nine rights organizations, unions and professional chambers have called on the state and prison administrations to take necessary precautions to protect the prisoners and prison personnel from coronavirus.

A group of journalists have formed an initiative entitled “Haberin Var Mı” (Have You Heard) and launched a campaign on Twitter to raise concerns and publicity about the arrested journalists in Turkey: “We will not bow to anyone, we will not stay silent.”

Şeref Ateş, a retired gendarmerie intelligence officer, has been killed in an armed attack in Düzce province. Ateş was one of the defendants of Hrant Dink murder case, where he served over a year behind bars pending trial.

Twenty-three people were killed in the four-day incidents in 1995 in İstanbul's Alevi quarter of Gazi.

Police officer Ahmet Kuş was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months in prison for "killing by conscious negligence."

Their attorneys say the two musicians who were taken to the hospital by the police yesterday had "clear conscience."

Main opposition CHP MP Utku Çakırözer has visited Silivri Prison and met six journalists who have been arrested over the last two weeks, namely Barış Pehlivan, Barış Terkoğlu, Hülya Kılınç, Murat Ağırel, Aydın Keser and Ferhat Keser.

The Constitutional Court has concluded that the access block imposed on Sendika.org news website by the Telecommunications Communication Presidency (TİB) on July 25, 2015 has violated freedom of expression.

Berkin Elvan was shot with a tear gas canister during Gezi Resistance and lost his life at the age of 15.

Lawyers and rights defenders who regularly visit prisons have spoken to bianet about possible consequences of the outbreak and the precautions that should be taken.

Death fasting Grup Yorum music band members Helin Bölek and İbrahim Gökçek have been taken to a hospital with an ambulance after a police raid early in the morning.

Sharing a message from prison following his re-arrest for “espionage”, Kavala has said, “It is apparently an attempt to render void the 2-years-limitation for pre-trial detention enforced by the Judicial Reform and the violation decision by the ECtHR.”

Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) has denounced the arrest of journalists in a protest in front of the İstanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan. Calling out to Minister of Justice, journalists have demanded the release of their colleagues.

Following the re-arrest of Osman Kavala yesterday, his attorney Koyuncu has released a statement: “Now they will say that ‘Osman Kavala has been arrested on another charge, so the ECtHR verdict of right violation cannot be implemented’.”