Going on a hunger strike in Osmaniye No. 2 Type T Closed Prison, inmates have indicated that they are deprived of their legal rights, they are forced to be counted on foot and when they do not accept it, they are battered and face disciplinary investigations.

Answering the Parliamentary question of CHP İstanbul MP Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi, Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Süreyya Sadi Bilgiç has indicated that 29 suicide attempts have taken place in Parliament in the last 9 years.

23 freedom of expression and press organizations from 19 countries have expressed support for writer and academic Fikret Başkaya ahead of his hearing in Ankara on November 22: “Terrorist propaganda charges against him must be dismissed.”

Requesting a Parliamentary investigation into “the inconsistent and unlawful judgements of judicial bodies”, HDP MP Danış Beştaş has said, “We witness that the judicial mechanism does not fulfill its responsibility of abiding by the law.”

On November 15 International Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN Turkey, Turkish Writers’ Union, Journalists’ Association of Turkey and Turkish Publishers Association have held a joint statement and raised concerns over imprisoned writers.

Altan was released after spending 1,138 days behind bars but was arrested again a week later.

Taken into custody in Giresun, journalists Canan Coşkun and Tuğba Demir, documentary filmmaker Kazım Kızıl and Şaban Vatan, the father of Rabia Naz, have been released on probation by the judgeship after bearing testimony.

Canan Coşkun, who is still under detention, has spoken to bianet, saying, "They also confiscated a bag of Kazım Kızıl, taking the coat of arms of Hamburg Film Festival on the bag as 'crime evidence.'"

Hakan Demir was one of the numerous people who were detained over comments on Turkey's military operation in Syria.

PEN Turkey Center and PEN International have released statements on the occasion of November 15 International Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Among the five journalists whose cases are highlighted by the PEN this year is also Nedim Türfent.

Detained together with documentary filmmaker Kızıl in Giresun, Coşkun has been charged with "blackmailing, threat, causing injury on purpose, insult, and depriving a person of his/her freedom."

Charged with “insulting the president” due to his article on Malta Files, Editor-in-Chief of daily Evrensel Fatih Polat has been acquitted.

Çağlayan Bozacı, the son of Turan Bozacı, who lost his life in October 10 Ankara massacre in 2015, has been sentenced to 11 months, 20 days in prison on charge of "insulting the president” due to his statements about him at court.

Şaban Vatan, the father of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan, who suspiciously lost her life in Giresun, has been taken to the police station to depose. Journalist Canan Coşkun and documentary filmmaker Kazım Kızıl were also detained last night.

Two simultaneous explosions have occurred in the armory of the 20th Armored Brigade Command in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa. 16 on-duty soldiers and one civilian have been wounded in the incident.

The Governorship of Tunceli has announced that all demonstrations and events, except for the ones deemed suitable by the Governorship and district governorships, will be banned in the province for 15 days as of today.

The lawyers of Elvan family have indicated that the expert report prepared by the Gendarmerie has documented that the defendant police officer fired the tear gas canister with his head tilted to the right, which means that he fired by taking aim.

Taken into custody shortly after he was released from prison on November 4, journalist and writer Ahmet Altan has been arrested again.

After the İstanbul 27th Heavy Penal Court has accepted the objection against the release of journalist and writer Ahmet Altan, the EU and international freedom of expression organizations have denounced his renewed imprisonment.

Released from prison last week after serving 1,138 days behind bars, journalist and writer Ahmet Altan has been detained. An arrest warrant was issued against him yesterday.