Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, who signed the declaration entitled “We will not be a party to this crime” prepared by Academics for Peace, has been sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison. Her sentence has not been reduced or suspended.

At the 28th İstanbul Heavy Penal Court, academic Gülçin Karabağ has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”; the announcement of the verdict has been suspended.

Erdoğan has threatened Fatih Portakal, whom he accuses of calling people to streets, saying “If you do not know your place, this nation will hit you in the back of your neck”. He has also repeated the claims that Gezi protesters entered a mosque with beer bottles.

Violence scars more than just the social fabric of our communities, more than tissues of our flesh, it scars our human souls, it dehumanizes us.

Prof. Dr. Abbas Vali has presented his statement of defense in company with an interpreter. The court board has adjourned his hearing to March 27, 2019 for the provision of his identity register and criminal record.

Judgeship of Execution in Van has overruled its own verdict that allows inmates to send and receive letters. The verdict has been issued to inmates one year later. A letter sent to bianet has not reached us though the court ruled that it is “not objectionable.”

Five academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the announcement of the verdicts has been suspended. One other academic has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prisons; her sentence has not been reduced or deferred.

Curfew has been declared in 21 villages and hamlets in the districts of Lice, Kulp and Silvan in Diyarbakır province on the ground of impending military operations.

A high speed train crash has left nine dead in Ankara. State-run AA reported that the train crashed into a footbridge. Governorship said that it crashed into a commuter train. Transportation Ministry said it crashed into a guiding train, then into footbridge.

Nine academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison. While the announcement of six verdicts has been deferred, the pronouncement of the verdicts of Erzan, Çakmak and Aktan has not been deferred upon their rejection of suspension.

In Festus Okey case, which has been reopened after 11 years, the court ruled that necessary documents for visa procedures for Okey's family shall be provided. DNA reports have also been requested to prove blood relations between the family members.

Police officers opened fire on a vehicle in İstanbul on the allegation that “it disobeyed the stop warning of the police” 17-year-old Cihan Seyhan, who was in the vehicle at the time of incident, has lost his life.