Two senior government officials, the foreign minister and the presidential spokesperson, have defined Russia's invasion as a "war" and said Ankara will act accordingly. Meanwhile, protests against the invasion continue across Turkey, both by citizens of Ukraine and locals.

What steps should be taken against Russia's incursion into Ukraine will be discussed in today's virtual NATO summit, the president has said.

"War is not just about maps and explosion footage. War is death, migration, starvation, torture and oppression," the İHD and the TİHV have said in a joint statement.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is protested in front of Russia’s embassies and consulates all across the world, including İstanbul.

Agreements have been made with bus companies in Ukraine in case of evacuation by land and Poland, Moldova and Romania will not require visas from citizens of Turkey, the foreign minister has said.

“We closely witnessed the oppression against LGBTI+s in the regions in the grip of Russia, who is the builder and the operator of hostile policies towards LGBTI+s,” says the Kaos GL association amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The HDP Central Executive Board and İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener have released statements about the recent developments in Ukraine.

President Erdoğan has once again called on Russia to end its incursion into Ukraine after a security summit.

Peoples’ Democratic Party Spokesperson Ebru Günay has said, “The developments unfolding in Ukraine is the hegemonic war between NATO and Russia” and called for negotiations and dialogue.

Earlier, Kyiv asked Ankara to close the straits to Russia's naval ships, which would violate the convention.

Turkey, Osman Kavala and members of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may submit opinions by April 19. The ECtHR will review the case in May or June and the Grand Chamber is expected to give the final judgment after August.

Turkey can't give up on its relations with Russia or Ukraine, the president has said, calling on the two countries to return to the negotiating table.

Given 72 hours by Turkey’s media watchdog RTÜK to apply for an online broadcasting license, DW Türkçe and VOA have announced that they will not make an application and will appeal against the decision.

While President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has defined it as “unacceptable” that Russia has recognized Ukraine’s breakaway regions, the main opposition CHP and HDP have requested a stance against any type of development that would lead to war.

Ukraine and Russia are two important partners of Turkey in tourism, import of agricultural products, natural gas, construction, infrastructure and weapon systems. Turkey’s foreign trade volume with these two countries is around 42.1 billion USD.

President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has defined Russia’s recognition of Ukraine’s breakaway regions as “unacceptable”, urging the parties of the tension to “follow common sense and international law”.

Ankara supports Ukraine's territorial integrity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.

Ahmet Soyalan, the Police Director General of Northern Cyprus, has announced that 11 people in total, eight in Turkey and three in Northern Cyprus, have been arrested over the murder of ‘betting and casino tycoon’ Halil Falyalı.

Visiting the Sinjar (Shingal) region, HDP MP Murat Çepni has shared his impressions and observations, noting that ISIS has been gathering strength in the region again. He has defined Turkey’s fight against ISIS as a “big lie”.

Gathering across Turkey’s Consulate General, rights advocates from Turkey and Germany protested the appointment of Yusuf Yerkel, who faces a huge public backlash for kicking a miner in Soma in 2014, as a commercial attache to Frankfurt.