43 bars, law and rights organizations from Turkey and the world have sent a letter to the special rapporteurs and working groups of the United Nations and expressed “grave concern” over “imminent risk to health and life of ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk.”

The COVID-19 vaccines examined and approved by the European Medicines Agency can have worldwide validity. While the domestically produced vaccines of Russia, China and France are still waiting for approval, Turkovac is reportedly not even in line.

The order of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has allowed Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank to lodge an appeal without having to defend against the criminal case at the same time.

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released its annual report documenting the violations of rights committed around the world last year.

Serdar Kılıç, a former ambassador to US, has been appointed as Turkey's envoy.

The first director appointed under the chairpersonship of Wolfgang Tillmans, Ünsal joins the ICA as it prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary. In March 2022, she will become the first woman to serve as the organization’s director in 55 years.

The government has answered the Parliamentary question of Left Party (Die Linke) MP Sevim Dağdelen in Germany and said that there is an increase in Ankara’s “espionage” activities against dissidents from Turkey. Dağdelen herself is also targeted.

Eighteen people have been extradited to several countries so far this year, according to a statement from the country's government.

Seeking to normalize relations, the two countries appointed special envoys mid-December.

Since the Taliban's takeover of Kabul in August, Turkey has tried to convince the group to allow it to run the airport in the city.

Flag carriers of Turkey and Armenia have applied to operate flights between İstanbul and Yerevan, Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu has said.

Ahead of the leaders’ summit, the General Affairs Council, which coordinates preparations for European Council meetings, has approved the Council conclusions on enlargement, stabilization and association process.

Ankara and Yerevan will appoint special envoys to discuss normalization, the foreign minister has said.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, has made a written statement ahead of the Human Rights Day on December 10.

According to the data of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), wildfires this year generated 148 percent more than the total EU fossil fuel emissions in 2020.

“It is excellent news that the French police did not turn a blind eye to the presence in France of Khaled al-Otaibi, a suspected member of the team that carried out the Khashoggi murder,” says RSF Secretary General Christophe Deloire.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released a fact sheet on the top 100 arms-producing and military services companies in 2020: "Global arms production proved to be largely resilient against the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Among the 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world listed by the BBC are also Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and Samoa's first woman prime minister Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa.

The Middle East Studies Association of North America has awarded its 2021 Academic Freedom Award to the faculty, students, and alumni of Boğaziçi University, who have been protesting against the appointed rectors for almost a year now.

The European Court of Human Rights has given a ruling of rights violation for 427 judges and prosecutors who were arrested on “FETÖ” related charges. Turkey will pay 2 million 135 thousand Euro in damages.