According to the report of the Council of Europe, the prison population in Turkey rose by 220 percent between 2005 and 2015. The length of imprisonment also increased by 153 percent.

Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn, who are in Turkey to attend the Political Dialogue Meeting, have stated that Demirtaş should be released by referring to the ruling of the ECtHR and added that they want Turkey to be a democratic country.

Representatives from bianet, Initiative for Freedom of Expression and P24 platform will hold a panel discussion about how to struggle against impunity for crimes against journalists. The panel will be aired online in English as of p.m. in local time of Turkey.

Amnesty International, PEN Germany, Turkish-German Forum of Culture and German Journalists Association have released a joint statement and called the Federal Government of Germany to get involved for the release of rights advocate Osman Kavala.

According to the report entitled “An Unfair Start: Inequality in Children’s Education in Rich Countries” released by UNICEF Office of Research, Turkey has ranked the last among 41 countries in terms of preschool education.

In the wake of their summit on Syria, the Presidents of Turkey, France and Russia and Chancellor of Germany have released a joint statement. Emphasizing “their determination to fight against terrorism”, they have “stressed the importance of a lasting ceasefire”.

International credit rating agency Moody’s has downgraded the foreign currency deposit ratings of Akbank, Alternatifbank, ING Bank, QNB Finansbank, Ziraat Bank, Türk Ekonomi Bank, Garanti Bank, Türkiye Vakıflar Bank and Yapı ve Kredi Bank.

Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas will not attend the official dinner which will be given by President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier for President Erdoğan on September 27.

The European Court of Human Rights has demanded defence from Turkey relating to the application of Osman Kavala. The court has ruled that the case of Kavala shall be heard in an accelerated procedure.

In response to a parliamentary inquiry of the Left Party, the Ministry of Justice of Germany has stated that Turkey has submitted 848 requests of search or arrest to the country via Interpol since the coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

Speaking after his meeting with President Erdoğan on Idlib, President of Russia Putin said, “We agreed that by October 15, we will create along the contact line between the armed opposition and government troops a demilitarized zone of a depth of 15-20 km.”

US Representative has recalled “Turkey’s call for truce” in Tehran Summit and Idlib meeting. UN Secretary General has stated that civilians have been killed in Idlib and called on Turkey, Russia and Iran to “spare no effort to find solutions that protect civilians”.

Noting that Idlib is a safe haven for civilians, Erdoğan has said that Assad is trying to legitimize the planned Idlib offensive on counterterrorism grounds.

Kurdish activist Penahi, Lokman Muradi and Zanyar Muradi have been executed in the same prison.

Iran’s President Rouhani, Russia’s President Putin, Turkey’s President Erdoğan have come together in Tehran to address developments in Syria.

Spokesperson of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova has stated that the negotiations between Russia and Turkey have been continuing so that the operation to be launched in Idlib could have minimum effect on the civilians in the region.

Academics and thinkers, among whom are also Balibar, Negri, Löwy and Chomsky, have published an open letter, demanding that the Kurdish activist Ramin Hossein Panahi, who has been sentenced to death, be released.

Idlib has become a place of critical importance in terms of “proxy wars” and Syrian Leader Assad declaring his legitimacy again.

Responding to a question about potential operration into Idlib, Erdoğan has said, "We have 12 observation points in there. The US and Russia pass the buck to each other but god forbid, if they launch missiles, a slaughter takes place here".

Planning to launch an operation into Idlib, the Syrian government has claimed that the US and its allies provide arms to ISIS and Al Nusra front via Ukraine and the Balkan states.