On the occasion of Human Rights Week, the Women’s Assembly of the Peoples’ Democratic Party have met the women discharged from public service by statutory decrees following the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

According to the İHD, at least 59 ill prisoners, seven of whom shortly after the deferment of the execution of their sentences, have lost their lives in Turkey since early 2020.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Turkey shall pay 16,000 Euro (approx. 260,000 lira) in damages over the imprisonment of Nazlı Ilıcak.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, “The ECtHR judgements on Osman Kavala were implemented and he was released. But as there are other cases against him, he was not released from prison.”

The minimum wage commission was expected to convene at the start of the week.

Curated by Denizhan Özer, the exhibition will be on view at the santralistanbul Campus Energy Museum of İstanbul Bilgi University from December 16, 2021 to February 7, 2022.

Upon the application of the Ankara Branch of the Chamber of Architects, the 6th Chamber of the Council of State has halted the execution of the Presidential decision designating the Castle of Nevşehir and its environs as a “Renovation Site”.

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

In the indictment brought against four trans women, it is cited as “criminal evidence” that their legs and breasts were visible; even their facial gestures are considered to constitute a “crime”. The women will have their first hearing on March 8 Women’s Day.

The wind speed is expected to reach as high as 9 knots, as authorities warn people to be cautious.

As lira keeps crashing to new lows against foreign currencies, the ensuing increases in prices have a negative impact on the healthcare sector as well. Pharmacists and physicians warn of an imminent shortage of medication and medical equipment.

"If they are terrorists, arrest them," İmamoğlu said, adding that the municipality's recruitments are in accordance with laws.

A fire broke out in Esenyurt district in İstanbul; four children from a family of six have died. According to initial reports, the fire was caused by an electric heater. Some media outlets report that the family was using the heater as they couldn’t pay the gas bill.

A joint statement released by the 29 departments and units of Boğaziçi University has denounced the appointed rectorate’s outside appointments instead of appointing the faculty members elected by the faculty members of the university.

Main opposition CHP İzmir MP Atila Sertel has said, “771 people work at the Radio and Television Supreme Council. These people only watch Halk TV, KRT, TELE 1, FOX TV and TV 5 and impose fines over fines on them.”

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 351 thousand tests were conducted, 18,796 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 171 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

The SDC has launched a new international initiative for a peaceful and democratic way out of the ongoing conflict in Syria. Its Arab and Kurdish co-leaders have visited Sweden and Finland to overcome the ongoing impasse.

A prisoner says that the prison administration arbitrarily prevented his conditional release while releasing for others who had stood trial in the same case as him.

On this day in 1991, at the age of 89, Dr. Hisar was granted the Service Award by Turkey's national science agency.

A couple who were previously threatened have been targeted in an armed attack, yet the gendarmerie haven't carried out a scene investigation, environmental groups say.