According to the survey of the İstanbul Economics Research, 66 percent of the young prefer participatory democracy while 22 percent “do not feel close to political parties” and do not think that “elections are functional.”

The prosecutor conducting the investigation into the attack carried out by the relatives of a ruling AKP MP on Şenyaşar family and claiming the lives of three family members in Urfa’s Suruç in southeast Turkey has been charged for the 9th time.

The Essential Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union has released a monthly report on violence against healthcare workers: “No action was taken against the 2 of 21 assaulters while 15 were released from detention.”

A recent survey has shown that if Turkey had general elections this sunday, the MHP from the ruling alliance could not pass the electoral threshold while the margin of votes between the ruling AKP and main opposition CHP would be 4 percentage points.

The Fatih Governor’s Office in İstanbul has banned the “Dawiya Dawi” stand-up show without citing any reason for the ban.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 346 thousand tests were conducted, 21,624 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 189 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

Turkey’s Migration Authority has announced that “45 foreign nationals who shared provocative posts” where they ate bananas in protest against a person targeting Syrians in a street interview have been sent to Removal Centers to be deported.

Minister of Treasury and Finance Lütfi Elvan says that they are aware of the fluctuations in the financial markets and exchange rates, attributing the increasing inflation rates in Turkey to global effects.

The State of Emergency Commission has turned down applications by 37 more academics.

The İstanbul Tax Office has sent notifications regarding the fines imposed on eight people for “not observing the mask, physical distancing and hygiene rules” during a Newroz celebration in İstanbul.

The legal regulation pertaining to “strip search” in prison has been amended: “Respect for human dignity and honor and non-violation of the sense of shame is essential in searches and counts. All necessary measures shall be taken within this scope.”

MP Paylan has said Turkey must confront its past by determining and compensating the losses caused by the tax on Christians and Jews.