The Laz Institute has declared November 7 the Laz Language Day in order to protect and keep alive the Laz, a “World Language in Danger”, and to raise awareness about the issue.

Women from Mardin, Şırnak, Van, Hakkari, Diyarbakır, Batman and İstanbul wanted to visit the spot where the Şenyaşar family have been keeping a justice watch for their killed and arrested family members. Their visit was prevented by the police.

The moderate earthquake reportedly happened 10.61 kilometers deep in the central Anatolian province of Konya on 8.43 pm on November 8. Three derelict buildings have been damaged, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry’s AFAD.

Addressing the public after the cabinet meeting, Erdoğan targeted the İstanbul Convention, from which Turkey has withdrawn by a Presidential decision. Several women and women’s organizations have denounced his words on social media.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 357 thousand tests were conducted, 27,824 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 187 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

Minister Gül says, “Our mentality is not based on ‘doing something, then letting the law follow us’, but on ‘letting the law walk ahead of us and adjusting our pace accordingly’.” Minister Soylu previously said, “Demolish it; let the court ruling follow us.”

The replacement of the presiding judge means a special court has been established for the Kobanî case, which is against the Constitution, the defense attorneys have argued.

“If we are talking about a problem of survival, the ones whose divide and polarize this country are jeopardizing the survival of the country,” says DEVA Party leader Babacan: “Kurdish is still written down as an ‘unknown language’ in the minutes of the Parliament.”

Kılıçdaroğlu has sent letters to all diplomatic missions in Turkey in their own languages, warning them against the ecological destruction to be caused by the project.

A petition submitted to the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has argued that Pamuk, in his novel “Nights of Plague”, insulted Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic, thereby provoking the public to hatred and hostility.

Eymür says he doesn't regret what he did, and it's "legitimate" for the state to commit such practices. He criticizes those who did these for "personal interests" though.

The report of the Civil Society in the Penal System Association shows that wardens wear the same gloves while searching prisoners' beds, personal belongings and garbage.