CHP MP Gürer says, “The problems caused by the economic crisis, high inflation rates and coronavirus have decreased the purchasing power of citizens, bringing them to such a point that they are unable to pay their electricity and natural gas bills.”

Dismissed by Ankara University, which did not appoint the academic, and reinstated in her position by a court ruling, Assoc. Prof. Meltem Kayıran has been dismissed again by the rector’s office following its appeal to the upper court.

Speaking at a peace rally in Van on World Peace Day, HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan said, “If there is an alliance to form at this point, it must be the alliance of peace,” announcing that the HDP would issue a declaration on September 27.

The Directorate General of Migration Management has stated that Ankara has been closed to registration of temporary protection starting from September 2; the Syrians with temporary protection status will be sent to the cities where they are registered.

An investigation has been launched against JinNews reporter Öznur Değer over the news that she shared about the massacre of 7 Kurdish citizens from the Dedeoğulları family in Konya’s Meram.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 302 thousand tests were conducted, 23,946 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 290 people died of the disease and 706,330 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

After President Erdoğan, his ally Bahçeli also stated that the election threshold will be lowered.

Marking World Peace Day, ecologists from Turkey, Cyprus and Greece have criticized the governments of the three countries for "fanning the flames of racism" while not taking action against ecological destruction.

Marking the beginning of the new judicial year in Turkey, the Diyarbakır Bar Association has said, “The fundamental and universal rules of law such as the right to a fair trial, particularly the judicial independence, are practically disregarded.”

Dr. Arif Müezzinoğlu from the Turkish Medical Association (TTB): “The fact that the lives of workers go on as before, including during lockdowns, has caused us to see the effects of this disease more among the working class.”

While Turkey recorded an annual growth rate of 21.7 percent, the labor share in the GDP continued to decline.

Speaking about the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor has said, “We have witnessed an increase in the number of crimes committed on social media applications such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.”

A social media campaign has been launched for 83-year-old seriously ill prisoner Özkan. Social media users demand his release under the hashtag #MehmetEminÖzkanıSerbestBırakın. He will appear before the judge on September 15.

Two suspects have been detained for attacking opera singer and BirGün columnist Güvenç Dağüstün after his concert in İstanbul’s Kadıköy on August 30 Victory Day.

Seventeen people, including a brigadier general, were killed and many homes and businesses were set on fire in the Kurdish-majority province of Diyarbakır in 1993.

The Ankara Medical Chamber and the Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES) Ankara Branch have urged the authorities to announce the COVID-19 vaccination rates of prisoners and prison personnel in Turkey.

In a Parliamentary question to Minister of Treasury and Finance Elvan, HDP MP Paylan has asked if there is an investigation into the allegations that the money collected with high interest rates at state-owned Ziraat Bank in Germany was transferred to Turkey.

An investigation has been launched into the incident where lawyer Ekin Yeter was subjected to body search in Van High-Security Prison. Pressing charges against the wardens, Yeter says, “This arbitrary, humiliating maltreatment and practices must end.”

Ahead of the events to be held on the occasion of September 1 World Peace Day, the Sub-Governor’s Office of Bakırköy and the Governor’s Office of Eskişehir have banned meetings and protest marches for 5 and 15 days respectively.

Worker Can Ataş was one of the survivors of the October 10 Ankara Massacre in 2015. His both feet were broken into pieces, he was treated for 23 months.