President Erdoğan has said that “with the statement released by the embassies, the mistakes have been rectified.” The Court of Cassation and the Board of Judges and Prosecutors have also made statements emphasizing the judicial independence in Turkey.

With the pandemic cited as the reason, the Governor’s Office has banned all events and demonstrations to be held outdoors in Dersim for 15 days.

Van-Hakkari Medical Chamber Chair Hüseyin Yaviç and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV-HRFT) Representative Sevim Çiçek were taken into custody when they wanted to make a press statement about the death of Dr. Şen.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 350 thousand tests were conducted, 27,663 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 232 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

Following Erdoğan’s order to declare 10 ambassadors “personae non gratae” over their statement on Osman Kavala, eight embassies have made statements expressing their compliance with the Vienna Convention, a move “welcomed by Erdoğan.”

A caretta caretta released to the sea from Turkey went to as far as the Adriatic Sea, a deputy minister has said.

The HDP Law and Human Rights Commission has made a statement about the killing of Deniz Poyraz at the HDP İzmir office, listing the negligent acts in the trial.

The ecumanical patriarch is on a 12-day trip to the US, where he will meet President Biden and Orthodox leaders.

“After 4 years, it is impossible for me to be very hopeful about the functioning of judiciary,” says Prof. Buğra, commenting on her jailed spouse Kavala’s decision to not appear before the judge and Erdoğan’s ‘persona non grata’ order for 10 envoys.

The final hearing of the case of the 2015 ISIS bombing in Urfa has been held with armed gendarmerie officers present in the courtroom.

Boğaziçi University Rectorate, which dismissed Can Candan and banned him from entering the campus and teaching classes, has cancelled the event where he would talk about documentary filmmaking: “An arbitrary and unlawful decision.”

The academics of Boğaziçi University have released a statement about the police violence and detentions of students at the campus on October 22. The academics have called on the appointed university administrators to resign from office.

Rümeysa Şen, a fresh graduate of medical school and an assistant physician, crashed into a parked lorry on her way back from a 36-hour shift at a public hospital in Ankara. Physicians will protest to demand better working conditions.

Following heavy rainfall in mid-August, the Ezine Creek overflowed its banks and flooded Bozkurt district in Kastamonu province in the Black Sea region. The district has been hit by heavy rainfall and flood again after months.

The driver of the armored police vehicle lost the steering control in İstanbul; the vehicle first crashed into a tree on the sidewalk, then into six vehicles underway. It could stop only after hitting the median.

Felicity Party Chair Temel Karamollaoğlu has commented on the continued imprisonment of politician Selahattin Demirtaş and businessperson Osman Kavala: “Turkey should abide by the ECtHR rulings. Mr. Erdoğan himself introduced this.”

After Erdoğan announced that he ordered 10 ambassadors who called for Kavala’s release to be declared “personae non gratae”, politicians from the EP and Germany have slammed the move. The Open Society Foundations have also released a statement.

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 338 thousand tests were conducted, 24,792 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 195 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

Noting that Erdoğan’s remarks have left "no possibility for a fair trial," jailed businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala has said, “I believe my participation in the hearings and presenting a defense would be meaningless.”

Red kites are so rare that even during their migration time, spotting them is almost impossible, says a bird observer.