HDP's Gergerlioğlu was stripped of his parliamentary seat on March 17.

US Department of State has released its 2020 country report on human rights practices in Turkey, listing a series of violations of rights including “torture”, “limited steps to investigate and penalize members of security forces” and “violence against minorities.”

In a letter to Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, HDP Co-Chairs Buldan and Sancar have denounced the Ministry's remarks calling on the party “to clearly distance itself from the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organisation also in the EU.”

Turkey’s Central Bank Governor Kavcıoğlu has said that the bank will continue to set the policy rate at a level above inflation, preserving the strong disinflationary effect, until there are strong indicators that point to a permanent fall in inflation.

Meral Akşener, the Chair of the opposition İYİ Party, has applied to the Council of State and filed an annulment action against the Presidential decision withdrawing Turkey from the İstanbul Convention.

George R.R. Martin, the author of the series of epic fantasy novels adapted into Game of Thrones, has sent a message to Turkey in the wake of the country’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention: “Stay strong.”

The Health Ministry has released the weekly provincial COVID-19 rates. The new numbers have shown that the number of cases per 100,000 people was over 401 in Istanbul and 184 in the capital city of Ankara from March 20 to 26.

In response to a question regarding the “jam-packed” AKP congresses amid the pandemic, Turkey’s Health Minister Koca has said, “I am of the opinion that keeping this issue on the agenda doesn’t help anyone.”

The Ministry of Health has reported more than 37,000 cases with 155 deaths as total cases stand at 3.27 million.

TÜSİAD's Özilhan complained about the lack of predictability in Turkey's economy management.

The rapporteur assigned with examining the indictment of the closure case filed against the HDP has returned the indictment due to procedural deficiencies.

HDP MP Necdet İpekyüz says that while the average amount of US dollars purchased in Turkey a day is between 150-400 million dollars, those who knew that Central Bank Governor Ağbal would be dismissed have got richer.

Attorneys of a defendant in a child abuse case defended their client by saying that he is an AKP member. The court has ruled that the act did not exceed "molestation."

Arguing that the ruling AKP and its ally MHP want to take revenge on the HDP for the last local elections, HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan says that they “planned” the closure case against the party for this reason.

Amid financial hardships faced by musicians due to the pandemic, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) has launched a project. Over 100 sites in all 39 districts of the city will be turned into open-air concert stages.

"The İstanbul Convention has failed to meet expectations and has not been a remedy for hearts," Bahçeli has said.

Bülent Aydın, one of Hrant’s Friends, says, “The conscientious people of this country will also keep on raising their demand for justice in front of Agos every January 19. Until all perpetrators of this murder receive the penalty they deserve...”

The book written for children refers to the language spoken in the Kurdish-majority city as "Baku Turkish."

Having lost their three family members in an armed conflict and staging a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar were taken into custody on the 22rd day of their protest.

In justifying the 21-year prison sentence given to Kemal Sancılı, İnan Kızılkaya, Zana Kaya and Eren Keskin, the heavy penal court has argued that “an understanding and concept of real and national human rights needs to be discussed and observed.”