With the enactment of the law on multiple bar associations and the establishment of a second bar in İstanbul, the İstanbul Bar Association has announced that public lawyers are pressured into changing their bar associations.

Ahead of the International Mother Language Day on February 21, Diyarbakır-based Socio-Political Field Research Center has conducted a study shedding light on how frequently people speak in their mother languages in public.

Environmental groups have been opposing to the planned new coal-fired plants in, Maraş one of the provinces with the highest air pollution in Turkey.

Pronouncing his opinion as to the accusations at the second hearing, the prosecutor has demanded up to 4 years, 8 months in prison for actors Müjdat Gezen and Metin Akpınar over their remarks during a TV program.

A doctor was sentenced to prison after calling Alevis "terrorists" during a medical examination.

Akşener has criticized President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan for talking to the mother of a deceased security officer during an AKP rally. “Your duty is to keep those mothers’ sons and daughters alive,” the İYİ Party Chair has said.

Human Rights Association (İHD) and Saturday Mothers/People have made a call to the authorities regarding Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit, who has been missing for 50 days according to his family.

Examining the application of a parent, the İzmir Consumer Arbitration Committee has concluded that the parent should get a partial refund for the private school fee due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The president spoke about the importance of the Turkish language, criticizing internet slang.

Prof. Çoban has discussed the question of “Can we find similarities among the activities leading to ecological destruction?” in his two-part video podcast of “Understanding Ecological Destruction in Turkey Through Gold Bullion.”

After the local court released one of the defendants in the trial over the killing of Pınar Gültekin, both the Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and the family’s attorney have objected to the release of the defendant.

The MHP leader has said that the top court should dissolve itself and his party will apply for the closure of the HDP.

Targeted by Interior Minister Soylu over the killing of Turkey’s 13 security personnel in Iraq’s north, HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan and Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair Öztürk Türkdoğan have responded to the Minister’s allegations.

A recent report released by the Association of Journalists has shown that one out of every two journalists were threatened and one out of every four journalists were subjected to violence in 2020 while one out of every six journalists are still on trial.

The students of Boğaziçi University have made a statement at the South Campus: “Today marks the 44th day of our resistance since a trustee was appointed to our university. Our struggle will continue until all trustees, primarily Melih Bulu, leave.”

“A great number of hate speech incidents and campaigns took place again this year. In some instances, government or public figures blamed LGBT people or gay men for the pandemic, and for spreading other illnesses,” says the report about Turkey.

Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that the country’s death toll from the coronavirus has reached 27,652. The country has seen 7,906 new infections while the number of daily tests has been below 120 thousand.

The renowned psychologist has been found dead at home by his spouse.

The hostages held by the PKK lost their lives during a military operation to rescue them.

Korur-Fincancı was put on trial because of a tweet criticizing then-PM Erdoğan during the Gezi Park protests.