HDP İstanbul MP Hüda Kaya has noted that the budget allocated to the Presidency of Religious Affairs is higher than that of 13 ministries, raising concerns that the people of other faiths as well as atheists have been obliged to pay taxes for this.

After MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli targeted 805 citizens who had signed a joint declaration expressing their “demand for a dignified and peaceful life, in a just, free and peaceful country”, a petition has been launched in solidarity with the citizens.

Several nightclub workers, dancers, roadies and tonmeisters have been unemployed due to the pandemic. Though most of them criticize the Culture Ministry for planning to give only a thousand lira in aid, some think that it will help them, at least a little bit.

HDP Group Deputy Chairs Danış Beştaş and Oluç have released a statement explaining the reason why the party did not sign the joint Parliamentary declaration condemning the US sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of S-400s from Russia.

The country's total cases have neared 1.9 million with today's update.

"This sanction decision has shaken all values of alliance between our countries," the defense minister has said.

Dr. Samet Mengüç, the Co-Spokesperson for HDP’s Health and Social Policies Commission, has criticized the vaccine policies of the government, underlining that “Turkey needs a minimum of 120 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.”

"The Radio and Television Supreme Council should stop serving as a means to censor and intimidate media," HRW's Europe and Central Asia director has said.

Ahead of his first hearing on December 18, the First Section of the Constitutional Court has reviewed the individual application of arrested businessperson and rights defender Kavala and ruled that it shall be forwarded to the General Assembly.

The country has been classified in the "very high" development category while ranked 68th out of 166 countries in the gender inequality index.

Alaattin Çakıcı, who has a close relationship with government ally Bahçeli, threatened the CHP leader with death last month.

HDP has filed a criminal complaint against the ATV for replacing the leaves and stars in its logo with hand grenades and bullets. The party has also appealed to the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) about the issue.

In the trial of public officials over the assasination of journalist Hrant Dink, the court board has given only two days to the parties to prepare their statements of defense as to the accusations. The hearing lasted for only 10 minutes.

Two people previously got missing in Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir after a vehicle with five people on board was swept away by flood. The search and rescue teams have found the deceased bodies of the missing.

Releasing a written statement, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has said, “Our High Honorary Board member Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp is innocent, we stand with him in his righteous struggle. We demand an end to his unjust and unlawful arrest.”

We have spoken with Alin Ozinian about the latest developments in the Karabakh crisis.

İstanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has reversed the decision of non-prosecution and issued an indictment against main opposition CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancığlu upon the objection of Presidential Communications Director Altun.

Submitting a Parliamentary inquiry about women’s unemployment in Turkey, HDP MP Serpil Kemalbay has said, “Women have been forced to withdraw from workforce and employment and return home during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Main opposition CHP MP Çakırözer visited Osman Kavala in prison ahead of the Constitutional Court’s review of his individual application today.

The holiday lockdown will last from 9 in the evening on December 31 to 5 in the morning on January 4, President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has told reporters after a Cabinet meeting in the capital of Ankara.