The wife of Selahattin Demirtaş, the imprisoned politician and former co-chair of the HDP, stated in a written announcement, "At this stage, it has been agreed with my party that my candidacy declaration will not turn into an application."

Selahattin Kılınç is searching for his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchild. Suna Öztürk is searching for her 36-year-old daughter and two grandchildren, one aged 3 and one aged 8 months. Abbas Köse is searching for his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchild...

CHP Deputy Group Chairperson Gökhan Günaydın spoke about the protest against Lütfü Savaş, the Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor who was re-nominated by his party: "We must hear the voice of this uprising emerging from human suffering. We hear it. Of course, we will all reconsider and evaluate the issue considering this sensitivity."

Men inflicted violence on 39 women, killed 5 children, and abused five girls and boys.

Interior MinisterYerlikaya stated that today at 11:46, an attack was carried out at the checkpoint in front of the C Gate of the İstanbul Çağlayan Courthouse. He mentioned that one female and one male assailant were killed, and 3 police officers and 6 other individuals were injured. He also stated that the assailants were members of the DHKP/C organization. President Erdoğan announced that one person injured in the attack died in hospital.

Lawyer Erdoğan Akdoğdu says that insufficient evidence was collected and an effective investigation was not conducted in the ongoing cases regarding the losses in the February 6 earthquakes. He also underlines that we do not have data on how many citizens are missing and we do not know if the numbers regarding deaths are accurate.

The Republican People's Party nominated Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lütfü Savaş as a candidate again in the March 31 local elections despite receiving criticism for some of his statements during the earthquake period. The people of Hatay protested against Savaş during the nighttime earthquake commemoration.

About 3% of the planned 255,000 housing units have been delivered to their owners in Hatay. Due to infrastructure costs, construction activities have shifted from rural areas to "on-site transformation" projects in urban centers. Meanwhile, residents of Dikmece, whose lands and olive groves have been expropriated, continue their struggle to preserve their living spaces.

There was both sadness and anger during the commemorations on the first anniversary of the February 6 earthquakes in Hatay. At the opposition's memorial, police barricades were broken, while during the official commemoration, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca was booed, and chants of 'Government resign' were heard.

Gökhan Durmuş, the President of the Journalists' Union of Turkey, spoke in front of the Israeli Consulate in İstanbul. 99 journalists have been killed in the ongoing conflict since October 7, he said, emphasizing that targeting journalists who are documenting and broadcasting violations against civilians during conflicts is a war crime.

The publishing house emphasizes that the widespread use of Kurdish is achievable through reading and writing, and this should be fostered from an early age.

The number of extreme weather events in Turkey reached a new record in 2023, reaching 1475. The previous year had seen 1030 extreme weather events.

“If the central administration and local administration do not work hand in hand, if they are not in solidarity, nothing good will come to that city. Did anything come to Hatay?” the president said in quake-hit Hatay ahead of the March 31 local elections.

Assessing the conflict between the U.S.-backed and Iran-backed groups, Fidan stated, "We need to avoid regional escalation. The situation is not good. We might face an even larger escalation."

The inflation rate was 129% according to ENAG and 64.86 according to TurkStat.

"Both the central government and the local government could have taken action. They haven’t. Now villagers cannot collect and transport the fruits. But if they had thought about it, the people of the village would have sold the product for much less than its cost, even 1-2 liras."

People's Equality and Democracy Party Spokesperson, Journalist Ayşegül Doğan, announced that the İstanbul candidates will be finalized by February 9 and said, "Now, it's DEM's turn for İstanbul."

Human Rights Watch has called for an investigation into public officials responsible for the collapse of buildings in the February 6 earthquakes. According to HRW, criminal investigations and prosecutions should be initiated against public officials who failed to perform their duties adequately, and this should not lag behind the prosecution of those responsible in the private sector.

Political figures and representatives of civil society  organizations visited the site in Digor, Kars today, where 17 people were killed in 1993, as part of the march.

"As a cooperative, one month after the earthquake, on Women's Day, we immersed ourselves in work with the orders that came to us, trying to forget this period. But when they say 'it's being forgotten,' it really isn't being forgotten."