The meetings come in the wake of nationalist leader Devlet Bahçeli’s initiatives.

Ümit Özdağ was initially taken into custody for "insulting the president." He was eventually arrested for "inciting the public into hatred and hostility."

Fifty-one people are receiving treatment, with one in critical condition, according to the authorities.

Two Kurdish journalists were killed in northern Syria last month. The prosecutors labeled them as “terrorists” and deemed the coverage of the events “terror propaganda.”

The 37-year-old artist, who lived in İstanbul from 2018 to 2023, was deported to Iran by Turkish authorities in December, despite his pending asylum application.

The injuries are not life-threatening, the authorities have confirmed.

At least 12 people were detained in the raids.

Some 237 guests were staying in the hotel. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

Speaking at the commemoration, writer Takuhi Tovmasyan said: “In broad daylight, right in the heart of Istanbul, right before our eyes, they assassinated an Armenian journalist. What was his ‘crime’? It was obvious: a love of human beings, a passion for democracy and human rights, a firm belief in freedom of expression, and on top of all this, advocating for peace between two peoples”.

The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) İmralı Delegation have made a written application to the Ministry of Justice for a second meeting with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.

Cem Aydın, Chairperson of the Youth Branches of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been detained for sharing a video from the Youth Branches social media account on Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek.

Speaking at bianet’s digital media literacy workshop, Prof. Dr. Yasemin İnceoğlu said, “Media literacy is now no longer only a skill, but also part of democratic participation”. Deniz Yazgan and Hikmet Adal also made presentations at the workshop.