“Refugees cannot return to Turkey, they cannot set their foot on Lesbos. Some of them are just waiting in their boats off the shore. They have been stuck…”

Taken into custody in Edirne while reporting on the situation of refugees heading towards Turkey-Greece border, Mezopotamya Agency reporter İdris Sayılğan has been arrested. Naci Kaya is still in custody despite a verdict of release by the court.

The reporter has been sentenced to prison for retweeting posts of the news agency he was working for.

Heading to borders with the hope of crossing into Europe, refugees have faced police intervention by Greece.

A rocket attack has been launched on a vehicle of Gürbulak Customs Directorate in the eastern province of Ağrı. One security guard has lost his life in the attack.

Journalist Alptekin Dursunoğlu, the Editor-in-Chief of Yakın Doğu Haber news website, has been arrested as part of an investigation filed into his social media messages on charge of “inciting the public to enmity and hatred.”

A group of people gathered outside the homes of reporters and threataned them, Sputnik said, questioning how they found the addresses.

The Presidential Decree on visa exemption to the regular passport holders of Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Croatia, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Malta, Norway, Poland and Portugal has been published on the Official Gazette.

As Turkey has opened border gates for the passage of refugees in the wake of Idlib attack on February 27, the security forces of Greece have attacked the refugees with plastic bullets, stun grenades, tear gas and pressurized water.

Hasankeyf Coordination has visited the villages of Hasankeyf, which is soon to be engulfed by the rising waters of Ilısu dam reservoir. 94 artists have made a joint call for the ancient city.

Following a deadly attack on its soldiers in Syria, Turkey has offered refugees free passage to Europe via land and seas.

Turkey's government says it will no longer try to stop refugees from reaching Europe through land and sea.

The two frigates equipped with cruise missiles are reportedly heading to the Mediterranean Sea.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg has said, “We urge an immediate return to the 2018 ceasefire. We call on Syria, Turkey and Russia to back UN efforts for a peaceful solution.”

The NetBlocks internet observatory has documented that access to social media has been blocked in Turkey following the attack on Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) in Syria’s Idlib. We have compiled the analyses…

The phone call was initiated by Turkey and both sides were ready to work together to avoid further escalation, Russia's Foreign Minister said.

"This attack occurred even though the locations of our troops had been coordinated with Russian officials in the field," Minister Akar has said.

In a press conference held by the Solidarity Network for Human Rights Defenders, it is underlined that Kavala’s re-arrest is an example of maltreatment. The Network has made a call to "stop manipulating the law as a tool for harassment and revenge."

In the wake of yesterday's airstrike on Turkey's soldiers in Syria, the ruling party's spokesperson said Turkey cannot stop refugees anymore.

High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell: “Ongoing escalation around Idlib needs to stop urgently. There is a risk of sliding into a major open international military confrontation.”