Sharing a brief message about the latest developments in Syria’s Idlib, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, “The ongoing assaults by the Assad regime and Russia must stop.”

In a statement issued by the Syria’s General Command of the Army, it has been indicated that Turkey is “in violation of international law and the concept of the sovereignty of independent states.”

The press advertisement authority recently cut the ads of the two dailies known for their critical stance towards the government.

Reminding his audience that “Turkey used to be a country banning music pieces and books”, President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has said, “We now have a totally new Turkey that does not otherize its artists.”

In the wake of the attacks in Syria that claimed the lives of 12 soldiers, Devlet Bahçeli, an ally of President Erdoğan, has said, "Turkish nation should plan to enter Damascus."

Holding a press statement about the sixth hearing of Gezi trial to be held on February 18, Taksim Solidarity platform has said, “We have to defend Gezi to the end for our losses whose names are not even mentioned in this trial.”

The Yeni Akit was sentenced to pay compensation to Kılıçdaroğlu in a case he filed over a news report for "attacking personal rights."

CHP has submitted a motion and requested a general debate on Idlib at the Parliament. “The pace of developments in the field and the life safety of our soldiers in Idlib necessitate a rapid involvement of the Parliament in the incident”, says the party.

Having launched a campaign to collect books for imprisoned women journalists, the Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) Women and LGBTI+ Commission has started sending the books to the journalists.

Seven people, including Grup Yorum music band’s hunger striking member İbrahim Gökçek, will stand trial for the first time on February 14. Behind bars since March 1, 2019, Gökçek has been on a hunger strike for 238 days.

Ankara has said that it won't be deterred by the recent attacks in Idlib, where it lost 12 soldiers in eight days.

The Press Advertisement Institution has cut the ads of Evrensel newspaper for 10 days over its news article “Press Advertisement Institution has sounded the death knell for publishing in Kurdish”, originally reported by Mezopotamya News Agency.

While the Ministry of Defense has announced that 101 soldiers from the Syrian army have been killed after five soldiers lost their lives in Idlib, AKP Spokesperson Çelik has indicated that “Turkey’s withdrawal from its observation points” is out of the question.

"We will never surrender to such a virtual world," the President has remarked in the opening ceremony of a national agency against cyber attacks.

Five soldiers have been killed in an attack by Syrian government forces in Taftanaz, Idlib, where Turkey's army recently set up an observation post.

The family of Mehmet Bal, whose fate and whereabouts have been unknown for 18 days now, have held a statement for the press at the Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Office.

In response to criticism by senior government officials, Mustafa Akıncı has said that he "stands by his words," favoring a federal solution to the Cyprus issue.

An investigation has been launched against lawyer Tugay Bek for calling Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu “the bald-headed person”. Charged with “insulting a public officer”, Bek says, “This expression is just an excuse.”

On a death fast for 223 days, Mustafa Koçak has sent a letter from prison. “I am a tree, too… What I want you to do is to finally see how that tree walks day by day and how hope pours wherever it touches”, Koçak says.

While almost 70 percent of the participants said they speak in Kurdish at home, official agencies are the places where speaking in Kurdish is least common, according to the study.