After the Constitutional Court ruled that the prison sentences given to the Academics for Peace violated their freedom of expression, 1,066 academics from various universities released a declaration, saying the verdict is "against the public conscience."

Lawyers of Dink family have appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeals, indicating that the defendants should have been convicted of membership or leadership of an armed terrorist organization, not membership of an armed criminal organization.

US Presidential candidate and Senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders has reiterated his support for the recognition of the Armenian genocide, promising that he will address it as such during the annual presidential address on April 24.

A campaign has been launched against the planned construction around Lake Salda, which is known as "the Maldives of Turkey" and home to many bird species.

HDP MP Kemalbay has brought the allegations of torture and ill treatment in Harmandalı Removal Center into Parliamentary agenda. Referring to an article by bianet, she has asked, “Why are the removal centers completely closed to civil society?”

Soylu has said Turkey "neither has the capability nor the right" to extradite Syrians who are under temporary protection or foreigners who hold a residence permit.

CHP Hatay MP Şahin has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the women subjected to male violence despite protection orders. Şahin has asked Minister of Interior Soylu, “What precautions are taken by your ministry to protect women?”

Successive fires have caused great damage to nature in the Syriac villages of the southeastern Mardin province. We asked MP Tuma Çelik and Evgil Türker, the chair of the Federation of Syriac Associations, about the claims of sabotage.

Association for Human Rights and Solidarity for the Oppressed (MAZLUMDER) Chair Beyhan has stated that sending the ones who have taken refuge in Turkey to save their lives to the same conditions is “remorseless”.

Villages that smell animal carcasses, destroyed living spaces and people's suffering left from Düzce after the floods while the governor withdrew the declaration of a disaster zone.

Artists from the Armanç Kerboranî Good Wishes Group have held an art performance in Vatican to raise concerns over the planned destruction of 12,000-year ancient city of Hasankeyf as the filling of Ilısu Dam is imminent.

Releasing a statement about the trees cut down in the Mount Ida, the Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture has announced that 13 thousand trees have been cut down, not 195 thousand trees as previously alleged.