Men killed at least 40 women, forced 89 women into sex work, raped six women, harassed 14 women, and abused 19 children in August.

While the police investigation into the torture images in Halfeti has not yet been concluded, a lawsuit has been filed against Fatma Kılıçarslan, who shared a photo of the torture on social media.

HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has put forward a motion for the opening of a parliamentary inquiry into the Pogrom on September 6-7, 1955.

Permission for the investigation into HDP politician Ahmet Türk was granted four days before the appointment of the trustee.

"Turkey didn't get needed international support, especially from the EU, on Syrian refugee burden. We may have to let them cross into Europe to get support," Erdoğan said, adding that they aim to send one million refugees to the planned "safe zone" in Syria.

After finding tons of plastic waste around agricultural areas, Greenpeace filed a criminal complaint and called on the ministry to ban plastic waste imports.

Mayor İmamoğlu promised before the election to display "surplus cars" of the municipality.

The chairperson of the union of bar associations made a speech at the judicial year opening ceremony which was boycotted by numerous bar associations.

The HDP has staged sit-ins in several cities, including İstanbul and the capital Ankara, in protest of three mayors' replacement with trustees.

On the third day of the basic journalism workshop organized by IPS Communication Foundation/Bianet, Assoc. Prof. Arsan talked about what news is and how journalism is done.

Turkey's Air Force personnel has begun training for S-400 missile defense systems in Russia.

Mayors of Diyarbakır, Van, and Mardin were replaced with trustees by the Ministry of Interior on August 19.

MP Sertel has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the claims that fourteen inmates died in eight months in an overcrowded prison for seriously ill people.

Academic and administrative staff will be retained, the university has announced.

"These charges are politically motivated and their only purpose is to remove the democratic opposition," said Sergei Stanishev, the leader of the PES.

While the President's approval rate has fallen to 44 percent, the proportion of those who do not approve him have risen from 38 to 48 percent.

Asst. Prof. Kendirli, one of the Academics for Peace who were dismissed from duty has told us about difficulties they have faced since losing their jobs and the Academy for Solidarity they founded.

The Hasaneyf Coordination has said in a report that 85 villages out of 195 will be submerged into water, causing a "migration wave."

Economists and political parties have said the TurkStat figures for annual inflation rates do not reflect the truth.

Consumer prices in Turkey went up by 15.01 percent in August compared to the same month last year, the TurkStat has announced.