U.S. President Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have approved the first phase of a ceasefire plan in Gaza. Three Turkish lawmakers on the Freedom Flotilla, which set out to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, return to Turkey.

Claims of a 694-million-ton rare earth element reserve in Eskişehir are being discussed by both experts and opposition politicians. We asked specialists about the possibility of this reserve positioning Turkey as the world’s second-largest producer after China.

DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan said, “The process is at a critical stage. No concrete steps are being taken regarding the requirements for transitioning to a new period.”

While President Erdoğan was speaking at a hospital opening, textile worker N. K. was arrested for displaying a banner reading “AK Party is the cause, inflation is the result” and throwing his phone toward the platform, on charges of “physical assault on the President.” After 171 days in detention, he was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison and released under judicial supervision.

On the 12th anniversary of the Gezi Resistance, in the trial of 19 students who were detained for repeating the 2013 “Standing Man” protest in Taksim, the judicial control measures against them were lifted. When lawyers warned the judge about wearing a robe, he responded, “Then let’s wear wigs too.”

İrem Derici and Hadise, taken by the gendarmerie over drug allegations, were released after a forensic medical examination. Derici and Hadise described the impact of the incident as “very upsetting” and “terrifying.”

In Turkey’s Black Sea province of Tokat, the local Governor’s Office has banned demonstrations, marches and outdoor gatherings in the province for three days.

The 60th “Rallies for Protecting the People’s Will” took place at Şişli Square in İstanbul. At the rally organized by CHP in front of Halaskargazi Street/Cevahir Mall in Şişli to mark the 200th day since the March 19 coup, Özgür Özel stated that they plan to take the rallies abroad as well.

In September, nine of the workers who died on the job were children (three under the age of 14), 14 were women, and nine were refugee or migrant workers. Only one of the workers was a union member.

Lawyer Murat Çelik’s two-year legal battle over being handcuffed behind his back and beaten during the Saturday Mothers/Human Rights action has borne fruit. Five police officers, including two supervisors, will face trial on October 9 for “exceeding the use of force” and “intentional injury.”

Turkey has requested that the ruling on Selahattin Demirtaş be reconsidered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber.

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that an investigation was underway against several celebrities on charges of “using narcotic or stimulant substances”.