According to Minister of Transport Cahit Turhan, deaths by natural causes in the construction of the 3rd Airport “were not caused by the workplace or the employer.” As for the unnatural deaths, the Minister has stated flaws of the killed workers as reason.

Journalist Ans Boersma, Turkey correspondent to the Netherlands-based FD newspaper, has been deported from Turkey “for reasons of security.” Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Bonjer has said, “This decision is an open violation of the freedom of press.”

In the main trial of the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, where nine people have been tried, the court board has ruled that the arrest of newspaper’s grant holder Kemal Sancılı shall continue. The next hearing of the case will be held on April 10, 2019.

Five workers from Syria have lost their lives in a fire that broke out in Ankara Furniture Manufacturers’ Site in Ankara. Throughout 2018, at least 108 migrant-refugee workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in Turkey.

Launching a campaign of “Freedom to Journalists”, Amnesty International Turkey has made a call to Minister of Justice Abdülhamit Gül to “exercise his authority for the protection of freedom of press and expression and respect for the right to a fair trial.”

123 journalists are behind bars. 36 journalists become defendants and suspects for “insulting Erdoğan.” 233 journalists face 10 aggravated life sentences, one life sentence, 2,522 years, 10 months in prison and 4 million TRY in damages in total.

Four academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The court board of the İstanbul 36th Heavy Penal court has ruled that the announcement of all verdicts shall be suspended.

'Sesimiz' (Our Voice) magazine, which is published by inmates, has been banned because some comic strips were deemed objectionable. The glass plates on the cell doors have been covered with iron to prevent inmates from speaking to each other.

HDP MP Paylan has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the Turkish Penal Code Article 301, which stipulates prison sentence for “insulting Turkishness”. Paylan said, “In last period, investigations are unquestioningly opened as per this article."

HDP İstanbul MP Oya Ersoy has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the ban which has been introduced by the Director of Akşemsettin Primary School in Sincan, Ankara and prevents teachers from wearing high-heeled shoes at school.

Pronouncing its judgement regarding the Foundation of Seventh-day Adventists, whose request for being included in the official register was rejected, the ECtHR has sentenced Turkey to pay damages for “violating the freedom of assembly and association.”

Academic M.A. has been sentenced to 2 years, 1 month in prison for “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as a non-member.” Neither the announcement of the verdict nor the sentence has been deferred due to “absence of legal possibility.”

Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has requested approval for the life imprisonment given to Nevin Yıldırım, who killed her rapist. Yıldırım's attorney Bay ram has said, “There is not a verdict or notification has reached us yet. Nevin's case is not over for us.”

Saying, “A regulation which is of the essence of a pardon to the offenders of rape and sexual abuse has been made publicly discussed by the government party,” HDP MP Danış Beştaş submitted a parliamentary question and a parliamentary inquiry.

The curfew, which was declared in 23 villages and their hamlets in Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy in Diyarbakır, has been lifted after the operation launched in the region ended.

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Mijatovič, who intervened in the case of Kavala at ECtHR, has submitted her written observations to the court: “The thesis that Gezi could have been orchestrated by a single person has no credibility.”

Human Rights Association Co-Chair Türkdoğan has said that they presented their works and views to Minister of Justice Gül and their dialogue with the Ministry will continue.

Student Berkay Ustabaş, who was arrested on January 5, 2018 for having attended the funeral of Berkin Elvan, has been released.

Former HDP Hakkari MP Zeydan, who has been arrested since November 4, 2016, has been given a disciplinary punishment after he announced that he would go on a 10-day hunger strike. Zeydan will be banned from some activities in prison for a month.

The TurkStat has announced the labor force statistics for October 2018. The number of the unemployed has increased by 501 thousand and reached 3 million 788 thousand in October, compared to the same period last year.