Saturday Mothers/People, whose sit-in protests at Galatasaray Square have been prevented by the police since the 700th week, have come together at the square on the first day of 2019 and laid carnations on the ‘banned’ square.

Ankara Bar Association has released a statement and denounced the Supreme Election Council’s (YSK) decision preventing prisoners and those convicted of negligent offenses from voting: “It is an open intervention in the essence of the right to vote.”

The Ministry of Interior has stated that 42,406 social media accounts were investigated and legal action was taken against 18,376 persons in 2018.

Submitting a parliamentary question to be responded by the Minister of Interior, main opposition CHP MP Ali Şeker has stated that the Siirt Mufti has openly targeted odaTV news website by reminding Charlie Hebdo massacre.

The 2018 Year-End Report on Sexism in Education released by the Education and Science Workers’ Union has shown that the disadvantaged position of women, girl children and LGBTI+ individuals has become deeper over the last year.

Republican Senator Graham has said after the meeting that the last thing they want is a conflict between Turkey and the YPG. The Senator has also said that Trump will assure Turkey of a buffer zone in Syria.

Kaos GL Association has filed a criminal complaint against Yeni Akit newspaper due to its news targeting and disseminating hate speech about the association and LGBTI+s.

Making a statement for the press for ill prisoner Baybars, who has been arrested for three years, the Human Rights Association has made a call to authorities to produce solutions so that he could have the necessary surgery as soon as possible.

A religious authority has threatened odaTV news website, reminding Charlie Hebdo massacre. Editor-in-Chief Pehlivan has said that they are targeted “because they are a website drawing attention to sects whose members are being staffed in state institutions.”

The Supreme Election Council’s (YSK) decision preventing prisoners and those convicted of negligent offenses from casting votes has been published on the Official Gazette.

The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against Fox TV anchor Fatih Portakal for what he said on a news bulletin. President Erdoğan previously threatened Portakal, saying “This nation will hit you in the back of your neck.”

Press Council Chair Pınar Türenç has announced the 2018 report of the council, which evaluates the year in terms of press and expression freedom.

It has been seven years since 34 civilians, 19 of whom were children, lost their lives in Roboski in the bombardment of war planes of Turkish Armed Forces. A commemorative ceremony has been held in Roboski for the deceased.

It has been seven years since Roboski Massacre, which claimed 34 lives. Attorney Girasun says, “It is impossible for justice to be served without a change in conjuncture.” Altıparmak states that the case is “the conscientious responsibility for lawyers.”

In the trial of the soldiers who participated in the coup attempt on July 15, 2016 and some of whom fled to Greece afterwards, the Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded that 10 defendants be sentenced to life imprisonment.

The regulation imposing a ban on the advertisement of foods and beverages, whose excessive consumption is not recommended by the Ministry of Health, in children’s television and radio programs has been published on the Official Gazette.

Minister of Education and Culture and Chair of the Socialist Democracy Party in Northern Cyprus Cemal Özyiğit has said that after the works regarding the conscientious objection are completed, the topic will be brought into the cabinet, then the parliament.

13 academics had their hearings at seven courts. Three academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the announcement of the verdicts has been deferred.

The hearing of 11 doctors who are members of the Turkish Medical Association has been adjourned. The doctors, who are tried for the declaration “War is a public health problem”, have stated that they acted in accordance with the Hippocratic Oath.

The Justice Watch, which has been continuing in front of the İstanbul Courthouse in solidarity with the arrested lawyers, has ended in its 85th week with the slogan, “Justice Watch is coming to an end; the struggle for justice will continue.”