The economy of Turkey has grown by 5.2 percent in the second quarter of 2018, meeting the expectations of economists. The Turkish Statistical Institute has also revised the growth figures previously announced for 2017.

Jews celebrated the 5779th new year on September 9. We wish a happy “Rosh Hashanah” to all Jewish communities.

Saturday Mothers/People and Human Rights Association will file a criminal complaint against İstanbul Governor Vasip Şahin, Beyoğlu sub-Governor Savaş Ünlü and Minister of Interior Soylu today.

Concerning the change in Cumhuriyet’s management, EU Rapporteur to Turkey Piri has said in her tweet, “Last independent newspaper Cumhuriyet now taken over by ultra-nationalists, aligned with President Erdogan.”.

In the wake of change in its management, journalists Aydın Engin, Çiğdem Toker, Hakan Kara, Ahmet Tulgar, Melis Alphan, Bağış Erten and reader representative Güray Öz have resigned from Cumhuriyet daily newspaper.

Having been kept in for almost two years in prison, politician Kışanak has interviewed with imprisoned women MPs and mayors, written a book on women’s struggle in political parties.

Kurdish activist Penahi, Lokman Muradi and Zanyar Muradi have been executed in the same prison.

Environment and Urban Journalism Workshop covers subjects such as introduction to journalism, environment journalism, rights of people with disabilities, urban journalism, local administrations, ecological literacy, news-research, new media, news photography and digital security.

HDP’s imprisoned former co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and former MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder have been sentenced to prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.”

Iran’s President Rouhani, Russia’s President Putin, Turkey’s President Erdoğan have come together in Tehran to address developments in Syria.

The court has ruled that the last two arrested defendants in the Aladağ dorm fire case shall be released on the ground that the expert report has found them guilty of “collateral negligence.”

While six people who were detained in “social media” operation in Konya have been released, one other has been arrested over “propaganda”.

HDP Deputy Co-Chair Çepni has organized a press conference in parliament about the forest fires that broke out in Dersim. Çepni has said that constitutional crime was committed with respect to the forest fires.

Spokesperson of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova has stated that the negotiations between Russia and Turkey have been continuing so that the operation to be launched in Idlib could have minimum effect on the civilians in the region.

Tanrıverdi and Polat, who staged “I want my job” protest in Bakırköy after being discharged and then were arrested, have been released.

It will be drawn attention to global warming with 748 events to be held in 89 countries ahead of Global Climate Action Summit to be held in California from September 12-14. Climate movement volunteers in Turkey will organize 14 events in 10 cities.

Academics and thinkers, among whom are also Balibar, Negri, Löwy and Chomsky, have published an open letter, demanding that the Kurdish activist Ramin Hossein Panahi, who has been sentenced to death, be released.

Subjected to MDP Chair Büsküvütçü’s verbal harassment, insult and threats in Northern Cyprus in the previous days, fashion designer Şansal has cancelled his performance in İzmir on the ground that he has no life safety and freedom of expression.

Amnesty International’s Middle East Director of Campaigns Samah Hadid has released a statement before the Syria summit to be held in Tehran on September 7. She has said, “The lives of millions of people in Idlib are now in the hands of Russia, Turkey and Iran.”

According to August report of Laborer Health and Occupational Safety Assembly, at least 180 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides last month. 1,290 workers lost their lives in the first eight months of 2018 in Turkey.