CHP and İYİ Party executives have discussed alliance possibilities for June 24 snap elections: İYİ Party has reiterated its decision not to present a joint candidate for Presidential election.

Police have launched a social media operation in İzmir. Among the ones taken into custody in house raids is also Onur Kılıç, who is a member of the Freedom and Solidarity Party and has been previously arrested for the same reason.

The court has sentenced 15 people to prison in Cumhuriyet trial in which 20 people have been tried. Cumhuriyet Executive Board Chair Atalay has been released, Twitter user Aydoğdu’s detention continues.

Journalist İsmail Küçükkaya and attorney Fidel Okan have been sentenced to 16 months and 20 days in prison on charges of “publicly insulting a public officer” and “publicly insulting institutions and bodies of Republic of Turkey.” Their sentences have been suspended.

Friends of Celalettin Can have demanded release of him on his 78th day in detention.

In 2018 World Press Freedom Index announced by Reporters Without Borders, Turkey has ranked the 157th among 180 countries. The organization has commented, “The witch hunt has come to a head since July 2016.”

İYİ Party won’t be given treasury grants for not having joined the latest election even though it has a group at parliament. Concerning the matter, Minister of Justice Gül has said, “There is no legislation in our statute for those who form a group to be given grants”.

As many as 200 participants from 62 provinces in Turkey and six countries are being hosted at a forum organized by the Sivil Düşün EU Program in Ankara.

Assoc. Prof. Merve Didem Dayı has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison; her sentence has been suspended. Müftüoğlu, Durakbaşa, Yapıştıran, Taşkın and Akça have presented their statements of defence.

The ECtHR has announced its verdict on the case of Güler, who was given an official warning for being absent from his job after attending the May Day celebrations. Turkey has been found guilty of violating the freedom of assembly and association.

Application of Aram Publishing House’s former owner Taş has been concluded. Turkey has been found guilty of three rights violations.

İstanbul Governorship has requested that the statement to be read out during 1915 Commemoration not contain the word “genocide.” Three Human Rights Association members have been detained.

Şırnak Governorship has stated that one soldier wounded by an improvised explosive device has lost his life in the hospital where he was receiving treatment.

Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman has slammed the statements of HDP MPs Pervin Buldan and Meral Danış Beştaş at the General Assembly of the Parliament by saying, “What are the Kurdish provinces, madam? We will not let the country be divided.”

Journalists Outside initiative has made a call for the Cumhuriyet trial whose summary judgement will be held on April 24.

Concerning cooperation with the İYİ Party, CHP PA member Aksünger has said, “CHP has used its body as a shield for national will not to be obstructed” and added: “HDP must be in this alliance of fraternity”.

Ministry of Interior has announced that 710 social media accounts have been investigated and legal action has been taken against 208 social media users over last week.

CHP MP Tanrıkulu has presented a report documenting the right to life violations committed against children in recent years. The report has shown that while child mortality from violence and occupational homicides has not decreased, extrajudicial executions have seen a dramatic increase in 2015 and 2016.

Armenians in Turkey have expressed support for protests against Sargsyan being elected Prime Minister in Armenia. Opposition leader Pashinyan has been detained in Yerevan.

32nd International Spring Festival of the Middle East Technical University will be held this year on a single day due to a ban imposed by the Ankara Governorship.