Second hearings of four academics and first hearings of three academics have been held. Academics Alper, Eksen and Çağlayan have made their statements of defense.

Shot at Aşağıpulluyazı Border Post in Syrian border of Hatay, soldier has lost his life.

State of Emergency has been extended for another three months. Snap election will be held under State of Emergency conditions.

After President Erdoğan has announced the date for snap election as June 24, the first statement by CHP has been made by the Spokesperson Bülent Tezcan, who has said, “Bring it on. As CHP, we are ready for the election as if it will be held tomorrow.”

Making statements about the snap election announced to be held on June 24, Akşener has said that “İyi Party will enter the election*” and announced her candidacy for president.

President Erdoğan has made a statement about snap election following his meeting with MHP Chair Bahçeli. Erdoğan has said that it has been decided for the snap elections to be held on June 24, 2018.

Next hearings of Önderoğlu, Korur-Fincancı and Nesin, against whom lawsuits have been filed on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” after their solidarity with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, will be held on October 9.

Concerning the law draft about child abuse, Human Rights Association İstanbul branch in its statement has said, “You cannot prevent any crime by increasing the punishment”.

On the first Wednesday after April 13 each year, Yazidis celebrate the festival of “Çarşema Sor” (Red Wednesday). Yazidis believe that “Çarşema Sor” marks the day when the world was fermented by God and life on earth started, namely the first day of the year.

Tweeting in the wake of court ruling continuation of arrest of US citizen Priest Brunson, who has been tried in Turkey, Trump said, “They call him a spy. I am more a spy than he is”.

In fact, violence does nothing other than strengthening the feeling of impotence and the negative self-image. As a result, the fragility of manhood increases, its artificiality becomes all the more manifest and the feeling of insecurity becomes stronger and stronger.

ETHA reporter Adil Demirci has been arrested on the fifth day of his detention on charges of “being a member of an illegal organization” and “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.”

The LGBTI association Kaos GL has brought Ankara Governorship’s decision to indefinitely ban the LGBTI events to the Constitutional Court.

In response to MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli’s call for an early election, Government Spokesperson Bekir Bozdağ has said, “It will be evaluated by AKP’s decision-making bodies.”

Speaking at MHP’s weekly group meeting, MHP Chair Bahçeli has stated, “Under these conditions, it is not possible for Turkey to wait until November 3, 2019. We should go to the polls on August 26.”

The law draft on sexual abuse has been discussed by the Committee on Equal Opportunity for Men and Women and the Committee on Health, Family, Labor and Social Affairs.

CHP’s attempt to stage sit-in protest at Taksim Square on the anniversary of referendum has been prevented by police. The protest has been staged in front of French Embassy.

Three soldiers have lost their lives, one other has been injured in a clash that erupted following an attack launched on base area in Şırnak.

Showing a decrease of 2.2 points compared to the same month of last year, the unemployment rate has marked 10.8 percent in January 2018.

President of France Emmanuel Macron has addressed the recent strikes on Syria and said, “With those strikes, we have separated Turkey and Russia.”