PM Yıldırım has answered questions about journalist Deniz Yücel, imprisoned for a year and still pending indictment, Turkey-Germany relations, developments in Syria, and freedom of expression.

News of capsized boats and drowning refugees has started to come from the Meriç (Maritsa or Evros) River as well, after many such reports from the Aegean Sea. Görendağ from Amnesty International believes maritime transit increases in the spring, and that tensions in the political climate will only fuel its rise.

HDP’s Meral Danış Beştaş has submitted a parliamentary question on the detention of rights defenders and politicians following their declaration titled “No to the war in Afrin”, asking: “Why does the government target freedom of thought and expression?”

Women will be at Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district with the slogan “Down with Unequal Love” on February 14 (Valentine’s Day).

A new lawsuit has been brought against Ferhat Tunç. The crime is writing “We won’t remain silent” on Twitter.

Staging protest to be reinstated to her job, architect Alev Şahin has been detained after she was taken into custody yesterday.

Six people have been arrested in Hakkari due to their social media posts about Afrin operation. Operations were launched this morning in six cities on charge of “calling for demonstration”.

First hearings of 15 signatory academics from Koç, Arel, Marmara, Özyeğin, Bahçeşehir, Yüzüncü Yıl, Kadir Has, Yıldız Teknik universities have been held.

CHP İstanbul MP Berberoğlu has been sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison on charge of “making state’s confidential information public” in the trial about the news report on MİT Trucks.

Galata Photography House will be offering a six-week workshop program titled “Gender and Photography” starting February 20.

The Anti-Terror Department of the police force has staged an operation against 27 people including İHD, HDP, and DİSK administrators in Hatay province. Attorney Can thinks the reason for the operation is their declaration that “policies of war in Afrin must be discontinued.”

Artist Yurdatapan has filed a criminal complaint against President Erdoğan due to his words about 170 people who called for Afrin operation to be ended. Yurdatapan sued Erdoğan for immaterial compensation of 1 TL.

Spokesperson for the government of Germany Seibert has said that they will carry on with their efforts for Deniz Yücel and other inmates who are citizens of Germany to be released.

Five more people charged with “propagandizing for an illegal organization” on social media have been arrested. The number of those who have been arrested on the same ground has increased to 39.

11 people have been taken into custody in Istanbul for “engaging in PKK propaganda” through their social media posts, and one person in Tekirdağ for “engaging in DHKP/C propaganda”.

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that 474 people who have made social media posts on the Olive Branch offensive and 192 people who have participated in protests against the offensive have been detained.

The Turkish Armed Forces has announced that 31 soldiers have been killed, 143 others wounded in the Afrin operation to date.

The chief public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan and MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder for terrorist organization propaganda, provoking the public to hatred and hostility, and glorifying crime and criminals.

Professional journalist associations have expressed outrage at pro-government Akit TV Presenter Yusuf Ozan after he targeted and threatened Cumhuriyet newspaper by saying: "It is permissible to kill the likes of you.”

Suspended by İstanbul University President for three months for having been detained, Turkish Medical Association Central Council Chair Tükel and Central Council member Gören have been reinstated to their jobs.