Speaking to bianet concerning imprisoned journalists and detention of Kavala in turkey, Chomsky has said, “This is a severe blow to Turkish freedom and democracy”.

The Journalists Outside initiative has made a call via a march held in Kadıköy for Cumhuriyet and Özgür Gündem trials.

Four people were detained in Myanmar on Sunday including two freelance reporters from Turkey’s national public broadcaster, TRT World.

Organized per annum upon bianet’s call, journalism field meetings have been held under the titles of Human Rights, Freedom of Expression and Gender based journalism, and with the participation of NGO representatives.

Human Rights Association İzmir Branch has stated that in the last 14 months, 23 people have lost their lives after being hit by armoured vehicles, 6 others have been killed in fire opened from these vehicles and demanded to put an end to the impunity regarding these crimes.

Holding a speech at the opening ceremony of Melike Hatun Mosque, President Erdoğan said that there had once been an attempt to leave Ankara without a mosque and added “They left new cities as well without a mosque, call to prayer and a soul”.

Criticism has been growing over the construction plan covering the Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital that hosts 17,000 trees. Chamber of Architects Trakya Region Director Fazlıoğlu says, “Our demand is that the Parliament cancels the construction plan”.

Police raided apartments, offices of attorneys from Progressive Legists’ Association, detained 6 lawyers. Attorney Yeşil from the association said that the attorneys were working on the Soma Case regarding the occupational homicide in Soma mine, where 301 miners had lost their lives.

HDP MP Danış Beştaş bringing the death of Kil behind bars in Kürkçüler Prison in Adana, asked: “Who is accountable for the suicides that happen under repressive conditions where prisoners are being threatened with death?”

Journalist Zeynep Kural, who was taken into custody yesterday on the charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to her Facebook postings, was released after being deposed by the prosecutor.

Özgür Gündem Editors-in-Chief on Watch Faruk Eren, Ertuğrul Mavioğlu, Celal Başlangıç, Ömer Ağın, İhsan Çaralan, Celalettin Can, Fehim Işık, Öncü Akgül and author Dilşah Kocakaya’s hearing has been adjourned to March.

Spokesperson for the EU Commission Kocijanic has spoken on Kavala, who has been in custody for seven days, in the statement she made about the eight rights defenders who were released today.