The Assembly of Workers Health and Occupational Safety has declared that 753 workers lost their lives during four months after the “Declaration of Occupational Health and Safety: Target is Zero”.

National Education Counsellor Tekin regarding the new model to replace the current system of transition from primary to secondary education said “It is a model, whose main philosophy is not to have a central exam in transition to high school and to have children go to high schools according to their talents and interests”.

The Kurdistan Regional Government has rejected the Baghdad government’s demand that the airports be handed over to the government of Baghdad.

Based annual population and mortality data of the 2014-2016 period, the Turkish Statistical Institute has calculated the life expectancy at birth as 75.3 for men and 80.7 for women.

Yonca Özer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for having killed the man who was harassing and threatening herself and her family for four years and tried to rape in their last meeting. “If Yonca didn’t kill him, she would be killed”, her lawyer said.

Gülmen still on hunger strike in detention, was taken to intensive care unit in a conscious state yesterday evening. Her attorney Yılmaz said, they predicted an intention to stop Gülmen from attending the hearing.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council has explained the reason of removal of Rudaw TV, Kurdistan24 and Waar TV from Türksat: “Using the expression ‘Bakûre Kurdistane’ that means north Kurdistan, and including a part of Turkey in the map used in the weather forecast”.

Ankara Governorship has banned all demonstrations in Ankara’s town center of Kızılay that also covers the Yüksel street where Gülmen and Özakça had been staging a sit-in protest during their hunger strike.

Ustaoğlu’s latest movie titled “Clair Obscur” has been granted two awards at Batumi Arthouse Film Festival: Ustaoğlu received the award of the best director, and Ecem Uzun was awarded in the category of best actress.

On the third hearing of Cumhuriyet trial held today, the court ruled that columnist Kadri Gürsel be released and Murat Sabuncu, Akın Atalay, Emre İper, Ahmet Şık and Ahmet Kemal Aydoğdu remain in detention on remand.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council has ruled that Rudaw TV, K24 TV and Waar TV broadcasting in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region be removed from Türksat.

President Erdoğan has said that necessary precautions concerning the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan region would be taken. “Let’s see where will they sell the oil via which channels? We have the valve. That is over when we’ve closed the valve”.

The third hearing in the Cumhuriyet trial in which 20 defendants six of whom are in detention on remand are standing trial, has begun. The witnesses are being heard.

On the ninth leg of the Gender Based Journalism Workshop, journalists from Edirne and neighbouring provinces and participants have discussed representation of women and LGBTIs on the media.

Setting off with the “On the pursuit of truth with women’s pens”, JinNews went online today.

Arrested on May 26, Mediha Olgun, editor-in-chief of Sözcü daily’s website, has been released on probation.

In its statement issued regarding the KRG referendum, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said, “The referendum results are null and void. We don’t recognize this attempt that lacks all sorts of legal base and legitimacy”.

Over 5 million voters have gone to the polls for the KRG’s independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Evrensel daily newspaper columnist Karataş has been released following 57 days of detention.

In a press meeting in Geneva, IOM stated that 4,200 refugees have lost their lives world wide and the number of refugee deaths has topped 4,000 for the 4th straight year.