CHP MP Engin stressed that the Animal Protection Law should be changed in a way to prevent ill-treatment and be deterrent.

In a clash that occurred between soldiers of Turkish Armed Forces and members of PKK towards this morning in Şemdinli, Hakkari, six soldiers, two village guards and five PKK members lost their lives.

President Erdoğan has sued CHP’s Tezcan, who called him “fascist dictator”, for immaterial compensation of 50,000 TL (11,350 Euros).

Guest of the TV programme “Derin Tarih” Süleyman Yeşilyurt and Editor-in-Chief of Derin Tarih Magazine Mustafa Armağan have been sentenced to 15 months in prison each, for "insulting Atatürk’s memory”.

According to the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, at least 268 curfews were declared in at least 47 districts in 11 provinces; fundamental rights of at least 1,809,000 people were violated.

Tried for insulting President Erdoğan, Arınç, Bahçeli, Kuzu, Davutoğlu and Gökçek, Fırat Erdem has been sentenced to 7 years, 7 months and 19 days in prison.

Third hearing of trial of now-closed Dicle News Agency reporter Nedim Türfent being charged with “being a member of an illegal organization” will be held today.

It has been confirmed that IT specialist, writer Serdar Kuzuluoğlu has been taken into custody, who posted on Twitter “I am being detained” at 6:40 a.m. this morning. He was released in the evening hours after his deposition.

CHP Balıkesir MP has given details on “threat” allegation by Balıkesir Mayor Uğur, who was among the mayors that were asked to resign by President Erdoğan.

The number of Religious Vocational High Schools has risen to 1,452 in 2017 from 450 in 2002, according to the data by CHP’s Sertel, who obtained the data through a parliamentary inquiry.

Human rights advocate, businessperson Osman Kavala, who was detained on October 18 at İstanbul Atatürk Airport on his return from a meeting of a project planned to be realized in cooperation with Goethe Institute in Antep was arrested this morning.

The court has ruled the continuation of arrest of all defendants in the fourth hearing of Cumhuriyet trial.

35 academics, writers and researchers have come together under the guidance of the European Network on Political Group Analysis Jean-François Bayart, and addressed an open letter to President Erdoğan demanding Anadolu Kültür Executive Board Chair Osman Kavala’s release.

Women in Prison Network will meet with parliamentary Human Rights Commission, TİHEK, Union of Bar Associations, HDP and CHP tomorrow with respect to the campaign it has launched for woman inmates to be provided free pad.

Rallying in front of the courthouse ahead of fourth hearing of Cumhuriyet trial and fifth hearing of Özgür Gündem trial, journalists and rights defenders have demanded release of imprisoned journalists.

The fifth hearing of Özgür Gündem main lawsuit in which Özgür Gündem Consultant Board members are standing trial, was held today. Defenders İnan Kızılkaya and Kemal Sancılı have been relesed on condition of international travel ban. Next hearing will be on March 6.

President Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint against CHP Deputy Chair and party spokesperson Tezcan, who called Erdoğan “a fascist dictator”.

Six attorneys from the Progressive Legists’ Association’s İzmir Branch have been released following their questioning by the Prosecutor’s Office after being kept in detention for four days.

Speaking about the resignation of Uğur, who declared that he was threatened, government spokesperson Bozdağ has said, “It is a personal choice” and added that legal channels are open with respect to threat.

The fourth hearing in Cumhuriyet Trial, in which 20 defendants, five of whom are in detention pending trial, will be held today before İstanbul 27th Assize Court in Çağlayan.