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.

In his statement concerning release of eight rights defenders including IT specialist Peter Steudtner, German FM Gabriel has said, “The releases are an encouraging signal, a first step”.

The Journalists Outside group has stressed that one of the Cumhuriyet trial defendants Ahmet Şık has been behind bars for 300 days, made a call for a march on October 28.

Private Parhan, who was on compulsory military service and sank into flood in an armored vehicle, has been found 800 meters from where he went missing. The soldier reportedly didn’t know swimming.

Detained along with his wife Nurcan Vayiç Aksu on October 19 and then released, Aksu has been arrested by the court he was taken to upon prosecutor’s challenge.

12 people including ETHA editor Temel and its reporter Cuştan, and lawyers from the Law Bueau of the Oppressed Gümştaş and Uçar have been detained in an operation launched into socialists.

Journalist Kuray has been detained on the pretext of “terror organization propaganda” due to her posts on Facebook. Kuray will be taken to the prosecutor’s office to be deposed.

In the press conference held following the meeting, President Erdoğan and Iraqi PM Abadi said that they discussed regional issues.

First hearing of the 11 rights defenders detained over a training workshop in Büyükada, was held today. The court has ruled that all eight defendants in pre-trial detention be released pending trial.

Şırnak Governorship has stated that 19 managers have been detained as part of the investigation launched into the mine collapse that killed seven workers.

Organized for the third time by the Mesopotamia Culture Center, the festival will continue with events such as panel, concert, theater and film screenings until October 29.

Speaking after 421 days of imprisonment in Silivri Prison, journalist Murat Aksoy has said that his only solace is that his imprisoned colleagues be released.

Spokesperson for the US Department of State Nauert has said Daily Sabah reporter Soylu “works for government-private partnership publication”.

Still not having submitted its statement of defence before the European Court of Human Rights in Cumhuriyet Trial, Turkey has been granted an extension of time limit for submission of its statement of defence for the second and last time.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted imprisoned journalist Deniz Yücel’s wife Dilek Mayatürk Yücel in her office in the parliament.