HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca arrested in Kandıra type-F Closed Prison in December was released on probation today.

3 of 16 academics taken into custody after being discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been released. The other 13 academics had been released after testifying on May 2.

Al Jazeera Türk has announced its closure with a statement entitled “Thank you for having supported us”.

The Amnesty calls for freedom with the #Journalismisnotacrime motto for the imprisoned journalists in Turkey on May 3 Press Freedom Day.

The inflation has increased by 1.31% in April 2017. Climbing to 11.87%, the annual inflation rate has marked its highest since October 2008. The highest hike on yearly basis is seen in alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.

Ayşenur Parıldak, correspondent of the closed Zaman daily, standing trial on charge of “being a member of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization” has been arrested again in the evening hours, soon after the court released her.

We share names of the 118 journalists who are in prison according to the BİA Media Monitoring Report January-February-March 2017 report.

We have spoken with Bediz Yılmaz and Serdar Ulaş, who were discharged from Mersin University, about the expulsions in the academy.

The tradition of parties that started with the HEP that was started in 1990 continues with the HDP. Closure cases were brought against seven of the 10 parties and five of them were closed. Almost all of the party chairs served time in prison.

Since 2009, the operations that have been launched against the people and institutions linked with the Kurdish movement have been usually carried out under the name of “KCK”. Prepared by Nuri Fırat / Yılmaz Yıldız - 03 May 2017, Wednesday

The prison history of the Kurdish movement goes back to the foundation of the Republic. Even though it is not exactly known how many people were sent behind bars due to the Kurdish question, it can be said that the figure is over 300,000. A large portion of this figure belongs to the post-1980 period. In general, it can be seen that the mass arrests take place during the periods in which violence and tension caused through the Kurdish question climbs. Our file, which examines the prison experience of the Kurdish movements, consists of three chapters. The first chapter includes the data of the period between 1925-2010 and its analysis. The second chapter examines the date as to KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operations, which started in 2009 and still continue. The final chapter involves the chronology of the political parties preceding the Kurdish question from 1990 to date (from the HEP to HDP), and prison experiences of the figures who served as chairs of these parties. Prepared by: Nuri Fırat / Yılmaz Yıldız - 03 May 2017, Wednesday

President Erdoğan has become an AKP member again after three years.

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has announced that it had taken Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia which was blocked by Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK) off the guest list of the World Cities Expo İstanbul 2017.

European Commissioner Hahn has said that Turkey is moving away from a European perspective, and the future ties might be established on an economic cooperation.

A detention warrant has been issued for HDP Diyarbakır MP Aydoğan who was released on April 21. Aydoğan’s attorney Güleç has said that they will challenge the decision.

13 of 16 academics taken into custody after being discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been released after giving testimony.

Amed City Theatre was reaching approximately 35 thousand spectators a year. The Cegerxwin Culture and Arts Center was graduating 100 students a year and was employing 30 teachers.

The governance under the State of Emergency, which has been introduced following the July 15 coup attempt and will soon be in force for one year, has pretty much damaged the ties with the European Union due to the violation of the journalism rights as well as the fundamental rights and freedoms.

16 academics discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been taken into custody.

165 people who wanted to march to the Taksim Square were detained during May 1 Workers' Day.