Decision has been issued about three aggressors who attacked Kırmızı Şemsiye Association President Kemal Ördek. One of the aggressors has been sent to prison following the hearing.

Columnist of the closed Özgür Gündem daily, Şaban Iba has been taken into custody in his apartment in Edremit District of Balıkesir in a house raid carried out by gendarmerie.

Trustees have been appointed to Mardin, Van, Siirt and Dersim Municipalities. The total number of trustees appointed to DBP municipalities has become 34 with these appointments.

13 politicians have been arrested including Co-Mayors of Dersim Municipality Mehmet Ali Bul and Nurhayat Altun as well as the co-Mayor of Siirt Municipality Tuncer Bakırhan.

Detained two days ago, LGBTİ activist Levent Pişkin has been released on condition of judicial control.

Cizre Municipality co-Chair Kadir Kunur who was discharged from his position, has been arrested on charges of “being an [illegal] member of a terrorist organization”. The number of the arrested co-Chairs has risen to 35.

Ranked in the 51st place among 58 countries in total, Turkey, was in the group of very poor performing countries according to the Climate Change Performance Index - 2017 and was on the very bottom of climate policy ranking for not having a climate policy at all.

The hearing in the trial of journalists Erdem Gül, Can Dündar and CHP Deputy Enis Berberoğlu put on trial due to the the MİT Trucks report on Cumhuriyet daily. Ahead of the hearing, journalists have held a statement in from of the courthouse.

Co-Mayors of Dersim Municipality Mehmet Ali Bul and Nurhayat Altun as well as the co-Mayor of Siirt Municipality Tuncer Bakırhan have been taken into custody in house raids towards this morning.

Granting attorney and LGBTI activist Attorney Levent Pişkin a honorary membership, Paris Bar Association has characterized Pişkin being taken into custody as “an attack on the independence and the right of defence of a lawyer’s profession.

A part of the guests who wanted to attend the HDP Group Meeting were not allowed in the reception. Other guests, deputies and consultants did not attend the meeting to protest the practice. HDP Spokesperson Bilgen has commented “This picture is the fault of the Parliament”.

This year, PEN International on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, has drawn attention to five writers in prison around the World including Aslı Erdoğan from Turkey to whom Margaret Atwood has written a letter of solidarity.