In the trial of Can Dündar’s being assaulted with a gun in front of the courthouse, court has ruled that Can Dündar be brought by force.

Beyoğlu Municipality has initiated a series of festivals which will continue for 50 days. The events aim at reviving İstanbul’s Beyoğlu district which has become dull and empty following the bombing and the coup attempt. However, not even the construction of Taksim Square, one of İstanbul’s most important squares, has been completed yet.

TOKİ has taken over the task of putting up the wall from the Ministry of Defense to entirely block the Syrian border of 900 km. Razor wire will be placed on the concrete wall of 3-meter high to be built throughout the borderline.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has prepared a law draft regulating working conditions of children acting in movies and commercials.

Stating that RedHack members who were taken into custody in the investigation into the hacker organization have not been told what they were charged with, attorney Fırat Durak has noted that the detainees were being exposed to systematic torture and the police were trying to create evidence.

303 academics, writers, artists, scientists and right defenders including figures such as Jürgen Baurmann, Judith Butler, Margaret Atwood and Costa Gavras have made a call for imprisoned writers and journalists in Turkey.

Up to 8 years in prison is being demanded in the indictment prepared against Abdullah Çakır who kicked a woman on a bus for wearing shorts on the first day of Eid.

KESK has decided to stage countrywide protests demanding “Cancel State of Emergency, withdraw Statutory Decrees” starting from September 29.

HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş has said, “There might be some attempts against our party and MPs in the upcoming days. Some lunacies such as detention, seize, bringing by force or even arrest may happen in Turkey”.

The hearing in the trial of Arzu Demir charged with the claims of “propagandizing for an [illegal] organization” and “praising the crime and the criminal” in her book titled “Womanly State of the Mountain”, will continue on November 8.

“Universities generate critical thinking for the benefit of society. Universities should not be dependent on interest groups or government. It is indebted to its creator, the labor of the people”.

The Human Rights Association has launched a petition demanding repeal of State of Emergency and of legislations enacted during the State of Emergency.

Stressing that some schools’ asking for baptism document for the exemption of religion course is a right violation, HDP MP Kürkçü has asked what has been done to prevent this.

Attorneys have demanded acquittal of peace declaration signatories Esra Mungan, Meral Camcı, Kıvanç Ersoy and Muzaffer Kaya in the second hearing, the court adjourned the hearing to December 22.

Armenian Diaspora Ministry has given William Saroyan prize to imprisoned Sevan Nişanyan.

Six soldiers have been killed, two others injured in the attack carried out by PKK members near the prison premises on Şırnak-Van road.

This year, poet and writer Ataol Behramoğlu will receive the European Prize – Homer Medal of Poetry and Art.

A German media outlet Deutsche Welle has brought suit against the Turkey’s Ministry of Youth and Sport on the grounds that records of an interview made with the Minister Kılıç has been seized.

Joost Lagendijk, former chair of the delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and columnist with the closed dailies Zaman and Today's Zaman has been denied entry to Turkey.

A temporary special security zone has been declared in 14 regions in Faraşin area in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak province for 15 days.