Writer Vedat Türkeli passed away this morning.

Russia has made a statement on Jarablus operation that “The risk that the situation in the conflict zone might become more unstable is disturbing us. The ethnic conflict between Arabs and Kurds might be fueled”.

In the campaign launched on social media to act in solidarity with arrested novelist Aslı Erdoğan, many well-known figures are expressing their support with their photos carrying banners reading “None of us are outside if Aslı Erdoğan is inside”.

Conventional journalistic language is the language of men; the conventional newsroom is a man’s room. When you keep such things in mind, another journalism becomes possible and that is already present at bianet.

Radio and Television Supreme Council has announced that a broadcast ban has been imposed on the bomb attack in Cizre district of Şırnak on grounds of a notice sent by the Prime Ministry.

Gültekin Avcı; former Bugün daily columnist and attorney of Hidayet Karaca has been arrested.

An attack was launched by the PKK this morning with a bomb-laden vehicle nearby the Riot Squad Forces Directorate in Şırnak’s Cizre district, which killed 11 police officers, injured 78 others including 3 civilians.

Fire has been opened on convoy of the CHP Leader in Artvin. The vehicle’s private soldier driver has lost his life, two other soldiers in the guard vehicle have been slightly injured. Kılıçdaroğlu and those who were in the convoy are safe.

Arrested Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultant Board member, novelist and columnist Aslı Erdoğan has noted that she had not been given her medication in the prison and was being held in a solitary confinement cell. Her attorneys have objected to her arrest.

Curfew was declared in six villages of Sason district of Batman as of August 24, 5 p.m. until further notice.

YPG Spokesperson Rêdur Xelil talking to the Voice of America Radio has noted: “The real target of this operation is rather the Kurdish people and their gains than the DAEŞ (ISIS)”.

Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has stated that the Jarablus Operation is carried out in order to clean Turkey’s borders from all “terrorist” elements such as ISIS and YPG.

The Free Syrian Army members and some jihadist organizations have also joined the operation in Jarablus on the Turkish border of Syria carried out by Turkish Armed Forces Joint Special Mission Forces and US-led coalition air forces.

President Erdoğan as to the operation in Jarablus has noted; “All the attacks from Syria on our country, like in the regions of Gaziantep and Kilis have gone too far and reached a certain extent. We thought, we had to put an end to this and the process has been initiated as of 4 a.m this morning”.

Dicle News Agency for the 44th time, Jin News Agency for the 9th have been blocked by the order of Information and Communication Technologies Authority.

Curfew has been declared in Yüksekova district of Hakkari province for three days following the rocket attack on special operations police.

A campaign has been launched by Turkish Armed Forces Joint Special Mission Forces and US-led coalition air forces on ISIS in Jarablus region in Aleppo in Syria.

Confederation of Progressive Labour Unions of Turkey - Press Labour has demonstrated against the three-months extension of Palestinian journalist Ömer Nazzal’s arrest who was supposed to be released yesterday in Israel.

After exhaustion of domestic remedies upon Constitutional Court dismissing the suit regarding Roboski massacre, the case has been brought before the European Court of Human Rights with application by 281 claimants.

DİHA reporter Sabahattin Koyuncu has been detained in a raid carried out by the special operation forces on his home in Silopi district in Şırnak province.