“No ifs, no buts: We will not be a party to this crime! We stand by the Initiative of Academics for Peace”.

Six civilians have been killed in the bomb attack in Diyarbakır.

According to the statement made by Foreign Affairs of Germany, 10 people killed in explosion in Sultanahmet were citizens of Germany.

Peace Block has made a statement of solidarity with the academics who have been called “crappy so-called academics” by Erdoğan over their statement “We will not be a party to this crime” and demands re-entering negotiations

Presidency of Samsun 19 Mayıs University has initiated an investigation against six academics who signed the statement titled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

Minister of Justice Bozdağ has said, “They don’t have the eyes to see and lack the capability to comprehend” referring to academics who signed the statement titled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

Investigation has been launched against Associate Professor Dr. Hülya Doğan, one of the signees of the peace statement which Erdoğan addressed saying “Those who benefit the state but betray it should be punished”.

Between October-December, 2015, 31 journalists, eight distributors have been put in prison, 15 journalists and two media groups and organs attacked, three Syrian journalists killed, 213 media employees unemployed and action taken on 93 persons including 42 journalists due to defaming the President. ECtHR has sentenced Turkey to 17,000 euro.

Students have launched campaign for academics whom Erdoğan called “crappy so-called” and YÖK announced that it will initiate a legal action against.

Four people have been killed in Kızıltepe district of Mardin province.

While Erdoğan speaking after explosion in Sultanahmet which left 10 people dead has given coverage to 44 seconds of his 38-minute speech, has spoken 10 minutes and 27 seconds about 1,128 academics whom he called “crappy so-called academics”.

The Council of Higher Education has said, “What is necessary as to this statement will be done within the frame of law” as to statement titled “We will not be a party to this crime” signed by a group of academics following Erdoğan’s blame against academics.

Vice Prime Minister Kurtulmuş making a statement following Security Meeting at Çankaya Mansion has told that the suicide bomber carrying out the Sultanahmet attack is of “Syrian origin born in 1988”.

Eyewitnesses whom we talked with right after the explosion have emphasized the volume of the explosion.

President Erdoğan declaring that the perpetrators of the explosion in Sultanahmet are suicide bombers has said, “It is a bomb attack by suicide bomber of Syrian origin”.

A security meeting headed by Prime Minister Davutoğlu to be held following the explosion in Sultanahmet.

A security officer has been killed, three others wounded in Cizre district in the clash between YDG-H and security forces.

A blast took place in Sultanahmet Square of İstanbul ,which left 10 dead, 15 other wounded, according to İstanbul Governorate, a broadcast ban has been imposed on the incident.

European Council has asked Turkey about police violence against bianet reporter, Beyza Kural.

In the energy sector, at least 47 workers lost their lives in 2015. 22 of them have died due to electric shock, seven others due to traffic accident, five others due to dropping, four others due to smashing, three due to drowning and each two due to wreckage, explosion and gunfire.