The project may impact the Sarıcakaya Valley, a vital source providing 20% of Turkey's citrus and vegetables, according to environmental advocates.

DEM Party Member of Parliament George Aslan, who celebrated Christmas in Syriac language in the Turkish Grand National Assembly and faced interference from members of the İYİ Party, described the incident as "primitive."

CHP Chairperson Özgür Özel expressed his reaction to Education Minister Yusuf Tekin, who stated from the parliamentary podium that protocols are made and will continue to be made with religious sects and communities.

The pro-Kurdish DEM Party is seeking to win back the local administrations in the upcoming local elections in March 2024.

Thomas Josef Konrad, accused of drug trafficking in Poland, was apprehended in Antalya; Daniel Alexander Muller, wanted in Germany, and Jinking Peng from China were taken into custody in İstanbul.

Over 200 artists and writers support the signature campaign initiated for the retrial of screenwriter, director, and actor Yılmaz Güney.

Georger Aslan, the sole Christian MP in the parliament, faced harassment from ultranationalist MPs, who asked for a translation of his remarks.

Methods for producing 'rights-based journalism' and prioritizing human rights in news coverage during elections was discussed in the workshops held with the cooperation of IPS Communication Foundation/bianet, Reporters Without Borders and Oslo Metropolitan University.

The three defendants identified as members of the illegal MLKP organization in the indictment were found guilty of "undermining the unity and territorial integrity of the state," "deliberately killing a person by bombing due to their public duty," "attempted deliberate killing of a person by bombing due to their public duty," and "unauthorized possession or exchange of hazardous substances."

Prosecution dismissed the criminal complaint by journalist Gönültaş for the threats she received after her report with headline "ISIS woman's jihad video with a knife shot in the public park" a year later and the court rejected her appeal against the decision of non-prosecution, closing the case.

Ogün Samast had applied to the court to change his name to Ali Eren Karadeniz. Samast's lawyer stated that the process had been exposed and announced that they had abandoned their requests.

Meriç Demir Kahraman, who has been fighting for the release of her husband Tayfun Kahraman, an urban planner, a Gezi Park case convict sentenced to 18 years and imprisoned for 602 days now, says, "You are speaking to a large part of the country from behind the glass, and you cannot make your voice heard. A reality is happening here. How can this be ignored?"

The earthquake occurred off Yalova coast and the tremors were felt in nearby cities.

Gaye Erkan's statement was met with skepticism, with many questioning how she claims inability to afford a rental home in İstanbul despite her substantial Central Bank governor salary and a lucrative career in finance in the US.

The Êzî Festival (Cejna Êzî) is celebrated on the first Friday after December 13th. During this period, the Yazidi community observes a three-week fasting.

Hasan Bitmez, Kocaeli MP and also the Vice President of the Felicity Party had passed away after feeling unwell and falling down during this speech at the Parliament on December 6. A ceremony was held for him in the Parliement yesterday.

In the decision by the Constitutional Court, it was stated that "Taksim holds a symbolic value for certain segments of society, especially unions and workers, due to the events in 1977 that resulted in the death of 34 people."

Information about the artist responsible for these drawings, which appear to be hand-drawn on the plaster, is expected to become clear through assessments to be conducted by experts. Dr. Yasin Yıldız, the President of the National Palaces emphasized that these findings were the first of their kind encountered in such 19th-century structures.

Mining engineer Kadir Özer and miner Mustafa Karahan have lost their lives as a result of the mine collapse in the chrome mine.

The Journalists' Association stated that Halit Turan's article titled "Delegation Market in CHP! İmamoglu opened the purse strings: The bribery wheel starts from 500,000 lira" and Mahmut Övür's column titled "Conscience and Wallet Reckoning in CHP İstanbul" were presented to the readers without evidence and with the perception that there was a factual basis.