A demonstration has been organized in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district yesterday to remind the government that “they would defend Marmara” against construction projects.

Thousands gathered in the southeastern village of Roboski yesterday in order to commemorate the killing of 34 civilians by a Turkish military airstrike on its third anniversary. Several protests were organized across Turkey.

What is actually happening today is an ongoing humanitarian crisis considering the influx of Syrian refugees in Turkey, the Kurdistan Region and elsewhere, not only of Kurdish but also non Kurdish population, and as such could not leave the international community unmoved.

“The president regards abortion as murder. In order not to practice abortion, birth control methods must be used,” Turkish Gynecology and Obstetric Association said in statement.

In 2014, the television, press and online media coverage of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan turned out in 2,052,748 different media pieces. Whereas opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu remained at 482,669 and PM Davutoğlu at 268,604.

Bitlis Governor’s Office admitted the proposal regarding the change of certain street names which introduced a street named William Saroyan - Pulitzer winner novelist with Armenian origin from Bitlis.

M.E.A., a 16 y.o. who was arrested on Wednesday for charges related to insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been released this morning.

Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch released a report prior to the third anniversary of Roboski Massacre, saying that at least 110 people were reportedly shot dead on Turkey’s southeastern border.

Prosecutor in charge of December 14 Operation requested the arrest of 8 defendants including Zaman newspaper editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanlı.

Independent women and LGBTI organizations claimed that they have been excluded from Istanbul Convention process. “Turkey’s violation of the Convention from now on is the proof that we will be confronting new violations in the days to come,” they said.

Adem Akyıldız, a lift technician and one of the four jailed defendants within Torun Center workplace murder case, has been released after yesterday’s hearing.

A 16 year old child has been arrested for charges related to “insulting the president” in the central province of Konya. The arrest was made under the claim that there is a “strong suspicion of crime”.