Republican People’s Party Vice Chairman Veli Ağbaba told bianet that around 100 municipalities administered by his party have now recognized cemevis as temples.

A parliamentary commission on Health, Family and Social Works approved yesterday a draft law on new regulations regarding occupational health and security.

Kerem Altıparmak from Ankara University Law Faculty explained in detailed on how Turkey’s new internet law will affect users. According to him, it will be possible to shut down twitter entirely despite previous ruling by Constitutional Court.

Meeting with the Kurdish delegation in Imrali Prison, PKK leader Öcalan said that Peoples’ Democratic Party could pass the election threshold of 10 percent if it regarded societal representations.

Murat Çelikkan from Truth Justice Memory Center claimed bianet that the real reason behind Perinçek’s conviction by Swiss Courts was not denying the “genocide” but his discriminative discourse.

5 NGOs urged world leaders “not to accept President Erdoğan’s invitation to Gallipoli on the 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide but to visit Yerevan instead”.

Alevi Bektaşi Federation Chairman Selahattin Özel slammed the government’s politics on Turkey’s Alevi people while 4 opposition municipalities in the western province of Izmir officially recognized cemevis as temples.

A telephone inquiry research on 37 public hospitals realized by a woman organization revealed that only 3 public hospitals in Istanbul perform abortions by request.

The new extended delegation to Resolution Process set to İmralı Island to meet PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.

According to bianet’s tally, men killed at least 27 women in January. On the other hand, no suspects were found in 7 women murder cases.

While Turkey’s next general elections were set to June 7, Higher Board of Elections (YSK) announced the deputy counts for each cities.

Yeşinil Yeşilyurt, an advocate, acquitted from charges related to “praising crime and criminals” when she had a souvenir photo during Turkey's Gezi Resistance in 2013.

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Turkey to pay 3,333 euros in the case of Bayar and Gürbüz in which Turkey convicted former owner and editor of the daily newspaper Ülkede Özgür Gündem for publishing statements by a PKK leader.

Frederike Geerdink, a Dutch journalist based in Diyarbakır who was detained by the police last month for her tweets, has been charged with “PKK propaganda”.

HDP Şırnak deputy Kaplan submitted a bill proposal to remove the statute of limitation for “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” charges.

United Steel-Work Union submitted a request to Turkey’s Council of State for the suspension of a strike ban order issued by the cabinet.

Worker Health and Occupational Safety Assembly released its month report, saying that most worker casualties took place in Antalya and Istanbul in January. The top sectors for casualties included construction and transport.

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Turkey’s Human Right Association Diyarbakır Province Branch released an annual report on the human right violations in the southeastern Kurdish cities, saying that at least 3,840 were detained and 669 were arrested in 2014.

HDP Şırnak deputy Faysal Sarıyıldız submitted an official inquiry to PM Ahmet Davutoğlu regarding the killing of 12 year old Nihat Kazanhan - an incident claimed to be premeditated by policemen.