Kayseri 2nd High Criminal Court postponed the first hearing of Ali Ismail Korkmaz case to February 3, 2014. Previously, the trial was moved from Eskişehir province for “security reasons”.

According to statistics released by Media Monitoring Center, last weekend’s meeting between Erdoğan, Barzani, Perwer and Tatlıses has been reported in 1460 various news programs for 142 hours.

PM Erdoğan reportedly filed a complaint against LGBT activist Levent Pişkin over his tweet “I am hunky-dory queer. I won’t learn queer-ness from you. I am expecting a statement from you”.

Kazova workers have won their struggle against their employers to obtain their own factory machines. While they are soon to move their own establishment and run the cooperation.

Istanbul Worker Health and Work Security Assembly released a statement dedicated to Universal Children’s Day (November 20), revealing latest facts about child labor in Turkey.

Civilitas, an NGO aimed to bridge gap between Turkey and Armenia through joint projects, has opened its first office in Istanbul. “We are here to ask more questions and engage in dialogue,” said Civilitas director Salpi Ghazarian.

3 detainees have been arrested for demonstrating to support Berkin Elvan, a 14 year old boy who has been been in coma for 156 days due to a police gas bomb canister. Several injuries were reported during police intervention.

Diyarbakır Prosecutor’s Office charged 5 special ops policemen with life sentence for killing two civilians in Genç district of Bingöl province in disguise of a PKK clash.

Turkish authorities will enable journalists, NGO representatives and Wise People Delegates to meet Abdullah Öcalan on Imrali Island, Milliyet newspaper claimed.

“Now that all details regarding Kuşkonar Massacre has revealed, it is only a matter of time that prosecutors may find out the culprits with an efficient and determined investigation,” advocate Elçi told bianet.

The survivors of 1994 Turkish Military Airstrike in Kuşkonar, Koçağılı and Sapaca villages had previously told about the bombardment to James Ron from Human Rights Watch. Judicial authorities, on the other hand, convicted Ertuğrul Kürkçü for translating the report into Turkish.

Egyptian authorities have reportedly added another 45 days to the arrest term of Metin Turan - TRT’s Cairo correspondent who was arrested while reporting anti-military coup protests on August 18.

Author Yaşar Kemal has been awarded with Bjørnson Prize by Norway’s Literature and Freedom of Expression Academy. “Nobody should forget that every war is a death order,” he said at a panel after the award ceremony.

Deputies Leyla Zana and Sebahat Tuncel attended yesterday’s parliamentary session in trousers after the passing of a bill allowing female deputies to wear trousers in the parliament.

“The identification of more than 800 suspects within Gezi Resistance investigation and mass-prosecutions violate human rights. This is an issue that requires public discussion,” Assistant Professor Korkut told bianet.

Another taser-related death was reported in Canada as Turkish authorities are paving the way to implement the usage of electro-shock weapon among policemen. Amnesty International cited at least 500 taser-related death cases in North America until 2012.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 22 women, 16 raped, 20 battered and 6 harassed in October 2013. While 23 percent of slain women were seeking divorce, 69 percent of women were raped by their acquaintances.

Turkey’s Media Council (Basın Konseyi) sent a letter to Egypt’s Prime Minister, demanding the immediate release of Metin Turan, TRT’s Cairo correspondent who was arrested while reporting anti-military coup protests.

ECHR found Turkey guilty of “bombarding Kumçatı and Koçağlı villages in 1994”, ordering Turkey to pay 38 applicants a sum of 2,305,000 euros.

On the second hearing yesterday, Samsun 3rd High Criminal Court released Utku Kalı, a private on compulsory drafting who has been jailed for “leaking top secret documents” regarding Reyhanlı blasts.