A prison blaze in Hakkari prison last night reminded the importance of recently released report saying that at least 3,263 right abuse complaints were reported in Southeastern Turkey's prisons.

Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bağış has reportedly submitted a report to the cabinet regarding the regulations on headscarf dress code in the public sector of various European countries.

Murat Karayilan, General Secretary of KCK's Executive Council, demanded the Turkish government to provide them a line of communication with Abdullah Öcalan, the PKK leader.

The European Court of Human Rights found PM Erdogan's bodyguards guilty for inflicting ill-treatment on Necati Yılmaz during an inauguration ceremony, ordering Turkey to pay the applicant 12,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damages.

Last night, police raided the apartment of Hanım Onur, a former jailed politician who was released yesterday due to her 2 disease-stricken children.

Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken legal action for defamation against 7 high school students for saying "Ampul Tayyip" (Lightbulb Tayyip) in a public statement in Giresun province.

A car explosion at Turkey's border crossing to Syria this afternoon, leaving 12 people dead and at least 50 people wounded.

Hanım Onur, a jailed politician for being KCK organization member, has been released by a Diyarbakir court this afternoon due to her disease-stricken children.

Disease-stricken siblings Solin and Mirhat addressed PM Erdogan, demanding freedom for their mother Hanım Onur, a Kurdish politician who was jailed in 2011 for being a KCK organization member.

Peace and Democracy Party co-chairperson Gültan Kışanak addressed hundreds of people in Antalya province, expressing Kurdish people's desire to live their language and history in an autonomous manner.

A high school activist group protested the promotion event of milk distribution in Turkey's public schools, reminding the poisoning incident of thousands of students last year.

An Istanbul court freed 7 media staff pending trial in the KCK media case where 46 media staff including journalists, editor-chiefs and newspaper owners from Turkey's pro-Kurdish media have been charged with becoming a member of KCK organization.

An Istanbul court rejected two defendants' request to defense in Kurdish yesterday afternoon, saying that a court procedure has not been met.

In January 2013, male violence left 18 women and 3 children dead, 13 women raped. While 2 women have been murdered despite court expulsion orders for their perpetrators, 1 teenager girl was reported raped by a student residence officer.

Freedom of Expression and Press Project hosted its third annual conference in Ankara yesterday, bringing together Council of Europe's General Secretary and three chairmen of Turkey's legislative power.

A Constitutional Court verdict came into effect this morning, allowing politicians and political parties to officially use Kurdish language, especially during party meetings and electoral propaganda.

"Deputy PM Beşir Atalay claims that only 2 torture and ill-treatment complaints were reported in the past three years. We are calling the Turkish authorities to be more realist. The real toll is 444," Metin Bakkalcı, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey General Secretary, said.

Peace and Democracy Party co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş addressed the European Parliament yesterday, suggesting that the AKP government's dialogue with Öcalan should be supported - a strategy that some other Turkish politicians regarded as concession.

Malatya province municipality implemented a new regulation to rename the city's 2,400 streets to commemorate its notable artists and writers - including Malatya-born assassinated journalist Hrant Dink.

ntvmsnbc said Turkish government is soon to conclude its efforts to draft new judicial reforms, publicly known as 4th Judicial Package.