Thousands of people gathered in Paris on Saturday to condemn the killings of 3 Kurdish politicians, demanding the police investigation to find the murderers immediately.

İlker Şahin (40), a computer-subject teacher at Aramyan Armenian School in Istanbul, was found murdered in his apartment.

bianet's new book "10 Years in Freedom of Expression" has been promoted to a group of academicians, authors, journalists and NGO representatives.

According to data compiled by bianet, at least 165 women were reported murdered, 150 raped, 210 wounded and 135 harassed by men in 2012. Male violence left 24 women dead and 21 wounded even though the female victims demanded for protection from authorities.

"Recent leakage case once more proves the necessity of democratization and transparency of university administrations," Tahsin Yeşildere said, commenting on the cables leaked by RedHack on Tuesday.

A recent poll by Metropol research firm showed that 42 percent of the population in Turkey supported the ongoing negotiations between the Turkish state and PKK, a prominent increase compared to another by A&G last year.

3 Female Kurdish politicians including PKK co-founder Sakine Cansız and Kurdish National Congress Paris representative Fidan Doğan, were found dead in the Kurdish Information Office in Paris last night. Peace and Democracy Party condemned the murders. While AKP government suggested that it was an internal dispute of PKK, PKK Europe secretary Zübeyir Aydar held the Turkish "deep state" responsible for the killings.

"We have applied to Ministry of Justice to schedule an appointment with PKK leader Öcalan," Peace and Democracy Party co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said.

According to data compiled by bianet, 12 women were reported murdered, 14 raped, 17 wounded and 15 harassed by men in December.

Clashes between Turkish Army and PKK militia on Monday night left 1 Turkish soldier dead on Turkish border to Iraq.

Dozens of family members, beloved ones and colleagues headed to Kemer Cemetary in Istanbul yesterday to remember journalist Metin Göktepe on the 17th anniversary of his death due to police brutality.

Hrant's Friends, a group dedicated to the memory of assassinated journalist Hrant Dink, announced a series of panels and ceremonies for Dink's sixth death anniversary on January 19.

RedHack group hacked the "online data sharing portal" of Turkey's Higher Education Council this morning, leaking thousands of cables related to corruption investigations in universities.

Sedat Altunay, who was convicted with a total of 14 years and 6 month of prison for attending a 2 day student boycott and various protest walks on Dicle University campus, was unable to benefit from sentence reductions due to his testimony in Kurdish.

An explosion due to a gas leak at a coal mine in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak left 8 mine workers dead yesterday afternoon.

Canadian filmmaker Todd Southgate made a documentary on world's two most controversial dam projects--Belo Monte in Bresil and Ilısu in Turkey--entitled "From the Amazons to Hasankeyf: Damocracy".

In the annual report released by Mor Cati women shelter organization, violence victims explained the ways in which they became subject to male violence.

A truce has been established between Tören and Taş families after 9 years of conflict which originated from an unmarried affair and left Güldünya Tören and Servet Taş gunned down by Tören family members.

The last remaining mill in the Cappadia region, a famous venue in 1970s Turkish movies, has been demolished for a road construction.

At least 76 workers were reported to have died at work in December 2012 while the total number of worker casualties reached 878 in the entire year, according to a work safety organization report.