Turkish Army said it decided to exclude its non-professional staff--civilians on compulsory drafting--from clash zones with PKK in the southeastern Turkey.

A children rights association called for an end of children's rights abuses in Turkey on the death anniversary of Uğur Kaymaz, 12, saying that perpetrators should not go unpunished.

Anonymous rape victim N.Y. delivered a baby girl from her rapist whom she killed after the incident. Family and Social Policies Ministry will name the baby who is under state protection.

Experts contested the planned construction site of Istanbul's new airport, saying that the area houses the last remaining environmental sites nourishing the gigantic city.

On November 19, bianet has kicked off the "Murdered Journalists and Impunity", a series telling the real stories of Turkey's 20 murdered journalists through the narratives of their families, friends and lawyers.

Plenty of students in Istanbul University claimed to have face and body damage due to a "solid and glue-like" tear gas that Turkish police utilized in student protests. Doctors who treated the students also protested.

Tayyip Temel, journalist, ended his hunger strike on its 68th day in Diyarbakir Prison, saying that the role of dialogue is essential for avoiding future tragedies.

Turkey's Roma people founded a forum in the demand of more rights from the government.

Turkish Chamber of Medicines listed a series of medical procedures needed for post-hunger strike recovery, warning prison officials and doctors to treat inmates with extreme care.

Armed clashes in southeastern Turkey left 5 Turkish Army troops dead and 1 wounded.

Captured Turkish journalist Cüneyt Ünal was released in Syria, while his colleague Bashar Fahmi Kadumi's whereabouts are still unknown.

Zübeyde Teker, president of the Associations of Help for Prisoners' Families Federation, declared the end of hunger strikes early on Sunday.

"How can we remain silent to this? How can we eat when our children are starving to death?" families told bianet.

Turkish authorities released the former European Parliament Deputy Feleknas Uca from police custody and transported her back to Germany. She might have been deported, rumors said.

A senior post officer, who allegedly shared politically offensive news articles and caricatures on his Facebook wall, was sentenced to a 6.080 Lira fine for insulting Prime Minister Erdoğan.

PEN International President Saul reiterated his concerns over a rising number of writers, journalists and publishers in prison or on trial in Turkey, requesting that the government review the Anti-terror Act for the legitimate exercise of the right to peaceful freedom of expression.

Workers in Turkey still suffer from strike bans and police violence on 14 November, European Day of Action and Solidarity.

The arrest of 30 students supporting hunger strikes from Pamukkale University rose the total toll of jailed students in the past five days to 55.

6 Human Rights Association members were briefly taken into police custody in front of PM's Istanbul office after their attempt to make a declaration on the 64th day of hunger strikes.

Ömer Dinçer, Minister of Education, announced reforms in the national education system including calling off high school entrance exams, nullifying cram schools and enduring Kurdish lessons.