Seventeen rights and journalism groups have released a joint statement condemning yesterday's raids where 126 politicians, journalists, lawyers and artists were detained.

The program broadcast jointly on two TV channels last night was suddenly interrupted while the host was asking a question to President Erdoğan. Erdoğan returned to the program later to state that they had to stop because he had seriously upset his stomach. The President announced today that his daily program was cancelled and thanked everyone wishing him a speedy recovery.

President Erdoğan had promised to solve the problem after the May elections.

Imprisoned ex-chairperson of People's Democratic Party referred to the claim made by journalist Amed Dicle that a delegation from President Erdoğan's AKP talked to Abdullah Öcalan in the İmralı prison but was not able to get the answer they desired.

Members of the groups targeted in the raids and other rights defenders protested the detentions in several cities.

Some 126 people were detained in police raids in 21 cities.

Political parties and journalism and lawyers' groups have reacted to the detention of over 100 people in raids targeting Kurdish-affiliated groups.

"It is not necessary to be a lawyer to understand that there is no crime in this news report," said Nazan Özcan's lawyer in the hearing. Özcan was acquitted by the court.

Police carried out raids on Amed City Theater, Dicle Culture and Arts Association, Mezopotamya Culture and Arts Association and BKM also in today's Diyarbakır centered operations and taken many into custody.

The former chair and ten board members of the İzmir Bar Association have been acquitted of "openly insulting religious values."

The Ministry of Family and Social Services announced that out of 1914 unattended children rescued in February 6 earthquakes, 1808 have been handed over to their families.

The indictment has been criticized by lawyers who argue that the prosecutors are trying to let the perpetrators get away with their crimes.

The police raided homes and offices across 21 cities. Theater artists are among the detained.

After visiting the Ex-Chairperson of People's Democratic Party in prison, the President of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) posted Demirtaş's handwritten note which says that the two parties should strengthen the struggle together.

Since the quakes, environmental groups have been raising concerns that jumping debris near living areas can have serious negative consequences on both the environment and human health.

As the elections near, the president has resorted to religious and anti-LGBTI+ rhetoric.

The event that had taken place in Sultanahmet could not be held in the last for years due to the bans and the pandemic.

Cemal Bilgin who identifies himself as coming from a religious and nationalist family background, explains why he is running in the elections from the Green Left Party: "They were with us before, and today we are with them."

Despite the decrease over the past three years, Turkey remains the 15th largest spender on military in the world, and the seventh largest in Europe, according to a new SIPRI report.

Defense Minister of Turkey announced that the meeting where the defense ministers and heads of intelligence services of the four countries will meet is planned to take place in Moscow tomorrow.