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The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into some social media messages about the fires raging across Turkey, stating that the related posts “tried to degrade the state and government of the Republic of Turkey.”

A group of artists have joined a social media campaign under the hashtag “#MadenciyleYürüyorum” (I am marching with the miner) in solidarity with the miners from Soma and Ermenek who have not been paid their wages and severance.

On September 25 World Pharmacists Day, pharmacists will black out their social media profiles in memory of their colleagues who died of COVID-19 across the world. “We don’t want to burn out,” says Turkish Pharmacists’ Association Chair Çolak.

A group of journalists have formed an initiative entitled “Haberin Var Mı” (Have You Heard) and launched a campaign on Twitter to raise concerns and publicity about the arrested journalists in Turkey: “We will not bow to anyone, we will not stay silent.”

Ahead of his birthday on October 2, a social media campaign has been launched for arrested businessperson Osman Kavala under the hashtag #DearOsmanKavala. It has also reminded that the third hearing of Gezi trial will be held on October 8-9.

A social media campaign has been launched for Selahattin Demirtaş, the former HDP Co-Chair who has been behind bars for almost three years. Thousands of messages of support and solidarity are posted under the hashtag #freedemirtas.