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Three people including a lawyer jailed in Urfa

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10:44 18/3/2020

Of the 20 people who were detained in Urfa, three have been remanded in custody.

Sick prisoners Ayık released

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10:43 18/3/2020

Devrim Ayik, who suffers from Crohn's disease and colon cancer, is released from prison. The arrest warrant was lifted at the request of his lawyer, as Ayik belongs to the (high) risk group in the case of coronavirus infection.

New Hasankeyf flooded

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10:43 18/3/2020

The twelve-thousand-year-old cultural site Hasankeyf is gradually sinking into a reservoir. Meanwhile, the people who resettled to "New Hasankeyf" are fighting against flooding because of the unfinished sewerage system.

Attorneys applied to visit İmralı

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14:48 17/3/2020

Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.

85 thousand prisoners released in Iran due to coronavirus

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14:48 17/3/2020

85 thousand prisoners, including political prisoners were released in Iran. HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan made a call for the prisoners in Turkey to be released too.

3 quarantined in Adana

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14:46 17/3/2020

Three people working in Iraq on the passenger bus from Cizre to Adana were quarantined with suspicion of the new type of coronavirus.

ATO Secretary General: Sick prisoners must be released immediately

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14:46 17/3/2020

Stating that coronavirus precautions taken in prisons are insufficient, Ato Secretary General Ali Karakoç said: "The sick prisoners must be released without losing any time."

ÇHD Second Chair: Meet the demands of our friends

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11:17 17/3/2020

ÇHD Second Chair Ümit Büyükdağ stated that the demands of his friends who are on hunger strike are affordable demands and demanded that concrete steps must be taken as soon as possible.

Food-Trade Union President: Workers have the right to stop production if no measures are taken

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11:16 17/3/2020

Food- Trade Union President Seyit Aslan who reacted to the government who took some precautions against the coronavirus in public sector but only gave advices to the private sector, leaving the initiative to them, said the workers have a right to stop production if necessary measures are not taken.

Grup Yorum members discharged from hospital

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11:15 17/3/2020

Grup Yorum members İbrahim Gökçek and Helin Bölek who are on a death fast were discharged from the hospital they were admitted to where they were taken to for forced feeding.

Minister of Health Koca: COronavirus case number increased to 47

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11:14 17/3/2020

The Turkish government has announced that they have detected 29 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.

Journalist Alptekin Dursunoğlu released from prison

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15:55 16/3/2020

Behind bars since March 1, Yakın Doğu Haber news website Editor-in-Chief Dursunoğlu has been sentenced to 50 days in prison for “praising an offense and offender.” The court has turned his prison term into a judicial fine and ruled for his release.

#HaveYouHeard of Arrested Journalists in Turkey?

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15:54 16/3/2020

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.”

Depositions of the attorneys started: They are being accused because of their meetings with their clients

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12:15 16/3/2020

The deposition of dozens of people including attorneys in Urfa have started.

Ministry of Interrior: Bars and night clubs will be closed

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12:06 16/3/2020

While the Ministry of Interior has ordered the temporary closure of all bars and nightclubs in all 81 provinces in Turkey as of 10 a.m. today, flights from nine countries have been suspended as of this midnight.