More than 70 million documents on illegal affairs in the football market are delivered to Der Spiegel and are being investigated by almost 80 journalists from 15 media organizations. The Black Sea reports on the documents regarding Turkey.

During his visit to Iraq, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, “Erdoğan has made commitments; he understands that, he talks about he has no beef with the Kurds. We want to make sure that that’s the case.”

Turkey has ranked 110th among 167 countries in 2018 Democracy Index released by the Economist. The magazine has emphasized, “Turkey’s score declined for the sixth year in a row as President Erdoğan swept aside most constraints on his power.”

President Erdoğan has not met with US National Security Adviser John Bolton, who previously stated that “the US would not withdraw its troops from Syria without protecting the Kurds.” Erdoğan has said, "The counterpart of Bolton is İbrahim Kalın."

Ahead of US National Security Adviser John Bolton’s visit to Turkey, US President Donald Trump has made a statement regarding ‘the levels of hate of different countries for ISIS.” Trump has said, “Turkey hates ISIS, maybe not as much as we do…”

Speaking one day before his visit to Turkey, Bolton said, “We expect that those who have fought with us in Syria, particularly the Kurds, will not be put in jeopardy.” Kalın responded: “The aim of Turkey is to save Kurds from the cruelty of the terrorist organization.”

The conflicts near Aleppo have spread to the Syrian province of Idlib. At least 100 people have died in the conflicts between the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and the National Front for Liberation, which identifies itself as part of the Free Syrian Army.

Republican Senator Graham has said after the meeting that the last thing they want is a conflict between Turkey and the YPG. The Senator has also said that Trump will assure Turkey of a buffer zone in Syria.

In a report prepared by the Federal Parliament of Germany’s Scientific Services Department, it has been stated, “The military presence of Turkey in Syria meets the criteria of being a military occupation when considered in terms of international law.”

Making a call to Turkey to abide by the ECtHR ruling and release Selahattin Demirtaş, PEN International has emphasized that he has been elected as an honorary member by PEN centers in Germany, Mexico and Catalonia and invited others to follow suit.

Pentagon has announced that Turkey has been cleared to purchase 3.5 billions of US Dollars worth Patriot missile systems. On the extradition of Gülen, the White House has said that President Trump “will have a look at it”, but there is no promise.

While Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu has shared a message after his meeting with Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad and said that they discussed “the situation of Yezidis”, Murad has written that they met “to discuss Turkish airstrikes in Sinjar.”

According to a report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Turkey has become “the world’s worst jailer of journalists” for the third time in 2018. As announced by the CPJ, at least 68 journalists have been behind bars in Turkey.

Nikol Pashinyan, the interim Prime Minister of Armenia who received majority of the votes in snap general election held in the country on Sunday, has signalled that a new era can begin in Armenia-Turkey relations.

According to the report of the Council of Europe, the prison population in Turkey rose by 220 percent between 2005 and 2015. The length of imprisonment also increased by 153 percent.

Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn, who are in Turkey to attend the Political Dialogue Meeting, have stated that Demirtaş should be released by referring to the ruling of the ECtHR and added that they want Turkey to be a democratic country.

Representatives from bianet, Initiative for Freedom of Expression and P24 platform will hold a panel discussion about how to struggle against impunity for crimes against journalists. The panel will be aired online in English as of p.m. in local time of Turkey.

Amnesty International, PEN Germany, Turkish-German Forum of Culture and German Journalists Association have released a joint statement and called the Federal Government of Germany to get involved for the release of rights advocate Osman Kavala.

According to the report entitled “An Unfair Start: Inequality in Children’s Education in Rich Countries” released by UNICEF Office of Research, Turkey has ranked the last among 41 countries in terms of preschool education.

In the wake of their summit on Syria, the Presidents of Turkey, France and Russia and Chancellor of Germany have released a joint statement. Emphasizing “their determination to fight against terrorism”, they have “stressed the importance of a lasting ceasefire”.