A recent report from the women's organization Ekmek ve Gül highlights a lack of access to basic services as well as prevalent cases of abuse against women and children in the crisis region.

Eren Keskin, the Chairperson of Human Rights Association who speaks to bianet about the banning of Remembrance Days on April 24 says that the Justice and Development Party has become the implementer of the official ideology which they were once complaining about.

The group estimates that only 117 female representatives will enter parliament, resulting in a proportion of women in parliament of 19.50 percent

President Erdoğan implicitly criticized his political opponents, whose parties have also recently experienced similar attacks, by stating that he was not seeking to gain any advantage from the incident, unlike some others.

The verbal attack followed the opposition candidate's recent video where he openly stated that he is an Alevi, a persecuted religious minority in Turkey.

Today is the first day of Eid al-Fitr, also known as Sugar Feast or Ramadan Feast in Turkey.

Other museums in the region will continue to open to visitors, an official has said.

"Confronting 1915 is a necessary step to build democracy, equality, and peaceful coexistence on solid foundations today," the April 24 Commemoration Platform has said.

The opposition's presidential candidate, who is also an Alevi himself, said, "Our identities are the assets that make us who we are; of course, we must protect them with honor."

The Election Safety Platform announced the list of the groundbreaking and opening ceremonies organized using public budgets, all of which President Erdoğan participated in and addressed for his election campaign.

Democratic Party's Yücel expressed hope for change in Turkey ahead of the upcoming elections, stating that the country is going through a dystopian phase where investigations are launched against those who speak out against the government's policies.

Fatih Özer had fled Turkey last year after shutting down his cryptocurrency exchange.

The Court of Cassation previously overturned a 7-year 6-month prison sentence given to the imprisonmed politician due to "disproportionality."

Only one party will represent the alliances in 16 out of 81 provinces in order to maximize the number of seats won by the opposition.

Research by Gözlemevi, an initiative working to raise awareness about digital political ad activities, reveals that the platform most frequently used for this purpose shows political ads overwhelmingly to men.

The case centers around the death of an 18-year-old woman who accused a military officer for sexual assault before attempting to kill herself.

The massacre of Ezidis by ISIS in the Sinjar area of northern Iraq was recognized as genocide by Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. HDP MP Feleknaz Uca submitted a legislative proposal in the parliament in order for Turkey to do the same and take responsibility for protecting the Ezidi people.

The presence of two outsider candidates, Muharrem İnce and Sinan Oğan, who mainly take votes away from the opposition candidate Kılıçdaroğlu, is apparently the reason why the elections won't end after the first round, according to the polls.

The opposition argued that ministers, like other public officials, should resign before becoming a candidate.

Turkey Breeding Bird Survey 2019 had reported that there were no breeding demoiselle cranes left in Turkey.