National Union of Higher Education of France will be present in the courthouse today in İstanbul to be in solidarity with Pınar Selek. Without academic freedom, there is no university, they say.

The low score reflects the government's concentration of power, strict laws criminalizing online expression, and extra-legal efforts to stifle dissent and independent journalism, according to the report.

After a Kurdish Islamist party joined the ruling alliance, Ruşen Takva described the bloc as "racist, right-wing and reactionary."

This is the first time Zaza language courses will be offered in İstanbul by the municipality.

Instead of "opening," Anadolu Agency used the term "to officially grant a nuclear facility status" when reporting that President Erdoğan said "Putin may visit Turkey on April 27 for the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant opening."

Between January 1 and March 30, eleven thousand and 531 inspections and operations were conducted by the security forces of İstanbul where 1403 people were arrested.

Songül İlker, seriously ill prisoner Ekim Polat's mother, called on the Ministries of Justice and Health: "Do not let my son die in prison. He needs to be in the hospital for treatment."

Pınar Selek, an academician and sociologist, was acquitted four times but is now put on trial for the fifth time with same accusations. She will be following tomorrow's hearing at Human Rights Association in Paris but dozens from France and other countries will be at the courthouse in İstanbul to be in solidarity with her.

"My top priority will be prisons. I will work to prevent deaths in prisons from being normalized as suicides," said Asya Gezer, who lost her sister in suspicious circumstances.

The main opposition candidate visited his party's candidate in the previous election amid concerns that İnce may take away crucial votes from him.

The General Assembly of Turkey accepted a bill that compels those convicted for selling or using drugs to follow compulsory treatment and rehabilitation programs.

The period for objections to the provisional list of presidential candidates ends at 05:00 pm today after which the Supreme Election Council will start to examine the objections made.