TURKEY

Hrant Dink was commemorated in front of his newspaper on the 9th anniversary of his death. This year, the commemoration speech was read by Maside Ocak who is Hasan Ocak's sister and one of the members of Saturday Mothers (Cumartesi Anneleri).

Hrant Dink is commemorated on the 9th anniversary of his death in front of the building of his newspaper, where he was shot.

Sarkis Eken, one of the oldest Armenians of Diyarbakir, was 86 years old and passed away last night. He had been in the intensive care unit for a while.

There was an explosion in the schoolyard of Eyüp Gökçeimam Secondary School in Kilis. One person is killed.

At ambassadors' conference, President Erdoğan targeted “peace declaration” signed by 1128 academics and said: “Pseudo-intellectuals, you are full of darkness.”We asked what these statements mean to Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Ayşe Gül Altınay, Gençay Gürsoy, Erhan Keleşoğlu and Ohannes Kılıçdağı who are among the signatories of the declaration.

Visa requirement between Turkey and Syria will put into effect again starting from today.

Executed in 1983, Levon Ekmekçiyan's body is delivered to his family after 32 years. İHD (Human Rights Foundation) referred to the violations of rights during Ekmekçiyan's trail process and pointed out that Esenboğa massacre remains concealed.

CHP MP Özcan Purçu visited the family of Ünzile Türkmen (55) who died because of the cold weather in a tent made of nylon and canvas in Ezine province of Çanakkale.

Celebrated by Catholic and Protestant Christians as the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas is also celebrated in Turkey with ceremonies.

The curfew and the clashes that follow it continue in Sur province of Diyarbakir. There have been intermittent curfews in Sur since September 6. There is a ban on entering or leaving the province. Civilians were killed and many buildings in the province are damaged.