Following the statement of former special operations police officer Şahin, lawyer Tanrikulu has called for a special parliamentary committee, as “a prosecutor’s investigations are not enough to face up to Turkey’s past.”

Tüzün, a convict in the Malatya Prison, files a complaint against the bad treatment and torture he receives and the gendarmerie files three counter investigations to intimidate him. Human Rights activist Erbey says they launch investigations against those who file complaints.

Democratic Society Party deputy claims that Turkey may recognize Kurds’ democratic rights and the PKK may stop fighting, if all the Kurds make a common call. An agreement has been reached for a common conference.

Although Justice Minister Şahin, Police Chief Cerrah and the police educators say that the police officers should show their identities when asked, the citizens still get beaten up for asking their identities and the authorities still make statements protecting these police officers and file suspicious lawsuits against the victims.

Kenneth Roth, administrator of the Human Rights Watch (HRW), described his experience with Çiçek, minister of the human rights, during his meeting to introduce his report about the police violence as meeting with a minister assigned to violate the human rights.

Antalya’s vice governor sends a circular to the prosecutor asking for information about the investigation regarding Çağdaş Gemik’s murder. Gemik's lawyer says the governorship attempts to influence the due process and thus commits crime.

YÖK’s circular about excusing the Jewish and the Armenian students and personnel during their religious holidays gets reactions, since the other religious groups are not included in the new practice.

Tayfun Görgün, secretary-general of the Confederation of the Revolutionary Trade Unions (DİSK), says the cost of the crisis should be laid on those responsible for it. He advises unity against measures meant to make the workers pay for the crisis.

Convict Sevcan Atak sent a letter to the Human Rights Association (IHD) from Karataş Closed Women Prison about the rights violations in the prison. The IHD plans to take this matter to the Adana Bar and the Parliament.

The case about the killing of Ahmet Kaymaz and his twelve year old son Uğur Kaymaz has been waiting at the Supreme Court of Appeals for twenty months. The lawyer of the family says the culture of no-punishment dominates the human rights violations.

Kurdish politician Elçi is hopeful that the discussion of the Kurdish problem in the media will dispel the prejudices. Sancar urges for unrestricted free discussion as the first condition of the solution.

A Human Rights meeting to which institutions from other countries were invited too has been cancelled. The reason may be State Minister Çiçek’s objection to Denmark’s participation in the meeting because of their allowing of the pro-Kurdish Roj TV in their country.