Professeurs of law agree that the ruling AKP wouldnt elect the new president in the oppositions absence. Main opposition party CHP says they wont attend if PM Erdogan declares his candidature. This procedural trick would force early elections.

PM Erdogan said Kurds dont have rights related issues in Turkey. Rights activists criticize him: Many face rights violations but Kurds have distinct problems; notably on domains of cultural rights and political representation. EU Report quotes some...

Hacettepe Universitys lon awaited report say that the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Turkey number between 950 thousand and 1 million 200 thousand. Official numbers rest at only 350 thousand. Dilek Kurban of TESEV comments on the report...

Human rights activist and ex-chair of the IHD Istanbul Branch will be tried with the debated article 301 of the Penal Code, on charges of insulting Turkishness with a speech she made in 2004. This is the fifth case on her from the same article.

The problem of internal displacement is inextricably related to the Kurdish problem in Turkey said Ayata at TESEVs two-day international symposium. MacAllister draw evidence from the Palestinian refugees and said Solution is that they get organized

Popes most discussed visit to Turkey ends today. Asst. Prof. Macar says the focus point was Popes meeting with the Orthodox Patriarch but the government and the opposition didnt miss the opportunity to polticize the visit to their own ends.

Speaking at the Independent Media Forum, Topuz says individual media networks are important. Castellanos: Reporting needs gender equality. Eryilmaz: Mainstream media journalists can make a difference. Duran: Journalism is a profession of adversary.

Academics, journalists and students aspiring for an independent media are coming together in Istanbul on Nov. 4-5. Participants including Ramonet, Castellanos, Tageszeitungs Mika and TeleSURs Aharonian are to discuss the possibilities of another media

Genocide Denial Law will neither serve to resolve incidents in 1915 nor benefit Armenians in Turkey says minorities law expert attorney Cetin. Turkey should come to the level where it can solve its problems itself believes EU specialist Dr. Aktar.

Investigation started against academics from the Police Academy who contributed to TESEVs 2005 Security Almanac. Investigation follows sharp criticisms by Chief of General Staff on Monday.

Human Rights Foundation chair Onen, following the chief of staff Buyukanits statement talks about secularism, civilian-military relations, PKKs cease-fire declaration, the armys role, and Fascist expressions against human rights escalating .

Prof. Dr. Dedeoglu says Ankara does not have the luxury to wait for silencing of guns to address the Kurdish problem. Solution based on discriminating between the Kurdish population and PKK, hearing demands and addressing them within the political system.

Amnesty International expert Kilic criticizes Turkey and Greece for practice of secretly deporting illegal immigrants into each others territorial waters after UNHCR spokesmen implies this is common practice: This is against the Refugee Law.

An investigation was launched against lawyer Erkem for her statements as Bar Association official related to child torture in local prison. She given only 10 days to prepare her defense or forgo defense rights, but is denied access to court files.

The bookstore owner Yilmaz who is charged with membership to an organization is still being held in prison despite prosecutor and a judge asking for his release. He was arrested in June after his shop was bombed last year leading to an investigation

Human Rights Foundation Chair Onen says 80 military coup still intact by renewing and sophisticating itself. The culture of conflict is trying to spread into the civilian environment. This is an operation to suppress peace.

State Supervisory Council lists minority foundations among foreign legal entities in report probing land purchases by foreigners. Lawyer Hatemi: This is a disgrace, a Constitutional offence. Cano: their executives are citizens of the Republic.

Diyarbakir Prosecutor has launched an inquiry into retired General Tokat who publicly revealed that he had ordered clandestine street bombings to frighten judges assigned to the Southeast. Right NGOs file criminal complaints for bombings.

Revelations made by retired General Tokat that he ordered clandestine street bombings in residential areas in the Southeast to get judges and civil servants in line with reality are seen as criminal confession. Bar Association demands immediate inquiry.

A gay and lesbian cultural magazine published by KAOS Gl was seized on grounds that it was against general morality for a cover story that analyzed pornography and homosexuality. Lawyer Aydin challenges the verdict.