DISK stages protest in front of ILO Ankara office against workers losing jobs for union membership and arrest of LIMTER-IS union leaders. Celebi says: Government should enforce ILO decisions; barriers in front of union rights should be lifted immediately

Istanbul prosecutor orders arrest of two unionists detained by police. LIMTER-IS chair Dinc and Training Expert Saygili placed in Kartal prison. Lawyer Akkilic says decision arbitrary, illegal. We will complain. Unions call for immediate release.

Balikesir miner deaths sparks off appeals for union control at Turkish mines. UNionist Uygur says: Preventing unions is leading to deaths. MADEN-ISs Guzel: Accidents will significantly decline where there are unions at the work place.

At least six people were seriously injured when police attacked dockyard workers attempting to hold press conference demanding delayed wages. 16 others including executives of LIMTER-IS union are under custody.

Hurriyet Sener elected as chair of Human Rights Association Istanbul branch while Huseyin Ayyildiz named secretary.

Turkeys DISK Confederation withdraws from ILO meetings and suspends Economic and Social Council as well as EU-Turkey advisory committee membership blaming government for not taking forward steps on union rights.

IHD Diyarbakir Report: Between 28 March-3 April, 10 civilians including 5 children died. Security forces opened fire not on the crowds striking fatal areas. Yalcindag: A criminal complaint is not necessary; prosecutors should have investigatited.

Farmers held a protest meeting in Manisa and said that because of government policies, they are earning less for their crops than they spend to produce them. A leader of the farmers in Manisa said, we are living in the worst period in our history.

European Union issues specific rules for the movement of goods across the Green Line dividing the Cyprus island between Turkish north and Greek south. The decision is expected to improve northern economy under international embargo since 1974.

Turkeys 6.5 child laborers, who are used as cheap labor, were not mentioned in the labor unions May 1 declarations. It seems impossible for the children who work in the agriculture sector or as house workers to have their voices heard.

The implementation of the Active Labour Market Strategy Programme has now started. 40 Million Euro EU support is available for the development of Active Labour Market Strategy by ISKUR.

Mardinde aralarında üst düzey kamu görevlisinin de olduğu iki yüz erkeğe pazarlanan 12 yaşındaki N.Ç.ye destek olmak için Mardine giden kadınlar, ona ulaşamadılar. Küçük kızın Reha Muhtarın programına çıkacağı söyleniyor.

The same way it was no doomsday when the motion was rejected, the parliament should show the same courage for IMF program, said economist Mustafa Sonmez: Turkish economys recovery depends on regulations on the debt program and the interest spending.

The Kurdish minority who live on the Iraqi side of the border have flourished as a result of the diesel trade. Supermarkets, internet cafes and new vehicles can be easily spotted in northern Iraq while they are almost unknown further south.

AKP promised the IMF, along with the capital-holders, to be loyal to Turkeys current economic program. It will be very difficult for the party to keep this promise and to also come up with solutions for unemployment and poverty.This is almost impossible.

Representatives of different sectors expect the government direct public resources to profitable sectors; establish cooperative banks in agriculture; reduce stoppages in the construction sector, and lower taxes in the automotive sector.

Turkish Energy Minister Zeki Cakan and his Iranian counterpart Bijan Namdar Zanganeh told reporters they were satisfied with the results of the agreement, but did not say whether they had reached any new deal on prices.

Amnesty Internationals recent report on Turkey reads: Freedom of expression,freedom of association, human rights defenders, torture and pre-trial detention, impunity, judiciary / fair trials, death penalty, prisons, minority rights.

Amnesty Internationals letter to Günter Verheugen Commissioner for Enlargement of European Commission: Forthcoming assessment of Turkeys progress towards fulfilling the Copenhagen Criteria

The people in Diyarbakir are disturbed by the fact that Kurdish will only be taught in private courses. They dont want to pay to learn their own language, and advocate that the state should let Kurdish be taught in public schools.