Local TV station reporter Akyol has been beaten by a group of alleged AKP members, as he was trying to cover the election results in Giresun. AKP lost the mayor in the city to main opposition CHP.

Journalist Balıkçı recalls his colleague's death by police fire, during the Newroz events of 1992: "A white flag on his hand, İzzet was lying in blood. The case was never solved."

Journalist Mustafa Balbay was arrested as part of the Ergenekon investigation. His request for release has been rejected by the court. His “notes” have been published on the Internet.

The police has taken 50 people into custody after raids in Istanbul, Ankara, Hatay, Izmir, Adana and Mersin.

Cumhuriyet daily's Balbay and online Toplumsal Haber columnist Aydın are taken under custody for a second time in relation to the Ergenekon case. TGC, ÇGD and TGS express concern over government pressure on the media.

18 February, International Asperger Day, was ignored by the media. This showed once again that the media ignores difference and does not represent it.

The Yeşilçam Awards were handed out this week, honouring Turkish film productions and performances. The film "Three Monkeys" received four awards in different categories.

An Istanbul court has sentenced responsible editor Dolu of the Tercüman newspaper to an administrative fine for allowing anti-militarist journalists Mağden and Temelkuran to be insulted in the paper.

The Trade Union of Turkish Journalists has condemned the dismissal of ten striking employees in the Sabah, atv and Turkuvaz Group.

During a trade union meeting in Istanbul, police officers demand "official" identity cards from journalists trying to cover the story. bianet's Cakir was among those barred from entering the meeting site.

Turkey's Union of Journalists initiate strike action as the employer firm Turkuvaz Media fails to negotiate a collective agreement. This is the first strike action in press in 29 years, as media remains nearly union-free to date.

In a written statement, the General Staff denies any involvement with Ergenekon suspect Sahin and criticizes Radikal daily's consecutive articles revealing Sahin's statements to prosecutors where he alleged close ties with top-ranking army officers.

First time in 20 years, Journalists' Union of Turkey declares strike action in Turkuvaz media, following a dispute on social and financial rights of workers.

Gurbuz from Demokrat Radio in İzmir and Ozalp, a former employee of Istanbul Özgür Radio are arrested by court, regarding a police investigation into illegal MLKP's financial ties.

Struggling with problems, local media exploits upcoming local elections by endorsing candidates in return for financial benefits, degrading journalistic ethics. He himself the owner of Milas Önder newspaper, Efendioglu explains.

Google has included Turkish in its automatic translation service for Internet pages and articles. Now Turkish speaking Internet users can at least get a general impression of an Internet page.

Three Ozgur Radio workers in Istanbul and one Demokrasi Radio worker in Izmir have been taken into custody in relation to a classified investigation against the illegal Marxist Leninist Communist Party.

The local journalists discussed the correct and objective journalism in the “Journalism Workshop” held by the IPS Communications Foundation and a free press institution Press Now over the weekend.

Chief of Staff denies the charge that they have a set of accreditation criteria that keeps some of the newspapers out of its meetings, such as the newspapers Zaman, Bugün, Vakit, Taraf, Birgün and Evrensel, which were not invited to this meeting with press.

Newspapers Birgün, Günlük Evrensel and Hayat TV were not invited to Chief Of Staff İlker Başbuğ’s “communication meeting” with the representatives of the media.