"They raped me under custody." Asiye Zeybek Güzel could only pronounce this truth when she could appear before the court 8 months of after her arrest. She had been unable to voice this bitter experience neither to her husband nor to her relatives, friends and lawyers.

CPJ: 389 journalists killed between 1992 and 2001. Turkey, where 18 journalists have been killed during the last decade, rounds out the top five most lethal countries for the press.

Guzel, former editor of radical newspaper released following a five years and four months imprisonment. She was in Gebze (Istanbul) Prison.

With the aim of Creating a football festival, Yapi Kredi Culture and Arts Center has organized a series of activities such as football prints by Dino and documentaries under the name, The Ball is a World.

Turkish Daily News columnist Bekdil is sentenced for his article Turkeys de jure Untouchables under Article 159 of the Turkish Penal Code, that penalizes insult to the state and its institutions.

The new measures further expand RTUKs scope as a full-scale media police by adding to the weapons it can use against radio and TV stations, such as warnings, fines, censorship of programmes and suspension of broadcasting.

The members of the Contemporary Journalists Association protested the RTUK law once again. The journalists, who covered their eyes and mouths with black bandages said, The journalists will not be able to report the truth when the RTUK law passes.

The Anatolian Civilization and Traditional Turkish Works of Art Collection exhibition, displaying about 400 pieces, will be open in Konya Hilton till May 22.

RSF, included Turkeys chief of general staff Huseyin Kivrikoglus picture on the map superimposed with pictures of political and military leaders accused of blocking press freedom. The Turkish state and government expressed anger over the act.

Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) report: Despite the announcement of democratic reforms prosecutions for beliefs and opinions are still systematically and severely punished, especially Kurds, Islamists and far left.

RTUK Chair Nuri Kayis: We know that the president is right. But we have to pass the law as it is, because that is what the media moguls want.This is what an acquaintance, a member of the parliament from one of the ruling parties said to me,

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about the draft Supreme Radio and Television Board Bill currently being debated by the Turkish Parliament.

Publisher Tas, is due to appear in court on charges of publishing propaganda against the indivisible unity of the countryWAN

Sugden: By leaving most of these laws on the books, parliament has effectively passed the buck to the courts.

Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC): The effect of such wide scale judicial action on the right to free expression in Turkey is extremely worrying.

Ersen Korkmaz, columnist and editor of local daily Demokrat Iskenderun prosecuted for his column criticisng Turkeys foreign policy. Charged with violating Article 159 of the Penal Code, Korkmaz is faced with 18 months in prison.