Musician of fusion par excellence, Kheireddine M’kachiche has juggled with all musical registers to which he was given access: from classical music to the Algerian traditional repertoire, from jazz to rock…

Fanzines from various countries, in which people expressed themselves were gathered in the exhibition "even my mom can make a book". The exhibition is taking place in Kuledibi, a district in Istanbul considered to be at the crossroads of cultures.

True Finns are seen as populist, xenophobic, euro-phobic, islamophobic and homophobic, although the signs of their great success have been there since a long time.

The decision for a merger of the two trials on the Revolutionary Headquarters terrorist organization caused massive protest among the defence lawyers, the defendants and observers. Lawyer Varlık criticized the decision as an "unlawful" and a "restriction of the right to defence".

12 April is the Global Day of Action on Military Spending. Eğitim-Sen President Kılıç underlined a steady increase in military expenditures in Turkey and claimed, "We want financial recourses for education, not for the military".

The General Staff Directorate criticized the continuation of the detention of 163 staff members of the Turkish Armed Forces. "We have difficulties to understand the continuation of the 163 active and retired staff members of the Turkish Armed Forces", it was announced.

We do not even notice the self-expression of turban-wearing young women, or the messages they give out, as we often just focus on the fact that they cover their heads.

Prosecutor Zekeriya Öz, previously running the Ergenekon investigation, was now appointed as Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor of Istanbul. According to a decree of the HSYK, the positions of 128 judges and prosecutors were changed.

An electorate of 50 million people will be able to vote in the general elections on 12 June 2011. 27 Political Parties take part. For the first time, propaganda can be made in Kurdish. The application fee for independent candidates was increased by factor 17.

The four major non-governmental organizations DİSK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB will express their protest against the policies of the ruling Justice and Development Party in a joint press statement that will be released in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir on 18 March at 12.30.

The family imam project implemented in an Adana district aims at standing by families in good and bad days and informing them on topics such as "bad habits" besides religious issues. Social Services Expert Karatay criticized the project as "ideologic".

In the Bayrampaşa Trial related to the "Return to Life" operation, the gendarmerie declared that the private soldiers on trial were not on duty at the Bayrampaşa Prison at the time. Other information required by the court "could not be found".