MP Halis from Tunceli handed in a proposal for recognizing Alevi 'cem' houses as places of worship. He suggests the amendment of three laws. A similar proposal made by crossbench MP Genç from Tunceli in 2008 was not considered by the parliament.

According to Taraf newspaper, a plan to bring the country into disorder was worked out in 2003. Bombings of mosques during the Friday prayer, crashing a Turkish jet plane and warplanes flying over the parliament should lead to martial law and a coup.

Four people were arrested related to the spending of secret funds at the command of Şener Eruygur, who apparently received TL 13,000,000 from the fund. Ergenekon defendant Ersöz stated that all referring documents were destroyed before Eruygur's retirement.

Peace and Democracy Party member Halis suggested a draft bill for lifting religious indication on Turkish identity cards. According to legal amendments made in 2006, religious indication still exists. The according field can be left blank upon a written application only.

Researcher Kar sees the roots of the current controversy between Turkey and Israel in the deadlocked Palestine negotiations."Turkey tries to maintain public sympathies for Arab-Islam. This can be done by opposing Israel. However, military and economic agreements endure".

AKP member Kuzu made clear that the government is not going to touch the Constitution and the election threshold. BDP member Uras criticized the threshold conforms to AKP and CHP, constitutional lawyer Kaboğlu stated that the threshold percentage could be amended easily.

The decision of the closure of Democratic Society Party taken by the Constitutional Court in December has been published in the Official Gazette and thus been legally enforced. Hereupon, the political ban for 37 DTP members comes into effect and the MP status of the co-chairs officially ends.

Judge Kayan carried out the fifth search of the Special Forces. The court released all 8 soldiers that had been arrested after the first search last week despite the prosecutors' request of keeping three military officers in detention.

The General Staff has sent a writ to the court dealing with the JITEM case saying, "There is no such established unit connected to us". Lawyer Elçi awaits a reply on the matter by the Gendarmerie Command. Meanwhile, witnesses have claimed evidence for the existence of JİTEM.

Former military judge Kardaş evaluates the search at the Special Forces Command as "an opportunity to eliminate the counter guerrillas and Gladio". Kardaş said the unit established by NATO in 1952 has no legal base anymore and should be abrogated.

After 2 military officers were arrested last week because of an alleged assassination plan regarding Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç, prosecutors searched premises of the Special Forces Command in 3 consecutive raids. The duration of custody for 8 arrested soldiers has been prolonged.

An Ankara court issued an arrest warrant for Cafer Erçakmak who played a provocative role in the Sivas Massacre 16 years ago. The court will gather information related to Erçakmak until the coming hearing on 24 December.

Constitutional Court rapporteurs prepared a paper arguing that the Democratic Society Party used violence as a political tool and demanded the closure of the party. The report is not binding but only guiding. The court will discuss the general issue of the trial on 9 January.

A Diyarbakır Court acquitted Diyarbakır Metropolitan Mayor Baydemir and decreed that his reference to the PKK as the "armed Kurdish opposition" accounts for a basic element of freedom of expression. The court emphasized that it ruled on the base of the constitution.

With the new regulations of the Higher Education Council, Anadolu University lays off 1,000 students working part-time at the university. The students protested against the dismissals and demanded full insurance, salary for unpaid overtime work and reduction of working hours.

Assistant Professor Bozdağ's experiences of harassment at work caused strong reactions from women organizations. Bozbağ's contract at Muğla University had not been renewed because of "improper behaviour towards the administration". Lawyer İriz said they would file a criminal complaint against the university's administration.

After the heart of the Black Sea region could not be protected from power plants, now another section with special natural features is being turned into a molehill. Buldozers are running over Salaçur (Aksu) Valley in the Erzurum district of İspir.

The Istanbul Attorney General summoned Colonel Dursun Çiçek to testify on the "Action Plan against Reactionary Forces" within the coming 10 days. Çiçek allegedly signed the plan. 'Genç Siviller', 'DurDe' and the Green Party demand to penalize the responsible people.

The MAZLUMDER Diyarbakır Branch filed a criminal complaint against Chief of General Staff Başbuğ, vice president Iğsız and Colonel Çiçek on the grounds of an "attempt to prevent the application of the constitutional order".

The EU Progress Report emphasizes the necessary reinforcement of women's political presence and women's labor power. Serious problems such as domestic violence, "honor killilngs" and early and forced marriage still leave room for improvement.