A parliamentary report on the murder of 44 people in a village in Mardin questioned the role of the gendarmerie and blamed a general lack of education for the tragedy.

"A novel does not commit crimes," says Gürsel, but he faces a trial for the novel "Allah's Daughter".

According to a new report, every third young person not in education is unemployed.

Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu has demanded that the state issue an apology over its treatment of Prof. Dr. Saylan shortly before her death. Many NGOs expressed their sadness over her death.

Prof. Dr. Türkan Saylan, for 18 years president of the Association for the Support of Contemporary Living, has passed away. She was well-known for her support of girls' education.

A Bilgi University survey found that majority of university students don't have access to adequate housing. State institutions are the cheapest option, yet tight discipline and poor amenities distance students.

According to a report by the Human Rights Foundation, 26 people died and 370 were injured during local elections in March.

Peace activist, writer Tahmaz criticizes the recently announced "Under-secretariat of Public Order and Security," which would coordinate counter-terrorism activities. "Tightening the security won't solve the Kurdish issue, only political reforms could," he says.

At the court building where the Güngören trial started, relatives of the victims wanted to lynch the defendants. The accused have claimed their innocence.

At the latest Ergenekon hearing, five defendants were released from detention. Küçük has been questioned in relation to the Malatya murders.

Following a find of weapons in Istanbul’s Poyrazköy, arms and ammunition were found in the Bosphorus at the Beykoz coast of Istanbul.

Diyarbakır MP Birdal has called for an investigation into the massacre in Mardin.