According to a survey conducted among 223 journalists, almost all interviewed are bothered by the Media-Politics-Money relationship. Thirty-three percent said they became journalists by coincidence; 44 percent said they wanted a different job

The last preparatory meeting ahead of Octobers European Social Forum in London will be held in Istanbul. Representatives from all over Europe will organize the global opposition against the New American Century. There is high attendance from Turkey.

When Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktas delivered a speech (of 1.5 hours) at the general assembly of Parliament, many cabinet minister, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and deputies of AKP and CHP were in the hall.

President Ahmet Necdet Sezer broke his silence over Cyprus for the first time. He announced that the National Security Board MGK had not adopted any decision authorizing UN Secretary General Annan to fill in the gaps in the agreement on Cyprus.

Gunther Verheugen in todays High-level preparatory Donors Conference to support the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus Problem said there is this solution or no solution at all for a very long time.

The development of a democratic culture in Islamic countries, is the target of the U.S. Greater Middle East Project (GMP) and the discussion topic for a meeting to be held between April 12 and 15 in Istanbul.

Cypriot academician Hasguler will run in the European Union elections in the Cyprus Republic on June 3. He became a candidate with the aim of questioning history with the right perspective and building bridges of friendship between the two communities...

Hands Across the Divide activist Cahit complains that women arent included in the solution process despite a UN resolution. Cahit, Merlem and Oztoprak agree Referendum is a big chance for peace. At last, we will make a decision in the referendum.

Denktas called on the postponement of the referendum on the Annan Plan, in his speech and said, The game of taking the state out of our hands, has started. We are struggling not to lose it. We did not lose it up-to-now and we will not lose it after now.

15 Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot poets came together to use their imagination and work on a common poem: We decided to work on a concept and we chose the concept YES which is a very popular and also unpopular word today in our country.

Karayalcin, the SHP leader which led the Union of Democratic Powers, attributed the failure of the Alliance in attaining even the votes of Democracy Party in the November 3 elections, to the influence of Kurd leaders Mesud Barzani and Jalal Talabani.

Reporters Without Borders has protested after police beat nine journalists who were covering the crushing of a demonstration against electoral fraud in South-eastern Diyarbakir.

With 92 percent of the nationwide local election ballot boxes opened: AKP 42.2 percent, CHP 21.2, SHP 5,8 percent, DYP 8,2 percent, MHP 8,6 percent.

AKP got the mayoral seats of 56 provinces, out of a total of 81, CHP of 9 provinces, Democratic Union of Powers of 5 provinces and MHP of 4 provinces, Saadet and DYP each of one province, according to the returns of 54 % of ballot boxes counted.

The local elections consolidated the power of the AKP. According to semi-official results, the AKP gained nearly 42% of the votes against 34% at the legislative elections of 2002, very far from its nearer rival, CHP, which obtains 18% against 19% in 2002.

The Human Rights Association and the Turkish Human Rights Foundation demand that conditions are met so that Ismail Hakki Avci, who was tortured in the U.S. can press legal charges.

Nuri Ok, the Chief Prosecutor of the Appeals Court said that the protests staged by DEHAP against the imprisonment of PKK leader Ocalan, evidenced that this group had a connection with the terror organization.

Turkey and Greece will attend the talks that will begin today in Burgenstock, at prime ministerial level. These talks will be the first since 1974 talks, which started with the watchword Ayse went on for a holiday.

Second Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug said that We expect a concrete step from U.S. to liquidate PKK from Northern Iraq.

P.M. Erdogan will be the third leader joining two previous Turkish leaders Menderes and Demirel whose popular vote went over the 50 % threshold in general elections, a survey showed.