At the hearing of the Revolutionary Headquarters trial, defendants Bozkurt, Aydın and Erdoğan were removed from the courtroom when they refused to be tried in the same room with former Chief of Police Avcı. None of the defendants was released by the end of the hearing at 10.25 pm.

Police officer Yıldız is facing prison terms of up to six years under allegations of negligent homicide in the trial regarding the death of Nigerian refugee Festus Okey. The request of Okey's brother for joint plaintiff status was rejected by court.

The court rejected the request for Prof Ersanlı's release. Her lawyer Gülbahar is of the opinion that "the judiciary plays a scenario prepared from outside the judiciary".

According to the monthly tally kept by bianet, 24 women were killed by males in August 2011. 17 women were raped, 51 wounded. The majority of violent incidents was observed in Istanbul, Izmir, Adana, Ankara and Antalya.

Problematic areas of freedom of expression and detained journalists were the main topics discussed at the Freedom Express attended by journalists Nadire Mater, Wilco van Harpen and Faruk Mercan. The event was hosted by television journalist Banu Güven.

The book "The Imam's Army" by detained journalist Ahmet Şık was now printed under the title "000Book". 125 writers claim responsibility for the book that was introduced to the public in a press conference at the PEN booth at the TÜYAP Book Fair on 16 November.

The Amnesty International Turkey Branch wrote a letter to the Ministry of Justice to express their concern about the arrest of 44 people in the scope of KCK operations on 1 November, among them publisher Zarakolu and academic Ersanlı.

The Alternative Information Association opened a trial at the Council of State for the revocation of the "Principles and Procedures for Internet Service" published by the Prime Ministry Telecommunication Association.

71 journalists are in prison in Turkey on 15 November, the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. The Anti-Terrorism Law quickly narrows down free and independent journalism and the people's right to information.

People who lost their homes in the aftershock in Van last week now started to flee the cold and migrate to other cities. For the ones who stay it is very difficult to spend the winter in a tent. Only for the centre of Van 20,000 containers are needed.

A white and sticky substance has repeatedly rained down on Dilovası and Hereke east of Istanbul. Prof Hamzaoğlu now emphasized the need for an independent delegation of academics and technical personnel to research the white chemical.

Almost 5 years after the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink, trial procedures are still jammed because crucial records to be provided by the Telecommunication Communication Presidency are still lacking. These records will be officially erased in 63 days.

At the Women Labour Conference in Istanbul on 12/13 November, Heide Hartmann suggested to make home care a part of public services. Yasemin Özgün urged to increase the women's participation in paid labour force.

The Alternative Information Association drew attention to an amendment in the Press Law regulating the internet media and warned that the new change bears the risk of taking the internet under official control.

More than 48 hours after the 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Van on 9 November, the lifeless bodies of DHA reporters Cem Emir and Sebahattin Yılmaz were found under the rubbles. The survivors of the quake are struggling with the cold that cost one child his life.

bianet talked to the brothers of killed soldier Onur Karakuş and to the mother of killed guerrilla Ebru Muhikancı. They tell us who is hurt the most by the pain of this war.

A 5.6 magnitude aftershock rocked the city of Van in south-eastern Turkey on 9 November. Two hotels hosting rescue teams and journalist were destroyed. Journalists who are working in the disaster zone described their working conditions in interviews with bianet.

CHP politician Çelebi and the socialist trade union DİSK criticized the plan to reduce unemployment benefit to the duration of five months. They said that only a very few people could benefit from the fund that should be made available for more people more easily.

Diyarbakır Mayor Baydemir is facing imprisonment of up to 28 years on charges of "propaganda for a terrorist organization" in a new trial opened against him. The charges are based on evidence such as having attended a funeral.

The European Court of Human rights convicted the Turkish government for failing to carry out an effective investigation in the case of transgender woman Halat who was harassed by a police officer. The Pink Live Association called on the government to counteract human rights violations of transgender persons.