Journalist Rahmi Yıldırım hopes that his acquittal will set a precedent for breaking down other taboos.

In an interview series with the Radikal newspaper, novelist Kemal spoke about a solution to the Kurdish question.

The report lists attacks and threats towards journalists, writers and activists, as well as ongoing court cases.

At the awards ceremony of the Turkey Journalists' Society, journalists criticised both the legal obstruction of press freedom and the increase in auto-censorship.

Lawyer Oya Aslan describes a meeting with her client, imprisoned Güler Zere who is dying of cancer.

After three arrests on Tuesday, two more lieutenants were arrested yesterday evening.

Demands for different judges by defendants in the second Ergenekon trial have been rejected.

Six people died in prison because of health reasons this year. According to IHD, 19 detainees are severely ill. Saying that "jailhouses have turned into death houses", the foundation urges the president and the Minister of Justice to take action.

Relatives of 14 missing persons thought to be buried on military ground in Derecik in Hakkari have spoken about their experiences.

An intelligence officer claims that gendarmerie commander Ülger instigated the murder of three Christian men in Malatya in 2007.

Police at Izmir's Gümüşpala police station claim that the detainee committed suicide. There are no camera records.

Members of the Free University have criticised the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal's plenary assembly not to punish insults directed at academics Oran and Kaboğlu.

Bilgen of the Peace Parliament evaluated Öcalan's "road map" as an important starting point but warned of exaggerated hopes.

Environmental engineer Tuncaelli says, "If the 'smoke-free air space' slogan is meant to be supported, before the cigarette ban it is much more important to reduce air pollution caused by the industry."

On Turkey's celebrations for the 35th anniversary of the "Peace Operation" Northern Cyprus political leaders criticized the roles of the EU and the USA in the conflict.

According to lawyer Elçi, a second indictment is expected in the case against former JITEM members.

56 defendants faced their first day in court in the second Ergenekon trial.

The journalism trainees created their own first pages of newspapers and were later handed their certificates.

On the eve of the start of the second Ergenekon trial, demonstrators protested against reported plans for the prosecutors and judges in the case to be transferred elsewhere.

Around two thousand people gathered and marched against the construction of a third bridge across the Bosphorus in Istanbul.