Nedim Şener of Milliyet daily faces up to 17 years in prison for allegedly disclosing classified information and rendering counter-terrorism forces target in his book on officials' misconduct regarding the killing of his Turkish Armenian colleague.

Hasip Kaplan asks Minister of Justice if 70 thousand court orders for surveillance are legally intact or not. The issue remains controversial as experts criticize lack of effective control.

The prosecutor's office releases the annexes of its second indictment of the case, where around 80 people are accused of conspiring against the government. Yet, illegal gendarmerie intelligence unit still remains in dark.

A change in regulations both makes it possible for engaged girls to continue their education and for school girls to be engaged. The question is whether this is what Turkey needs...

Governor Muammer Güler refused workers applicaation to gather in Taksim Square on 1 May.

Chief of Staff General Başbuğ expressed "support for democracy" and criticised the media for damaging the image of the Turkish Armed Forces.

The Human Rights Association has protested against the prison sentences handed down to children who took part in Newroz celebrations.

An explosion near Lice, Diyarbakır, killed nine soldiers in a military vehicle at 6.30 am this morning.

Following a police operation in Bostancı that resulted in three deaths, the Istanbul governor and chief of police have insisted it was a success.

Women activists have reacted to a case in Antalya, where a women’s shelter’s location was revealed even at the building stage.

Joining a parliamentary group meeting of the DTP, peace activists expressed their support for the party. In a speech, Mater said that DTP was a necessary partner in a search for a solution to the Kurdish Question.

In Siirt, around 15 prisoners climbed onto the prison roof and shouted slogans.

Last night some people in Istanbul felt the three-second shake originating in the Marmara Sea.

The Dashnak Party has withdrawn from government in protest at Turkish-Armenian rapprochement.

It took two months for the police to arrest the father of the murder suspect of a young woman in Istanbul.

Around 20 people will join the group meeting of the pro-Kurdish DTP in parliament. The Peace Parliament has called for support of the party, which, they say, “is necessary for peace.”

Former chief of General Staff, General Özkök talks to prosecutors of the Ergenekon case. Previously, he implicitly acknowledged plans for a coup within the forces.

Authorities declare precautions against the flu, which left more than a hundred dead in Mexico. Pamphlets will be distributed at airports.

A police officer, a left-wing militant and a child dies during a raid to a in Istanbul. Clashes lasted for six hours. Minister of Interior Atalay said the operation was planned.

Three army officers have been arrested in connection with two weapons caches found on land belonging to an educational foundation.