The court considering the death of activist Çeber has been given a letter written by the deceased and smuggled out of prison by a cell mate. A lawyer for his family believes that this will prove the defendants in the case are lying.

Supposing it's illegal to talk in Kurdish during a party assembly in the parliament, Spokesperson Gen. Gürak said that "the judiciary would intervene", responding to DTP MP Ahmet Türk's speech in his mother tongue.

DTP MP Demirbaş evaluates recent discussions regarding the Kurdish issue. Government's reforms regarding the use of Kurdish aren't for Kurds, rather for the state, says Demirbaş. "We're open to discuss any proposal leading to a peaceful solution."

The leader of an investigative team on the accident site in Amsterdam has expressed suspicions that engine trouble is to blame for the accident. Of the nine dead, five are said to be of Turkish and four of US nationality.

Lawyer Gürgöz has told parents who want their children to be exempted from obligatory RE classes that they do not have to state their religious affiliation. It is enough to say that the class violates their philosophical views.

A report on human rights in Turkey published on the Internet by the U.S. Department of State highlights ongoing human rights violations in the country.

A report on “Turkey today and tomorrow” also considers the Kurdish issue. Retired diplomats and generals are quoted as calling for a domestic solution.

Attending lawyer Ozkan says that the arrest of two more suspects isn't enough to reveal the full picture behind the murders of three people in Malatya, on allegations of "missionary activities".

Below follows the English translation of the Turkish version of what DTP politician Ahmet Türk said at his party group meeting in parliament in Kurdish.

In the following article, a member of the publishing team of KAOS LG takes issue with an AKP MP's discriminatory attitude towards homosexuals and transsexuals as expressed on television.

According to news reports, Oktay, head of the Police Special Branch shot himself and later died in hospital. He was implicated by other suspects in the Ergenekon trial, who said that he had collaborated on creating a secret team.

Two children arrested for “membership in an illegal organisation” after taking part in protests during PM Erdoğan’s visit are being tried in detention. Rights activists came to watch the trials.

A Reform in Education Initiative report says 4 in a 100 children are out of the educational system. Gender-based, regional and socio-economic inequalities require urgent policy change and increased resources, says the report.

Although missionary activities are not criminalized, two people are on trial for "insulting Turkishness" among other accusations for dispensing bibles and making speeches against Islam and the military.

PM Erdogan visits Corum to attend his party's election rally. Four local journalists and a correspondent for leftist daily Evrensel are not permitted to cover the event, upon an arbitrary request by PM's Security Department.

Early Wednesday morning, a Turkish Airlines plane said to have been flying from Istanbul crashed at Amsterdam's airport. Nine are reported to have died, while fifty are injured, 25 of them seriously.

In their pre-election campaigns political parties have not hesitated to manipulate the symbolism of veiled and unveiled women and use women in other ways.The actual representation of women on party lists is embarrassingly low.

After being shot by a police officer, Kirbaş’s treatment was obstructed for months. It has now become clear that his paralysis is permanent. The court case starts on 26 March.

Broadcasting editor Arslan of Radio Dünya says that a case brought against the station for playing the folk song Mihemendo two years ago has ended in acquittal. But another case is still in court.

Parliament Speaker Toptan ordered a cut in the live broadcasting from parliament when Türk, co-chair of the Kurdish DTP spoke Kurdish in a party meeting at parliament.