Writer Savran says the Erdoğan-Doğan conflict has exposed the corruption the relation between the ruling power and the capital has brought. He describes it as the plunder of the public resources that has been taking place through privatizations.

Gülnaz Türkmen is forced to strip search while visiting her son in prison. Human Rights Organizations protest, demanding that prisons are opened to their inspection.

President of the Human Rights Organization demands the removal of the mandatory religion courses. He says this is not the state’s domain.

Newspapers Birgün, Günlük Evrensel and Hayat TV were not invited to Chief Of Staff İlker Başbuğ’s “communication meeting” with the representatives of the media.

Director of Education for Arnavutköy/İstanbul is not opening the boarding school designed for children under risk for the lack of enough applications. The 53 children already registered to go to school in this institution are without a school.

Door of Woman Social Center points out to the increased police persecution agains the transvestites and transsexuals as they file more complaints against them.

Greens Party co-spokesperson demanded those who harassed and threatened daily Birgün reader Tutku Türol are suspended immediately.

Ministry of Justice gives permission for the trial of writer Temel Demirer under article 301 for saying there was genocide of Armenians in Turkey at a meeting to protest the murder of Hrant Dink on January

Ministry of Justice has announced that an investigation against the prosecutors of the Ergenekon investigation is launched. Suspects Tekin, Poyraz, Kerinçsiz and Perinçek filed the complaint.

Prof. Aslı Tunç of Bilgi University finds it very ironic that the Doğan Media Group, which has been target of constant criticism for trying to extend to every business field possible, has become the defender of freedom of expression and democracy in the latest polemic with the Prime Minister.

A new school year has just started, but there are still many children who cannot go to school or receive the education they need. The sexual equality still continues.

Dr. Aktar sees many obstacles between the both states. It is a very long process, he says, but “the Armenian and Turkish peoples can do it. Those who are interested in this process need to create more occasions to meet.”

Cizre District Governorship did not give permission for the investigation of the death of 15 year old Yahya Menekşe under a police panzer during a demonstration in Cizre on February 15, 2008. His family’s lawyer Rojhat Dilsiz describes the decision as unlawful.

Writer Murat Coşkun has been arrested for the book he wrote seven years ago. He is accused of having used expressions that provokes hostility and hatred among people.

Deputy for the Freedom and Solidarity Party (ÖDP) Ufuk Uras criticizes the opposition parties in the matter of President’s visit to Armenia. He also makes a series of demands to improve the conditions of the Armenian citizens of Turkey.

According to journalist Faruk Balıkçı, in his Diyarbakır meeting, Chief of Staff İlker Başbuğ concentrated only on the economic dimension of the Kurdish Problem to prevent more people from joining the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK); the political dimension was missing.

The Kuşadası Cem House of the Alevi belief is recognized as a place of worship by the 13 member municipality assembly and therefore its water bill will be charged a mosque rate. Alevis see it as a very important step.

President Abdullah Gül has announced that he will be going to Erivan for the soccer match between Armenia and Turkey. Gül thinks that this step will contribute to a new atmosphere of friendship.

DİHA journalist Sıddık Güler, DTP’s Çukurca District Head Mehmet Kanar and two more people are on trial for passing information about military information to the pro-Kurdish Roj TV. Next hearing will be on October 7.

Hüseyin Yalyalı of Press Laborers Union of Turkish Cypriots has demanded that gen. Galip Mendi who visited the imprisoned Ergenekon generals on behalf of the General Staff should be tried for the murder of Kutlu Adalı in 1996.