Parliamentary Human Rights Subcommittee accuses the security units of the state for not taking the necessary steps to prevent Hrant Dink’s murder in its report. It points out to the lack of communication between the institutions.

President of the Turkish Historical Society (TTK) Prof. Dr. Yusuf Halaçoğlu has been removed from his post. Prof. Dr. Ali Binici may take his place.

Lawyers of the Dink family are getting ready to go to the European Human Rights Court (EHRC) for Istanbul police chief Celalettin Cerrah’s possible role in Hrant Dink’s murder.

The government insists on not removing the mandatory religion classes. According to Alevi leaders, AKP’s understanding of freedom of belief is limited with the requirements and wishes of its own constituency, the sunni community.

26 people were taken into custody in connection with the Ergenekon investigation in another round of operations. Prof. Dr. Uçkun Geray and Yusuf Buldu were among them.

Those Political parties and non-governmental organizations that are against coups are getting together to organize a demonstration in Ankara. Speaking for the coalition, Yasemin Göksu, an artist, says, “They will be at Ankara to say ‘do not touch the Parliament, politics, democracy and my freedom’”

The Constitutional Court will begin discussing the closure of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from the perspective of the essence of the case on July 28.

Lawyers of the Dink family in Hrant Dink’s murder case insist that not only Colonel Ali Öz, Captain Metin Yıldız and four other gendarmerie officials from Trabzon Gendarmerie, but all of the officials who could not prevent te murder should be prosecuted.

Istanbul Regional Administrative Court decided there was no need to investigate Chief of Istanbul Police Department Celalettin Cerrah and his subordinates for their role in Hrant Dink’s role.

“From School To The News Room” (OHO) program of IPS Communication Foundation ended with the newspapers prepared by the students. The potential newspapers designed three newspapers in accordance with the principle of rights journalism.

Colonel Ali Öz, the key figure in Hrant Dink’s murder case, who is accused of not taking seriously the intelligence reports about Dink’s assassination, does not remember anything.

Ahmet Türk became the new president of the Democratic Society Party. He asked for the recognition of the Kurdish identity, their mother tongues and democratic autonomy.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced that the three German mountain climbers who were kidnapped by the Kurdish Workers Party ten days ago were released.

According to the BİA Media Monitoring Report for April-May-June 2008 shows that there is a clear increase in freedom of expression violation cases.

Inspectors from Ministry of Justice demand permission to launch an investigation against Colonel Ali Öz and six other Gendarmerie officials. Dink’s lawyer insist that they should be allowed to see the report.

The police officers who beat up and insulted transsexual Esmeray in June 2007 for passing by the front of the station will be tried for the crime of “simple bashing and insulting.”

Britain based Hayat TV channel's broadcasting is cut for charges of separatism. General Director Çubukçu rebuffs the charges as a political move. Çubukçu vows to resume broadcast through staunch legal struggle.

The Federation of Kurdish Associations in Germany and the Kurdish National Congress criticizes kidnapping of the three German climbers by the Kurdish Workers Party. They ask Turkey to stop its operations so that the climbers will be freed.

Court sent the file for the Tursun Family to the Ministry of Justice in compliance with revised article 301, who are on trial for reacting verbally to the release of the police officer who killed their son.

Rapporteur Osman Can submitted his report for the closure case of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). President of the Court Haşim Kılıç told the reporters to leave the court alone to do its job.