Speaking at an international conference in Venice, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari emphasised the importance of including all relevant players in peace negotiations.

Ümit Sahin of the Greens said that Turkey, like Australia, should commit itself to the Kyoto Protocol before the end of the Bali Climate Change Summit.

In both the Hrant Dink murder case and the Malatya murder cases, recorded evidence has "disappeared".

Uras asked Minister of the Interior Atalay whether the police and gendarmerie officers said to have acted negligently have been investigated and whether they are still on duty.

Prof. Dr. Dogru has argued that the principle of “balancing human rights and security” which the Minister of the Interior wrote about is enshrined in the Penal Code anyway. Effective sanctions are needed to prevent excessive violence.

Writer George Jerjian has written a letter of support for publisher Ragip Zarakolu, who is on trial for publishing his book. Ferhat Tunc's case continues in December.

When the Penal Code was revised, women managed to lobby for amendments in their favour. The debate around constitutional reforms shows that the government has not learnt any lessons, so women have to rally again.

Three supporters of conscientious objector Halil Savda have been acquitted of "putting the public off military service". Turkey has still not changed its legislation.

Following a criminal complaint by lawyer Fuat Turgut, lawyer Erdal Dogan is on trial for insulting the former.

The Özgür (Free) Radio station which had been given a broadcasting ban for a year after playing a song called "Nurhak" was vindicated at the ECHR.

Disturbing connections between the murder suspects in the Malatya murders and the military and the state have emerged after the first hearing of the case.

A trade union representative in Kilis, southeastern Turkey, is on trial for using the letter "w" in two newspaper articles.

Peace and human rights activists have reacted to PKK leader Bayik targeting dissident Kurds: "If you attack them, you attack us."

A Diyarbakir prosecutor is demanding prison sentences for MP Aysel Tulguk and province party chair Hilmi Aydogdu for a speech they made on Peace Day.

The Peace Parliament has called on opponents of operations to gather in front of Galatasaray Highschool this evening.

The kidnapped Syriac monk Edip Daniel Savci was released on Friday.

There has been no trace of six villagers from Sirnak who went missing in 1993, last seen in gendarmerie detention. However, investigations have been dropped.

The case against the multilingual Sur municipality in Diyarbakir was dropped by an administrative court.

The General Staff announced that the army has carried out its first operation since a bill of authorisation was passed by parliament.

Yesterday, monk Edip Daniel Savci was kidnapped in the Midyat district of Mardin. His kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 300,000 Euros.