AI Turkey branch demands international procedures and court case be launched against Greek authorities for deportation of 40 refugees forced to abandon boat into Turkish territorial waters last Monday. 6 bodies recovered but 3 still missing.

Prof. Dr. Dedeoglu says Ankara does not have the luxury to wait for silencing of guns to address the Kurdish problem. Solution based on discriminating between the Kurdish population and PKK, hearing demands and addressing them within the political system.

PKK has declared a unilateral cease-fire but has warned its continuation depends on Turkey not mounting any operation to annihilate the organization. PM Erdogan says cease-fire a term used between states and that organizations need to lay down arms.

Social Forum of Turkey convenes in Istanbul over the weekend bringing together the countrys opposition groups from anti-war movements to NGOs, unions to trade chambers. In more than 40 meetings held , the highlighted message was: End USA Imperialism.

Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned leader of the Kurdish guerrilla PKK positively responds to growing national and international pressure for making a call to his militants for unilateral ceasefire. His call is expected to open the way for a peaceful solution.

Leading Turkish intellectuals declare themselves as accomplices to Armenian-Turkish Hrant Dink who, says AI, is being harassed through repeated prosecution and at verge of jail which would lead to recognition as an international Prisoner of Conscience.

After 10 days in custody British visual satirist Dickinson is to be deported from Turkey without any charge. Having spent 20 years in Turkey the artist is no longer welcome as a resident after mocking PM Erdogan in a collage as US President Bushs pet dog

EP calls for more reforms on freedom of opinion, religious and minority, women and cultural rights, civilian-military relations, unions and impartiality of justice. Evaluation report adopted by General Assembly asks Ankara to open ports to Greek Cyprus.

Diyarbakir Mayor Baydemir acquitted on charges of allocating ambulance for funeral of PKK member while a separate court rules lack of jurisdiction in case against 12 DEHAP executives and sends file to Court of First Instance.

Case against Ulkede Ozgur Gundem daily Editor-in-Chief Aykol for interview with PKK leaders on Kandil Mountain launched this week. Prosecutor set to prepare final opinion. He faces 10 years jail if found guilty for membership to an organization.

Turkeys Peace Initiative has applied to the Advertisement Self-Regulatory Board asking for a new campaign launched under the Wanted brand name with references to long range and pellet effect be banned. Group says it is wrong to use militarist expr

Lawyer Asci lived through the 175th consecutive day of his one-man hunger strike on Tuesday in protest of isolation treatment in maximum-security F-type prisons. Justice Ministry has so far failed to take any steps on issue.

Yet another child, this time, Kerem was killed when a piece of metal he was playing with exploded. Two other children were injured in the incident. There is still not sufficient work to educate children against military mines and abandoned ammunition.

Commando Brigade soldiers have staged a protest of the city municipality carrying a banner calling for it to conduct duty and not separatism. Mayor Tekce said display was provocative and a continuation of the events since Semdinli bookstore bombing.

The Global Anti-War Week is to be marked with various activities following this weekends launch where Middle East situation and Bushs war policies were highlights. Activities to continue until Sept.30 as decided at the European and World Social Forum.

Following his arbitrary arrest, 3 days in prison and around a week of being held at a police station, artist Dickinson was finally released. He was hosted in a dirty isolation cell, left hungry and sleepless while made to listen to the police beating.

According to applications made to the Istanbul Bar Association Womens Rights Enforcement Center, 95 out of every 100 women applying for legal assistance in 2005 have been subjected to violence. Over half of applicants are housewives.

Amnesty International expert Kilic criticizes Turkey and Greece for practice of secretly deporting illegal immigrants into each others territorial waters after UNHCR spokesmen implies this is common practice: This is against the Refugee Law.

More than 110 people including journalists have been rounded up in a major operation aiming to crush a leftwing organization.Unions, associations, newspaper bureaus and a radio station have been searched by police. 82 still under custody, 30 detained.

Journalists charged with propaganda for their interviews conducted with PKK leaders will be tried at recently formed Specialized High Criminal Courts reminiscent of the abolished State Security Courts of repressive past.