Turkeys public TRT television broadcast in languages other than Turkish is criticized for its stereotype content. The Kirmanchi Zaza Circassian Arabic and Bosnian news broadcasts remain identical and little emphasis is laid on cultural differences.

We are being discriminated and faced with prejudices, says Demirer, who has been living with the HIV virus for 15 years. Professor Badur, AIDS Fight Association chair, stated that AIDS is increasingly becoming the disease of the outskirts, the poor.

The Our Cultures are Our Wealth program broadcasted in the Kirmanchi dialect of Kurdish on TRT3 channel, carried reports on the government, economy and culture. There was no mention of the recent developments in the region.

Emrah Eserli, a child labourer who worked in mines in Zonguldak, has died. Employing children is a crime against humanity, said Coban from the union DISK. Rights activists and journalists also criticize the problem of child labour in the mines.

Mazlumders Bilgen thinks that the officials use the demonstrations to cover up the Semdinli bombings, reporter Selek conveys the peoples demand for a civilian investigation commission and according to columnist Magden the state of emergency continuıes

32 local reporters and womens rights activists met at the BIA² training and discussed womens rights and reporting on womens issues. They focused on violence against women and honor murders and said We will bring womens rights into local reporting.

53 reporters and NGO representatives participated in the training program on womens representation, reporting on womens rights violations, womens rights, and national and international regulations. Lively debates took place on violence against women.

62 percent of Turkish women are faced with domestic violence by their husbands according to a study by Antalya Womens Center for Consultation and Solidarity. The Center has categorized domestic violence under 53 topics, such as rape.

Retired lieutenant Murat Pabuc, who is standing trial for openly insulting the military forces, by writing a book titled, Deserting the Colored Bench Guard Duty, wrote about the problems he witnessed suc as corruptionin the military.

International PEN, the International Publishers Association (IPA), and other international NGOs, including ARTICLE 19 and Human Rights Watch (HRW) denounce prosecution against Zarakolu who faces prison for publishing Armenian authors books.

Seventy-one reporters and NGO representatives from seven provinces attended the BIA² Seminar. The participants criticized womens misrepresentation and inadequate representation in the media and called for effective reporting.

Following two local judgements, the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a suspended 20-month prison sentence handed to writer Bekdil who wrote The probability for an ordinary Turk to receive a fair trial is one in a million, is going to the ECHR.

EU Commission adopts an overall enlargement strategy for the candidate countries Croatia and Turkey, and for the potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans. The principles are: Consolidation, conditionality and communication Oli Rehn says.

Turkish Penal Code bears its sour fruits as Karaca is sentenced for insulting and belittling the military and Orhan Pamuk faces similar charges. 5 journalists from daily Cumhuriyet are pending trial while Dilipak is still tried before court martial.

Intellectuals from Turkey and overseas join to denounce journalist Dinks sentencing of a suspended six months for belittling Turkish identity. This is a threat against the exercise of the freedom of expression and thought they say.

Reporters Without Borders has released the 2005 World Press Freedom Index report ranking 167 countries according to the level of freedom of the press. Turkey has been ranked 98th, fifteen places higher than last year.

The European Court of Human Rights has fined Turkey 31,000 in a case brought by several members of the pro-Kurdish DEP, who were found guilty of disseminating separatist propaganda in 1998. The Court unanimously agreed their rights had been violated.

After nine months, the Ankara Head Prosecutors inquiry into the controversial Minorities Report remains uncompleted. Professor Baskin Oran, one of the reports authors, calls for the prosecutor to make charges or drop the inquiry.

The Human Rights Foundations Batman Director calls attention to F-Type prisons and solitary confinement: These prisons are contrary to fundamental rights and freedoms.

BIA² organized its third seminar on Womens Rights and Womens Rights Reporting in Eskisehir. Educators and media employees from the provinces of Eskisehir, Bilecik and Kirsehir attended the seminar.