Cevher Ilhan of Yeni Asya newspaper is released from jail. Ilhan is freed after two days in prison due to amendments in Article 312 of the Turkish penal code. He was prosecuted for his article on 1999 earthquake.

Journalists Union has begun a campaign to ensure Press Freedom and to Say No to Censorship and also published a Declaration on Press Freedom. Ipekci explained that within the framework of the campaign, letters would be mailed to the officials.

During the 2nd Turkish Journalists Conference, Turkish media embraced the idea of contributing to dialogue between the Western and Arab media. In the final statement, journalists demanded that the Media Labor Law is fully implemented.

Zarakolu received the Freedom of Expression Award by the Norwegian Writers Association He asked that the arrest warrant issued against Ozguden be lifted, that imprisoned journalists are released, and that the Gunluk Evrensel and Birgun are supported.

According to the BIA2 Report, RTUK ordered 12 local media off the air for a total of 360 days. Two reporters are still in prison. The report tackles 115 cases and conditions of 222 journalists. 13 cases were opened based on article 159 and 8 based on 312.

Women unionists, after a recent tape case, urge the government introduce protective measures to safegurad women workers from sexual harassment. Nurse N.T. was raped on the way home after she left the night shift in an Istanbul hospital.

During 2004 child negligence and homelessness were frequently covered. The Juvenile Justice System failed to be implemented. Child labor and the futility of Child Protection Agency was not addressed. More girls started school but most remained negliged.

The media sector, with its 60 hours-a-week shifts, state-issued cards that are only handed to sex workers and journalists, connections with police, stock market, and sports clubs, war promotion, decisions by those in uniforms, and employees...

Representatives of womens groups want the right of equal participation for women through necessary amendments to the Law on Political Parties and Elections in 2005. They have the implementation of laws and the setting up of shelters on their agenda...

National Security Policy Document is secret. This is the MGKs reply to human rights activisit Yurdatapans question. When he didnt get a satisfactory response to his objection, he applied to the Evaluation Board for Obtaining Information.

TGC head Erinc said that the Labor Ministry would finalize its preparations on the Press Labor Law in 2005 and expressed hope that the medias problems will be solved. The amendments to the TCK indicate that were not going to have a good year, he told.

Now-nonexistent Uzundere people have changed 4 villages in 9 years. They drink water of the nearby villages well and live in windowless houses snowed on for 6 months. They dont have any cultivation or grazing land. 89, 293 village guards and problems.

The problem does not lie only in Turkey, says Nejdet Ates, a hotel worker in Afyon. It is also in Europe. It has to decide if it wants us -- a big Muslim nation. It has never been clear on this. We wont beg to get in.

The site, which emphasizes childrens rights, aims to encourage media to have more coverage of children, to start a discussion on childrens journalism , help NGOs have their voices heard by more people, to become a medium for children to be heard.

Although the EU is more advanced than Turkey in terms of equality between sexes, there still exists the dominance of men in EUs institutions and the political, economic, social and cultural lives of EU members. A difficult mission awaits Turkeys womens

Turkey will have to recognize Cyprus during EU negotiations, said Akinci from BDH, Soyer from CTP and Angolemli from TKP. There has to be peace in Cyprus. Turkey should take initiative for peace on the island.

The legislative progress that has undeniably been made should not conceal the fact that the climate remains as harsh as ever for the most outspoken journalists, the worldwide press freedom organization said.

Turkey would become the largest EU member, because its population is expected to surpass that of Germany by 2020.

During the 1915 Armenian deportation, Mrs. Heranus was forcibly taken away from her mother by soldiers. Her name was changed to Seher, she was brought up as a Muslim girl, married, had children. Her grandchild Cetin wrote a book ttled My grandmother.

The disabled women congress is a first step toward helping women fight against not only problems arising from being disabled, but also those from being a woman. But first, disabled women have to become acquainted with the womens movement and ...