Women from Diyarbakir, Batman, Van, Mardin, Gaziantep and Mersin, argue that making adultery a crime would legitimize honor crimes. They draw attention to how widespread polygamy is, and say: Everybody will become a guard of virtue of each other.

Greens from Turkey and Spain urge for resignation of their respective Ministers of Environment for their part in the sinking of a Spanish ship with toxic waste in Turkish southern port of Iskenderun. Mediterranean is turning into a time bomb they say

An independent Commission comprising of prominent European politicians such as Martti Ahtisaari former Finland president and former EU commissioner Hans van den Broek concludes that Turkey is eligible for EU membership negotiations.

The Turkish government has announced that it is determined to restore soon adultery like an offence liable to a prison sentence in spite of the reactions of the secular circles and the European Union.

GOC-DER and TOHAV said the title of the law on Compensating for Losses Arising from Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism Operations, is problematic. They said the village guards may be an obstacle in the villagers return.

Egitim-Sen presented their report titled, The Structural Problems of Our Education System and Proposals to Solve the Problem, to the Education Minister. 1 million children do not go to school. The classrooms are overcrowded.

The TCK Womens Platform criticized AKPs reported efforts to abolish an article in the TCK draft that states adultery is not a crime: Turkey must ensure equality between men and women to be able to become an EU member.

The Turkish Armed Forces implemented a series of changes at the August 30 Victory Day celebrations, launching civilianization. In this years celebrations, a complete civilian mentality revolution was observed.

The Seventy-eighters Initiative urges for prosecution of the leaders of the 1980 military coup. Labor unions, political parties and professional chambers join in a rally, Bring Them to Justice, on the 24th year of the military take over.

Justice and Development Party AKP called on Parliament for an extraordinary session on September 14, to tackle the Penal Law motion. The party also called on for the replacement of 5-6 provisions in the original motion, including the ones on adultery.

The Supreme Court of Appeals overturned a decision about a defendant who confessed to raping 12 girls, all under the age of 15. The court ordered the girls to take virginity tests. Women want the TCK amended to abolish virginity tests.

Ankara will have a busy diplomacy traffic in September, diplomatic sources said on Thursday. Sources said that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who would come to Turkey next week, would be the first Russian leader visiting Turkey in the last 32 years.

Deniz Baykal, the Chairman of the Republican Peoples Party (CHP) said that The National Intelligence Agency (MIT) should be totally disconnected from the underground and Mafia.

Prime Minister Erdogan made a comment to the criticisms that the government kept silent at the crisis concerning the High Appeals Court-MIT Cakici triangle: There is no event requiring us to be the intervene. Why should we be a party?

Agreement concerning the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the EMCDDA will be initialled at the premises of Turkish Academy against TADOC on Thursday

The RTUK sanctioned Ozgur Radio for referring in a press review to the front page of the daily Günlük Evrensel that said police in plain clothes had massacred members of DEHAP during a wedding in Adana.

Director Fatih Akin, who won the Golden Bear cinema award with Against the Wall at the Berlin Film Festival, decided to direct a documentary for his next film.

Two new articles were added to the Progress Report which would pave the way to the beginning of negotiations between EU and Turkey: Women-men equality and ensuring progress in the issue of the return to village.

Nearly 200 people, including 86 women, had signed up for the Kurdish language courses so far, but they did not accept application of children younger than 14 years.

Alir asked for help from the officials before she was murdered. The subgoverner is now full of regret. The villagers and headman didnt either help her, who applied to the prosecutor police numerous times saying she was faced with violence.