Nuri Ok, the Chief Prosecutor of the Appeals Court said that the protests staged by DEHAP against the imprisonment of PKK leader Ocalan, evidenced that this group had a connection with the terror organization.

The state will pay a compensation of 109 billion TL to the family of an inmate who was killed during the bloody Return-to-Life operation of the state in prisons, four years ago.

Italian Prime Minister Berlusconis media group Mediaset announced that they were looking for media groups in different countries, including Turkey, for making investments.

The Human Rights Association published a statement on Newroz, which is also the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. IHD emphasized that Turkey had still not ratified the protocol -12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Turkey and Greece will attend the talks that will begin today in Burgenstock, at prime ministerial level. These talks will be the first since 1974 talks, which started with the watchword Ayse went on for a holiday.

Kara has been released after serving in prison for 5 months for threatening the bodyguard of the son of former premier Ciller. His trials shows that the media in Turkey is under threats, said Sefiloglu from CGD. Its worst for local media.

A former head of Anti-Terrorism Unit and three police officers are standing trial for charges of torturing Mehmet Desde under detention. The court has been awaiting a report from the Forensic Medical Institution for the last three months.

Second Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug said that We expect a concrete step from U.S. to liquidate PKK from Northern Iraq.

Human Rights Foundation called on the AKP government to end its pressure on the Forensic Medical Institution. The Forensic Medical Institution isnt postponing the sentences of people it had previously diagnosed with the Wernicke Korsakoff disease.

An appeals court asked a lower court to wait for the outcome of the trial about torture allegations. The decision of the appeals court overturns the prison sentence of 12 years and six months and could affect the basics of the trial.

P.M. Erdogan will be the third leader joining two previous Turkish leaders Menderes and Demirel whose popular vote went over the 50 % threshold in general elections, a survey showed.

The anti-war activists will protest U.S. and British forces at the Taksim Gazi Park on the first year of the invasion of Iraq. They will emphasize that the lies about the reasons of invasion have become more obvious a year later.

Rapporteur Oostlander points out that the political reforms can only be judged on the basis of the actual implementation in terms of day-to-day practice at all levels of the judicial and security system and of both the civilian and military administration

Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that he learned about the decision of Turkish Cypriot President Denktas from the TV. He said This issue can go nowhere with heroic speeches.

In the trial of the death of student Altunbas under detention, which began 13 years ago, yet another defense lawyer withdrew from the case. How is this trial going to end if a new lawyer comes to each hearing and asks for more time? asked the judge.

Two Iranian women, who fled the oppression against women in Iran and came to Turkey, will be deported on March 20. The Refugee Womens Project of the International Federation of Iranian Refugees has called for an emergency action for Nazila and Farideh.

A court canceled the prime ministrys demand to change some of the board members of Malatyas Gunes TV to grant the channel a Security Document. RTUK ordered Gunes TV off the air for 30 days because of its message about the suicide bomber.

The trial hearing held before the Ankara State Security Court on 12 March 2004 of Leyla Zana and her three co-defendants ended once again in an adjournment and will reopen on 2 April.

The General Staff announced that no one has been registered by the army and the issue has been distorted.

The Contemporary Journalists Association CGD criticized Minister Tuzmen for tearing up a local newspaper. Tearing up a newspaper is as lawless as blowing up a newspaper building and silencing it, said the CGD. Minister Tuzmen apologized.