Deeply concerned about the excessive levels of fines that are recommended in the latest draft of Press Law No. 4757 International Publishers Association (IPA) and International PEN called Turkish Minister to delete the related articles.

Mintas, the provincial head of DEHAPs womens branches, said she was kidnapped by plain-clothed security forces, tortured and threatened with death and rape. IHD deputy head Yarcindag supported Mintas and demanded that those responsible are arrested.

Denktash may appoint the leader of a pro-status quo party to form the government. Lawmakers may be transferred from pro-peace parties. Prime ministry could be handed to Talat; and a three-party coalition could be formed. Can Denktash resign? Can the

A court began trying columnist Ruhat Mengi of Vatan newspaper, for criticizing a draft law to decrease punishment for rape and honor crimes. She faces 120 billion TL (USD 85,000) in damages.Womens rights activists lend support for Mengi.

If the UBP wins, Cyprus will be pushed into a deeper problem. This would also complicate Turkeys EU bid. If the opposition wins, it seems rather difficult for CTP to form the government in Cyprus. Solution seems to depend more on Turkey and the EU...

Lawyers Tanrikulu, Korkmaz and Deyars are indicted for misconducting duty and abusing their legal responsibility in connection with compensation cases of 96 villagers from Diyarbakir discrict evacuated and burned in the years 1993 and 1994.

This Regulation covers the private courses, which can be opened in line with Law No. 625 on opening private courses to teach different languages and dialects traditionally used by Turkish citizens in their daily lives and the same functions...

According to findings byTurkeys Human Rights Association (IHD), in spite of thorough reforms the number of torture and inhuman treatment cases increased while violations of freedom of expression decreased. Human rights situation still bleak in Turkey.

Ragip Zarakolu, owner of the Belge Publishing House was acquittted too. IPAs Alex.Krikorian and Kjell O. Jensen from Norvegian Pen attended to the hearing for solidarity.

International publishers support turkish colleagues freedom to publish. Ragip Zarakolu is accused of incitement to hatred on the basis of class, religion or race. The 12 September regime under trial edited by Caglar was confiscated in May 2003.

Beyoglu is like a collection album of many voices; old and new, dim and loud; voices of people coming from various cultural, social and political stands. Voices of past and present; in harmony or conflict but always interactive.

According to Sokmen, who is from the International Penal Court working group, the attacks could bring Turkey closer to the U.S., while hurting the democratization process and peace. Sokmen also drew attention to state-induced terror in Iraq, Palestine.

The deliberate killing of civilians has no justification and violates fundamental principles of international law, Amnesty International stressed.

In two simultaneous explosions in HSBC Bank headquartes in Istanbuls financial district Levent and in the British Consulate in Beyoglu district 25 were killed and 390 wounded. Britains İstanbul Council Roger Short too is killed.

She could not be salvaged. She was buried today after a ceremony organized by the Womens Platform. She was only 15. Her brother A.D., who had punished her five days ago with a chopper knife, was only 16.

A million bombs cannot drive us Jews out of here, said Josef Habib Gerez, a 77-year-old painter in Istanbuls Galata neighborhood, home to Neve Shalom, the citys largest synagogue.

TIHV head Onen and IHD head Ondul said Turkey has to ratify protocol 13, which outlaws peacetime and wartime executions, along with protocol 6, which only outlaws peacetime executions.

Arpat from KATAGI, said the125 women, who now stand trial because they wanted to set up a Peace desk, could not successfully tell their cause. According to her the womens demonstration was willfully distorted and attributed to some parties and groups.

The earthquake victims spent the fourth anniversary of the Marmara earthquake under detention in Ankara. They demand that the government allocates plots to their cooperative and ask for a ten-year mortgage.

Refugee support groups are calling the Australian governments success in towing a fishing boat carrying 14 Kurdish men from Turkey back to Indonesia a flagrant violation of international treaty obligations.