Armenian and Turkish language newspaper AGOS editor in chief Dink believes that the minorities should be excluded by the regulation that authorizes and says that the regulation is antidemocratic. Armenians are preparing to establish a radio station...

Hands Across the Divide, Cypriot NGO organized in northern and southern parts of divided Cyprus, staged symbolic protests where women closed their mouths with tape in order to protest the repression on journalists and trade unionists in North Cyprus.

TGC head Erinc, jurist Ilkiz, Babakus from the Circassian Platform, and Tan from the Azadiya Welat, commented on broadcasting in different regional languages and dialects: An important step, but insufficient.

Turkish Cypriot NGOs undersigned Solution in Cyprus and EU Membership declaration. During the meeting in Chamber of Commerce an agreement has been reached on engaging in a series of actions throughout existing crucial period before Dec.12.

Prof. Narli says, turban is in the government protocol because the demands of the vicinity have moved to the center. Associate professor Dr. Alankus is against making the turban sharply a political symbol.

21 percent of children work; 62.6 are subjected to violence; there are a million 400 thousand disabled children; children constitute 10 percent of people who are subjected to torture. Cetin from MAZLUM-DER called on the authorities to solve the problems..

The Istanbul Bar banned IHD deputy chair Eren Keskin from serving as a lawyer for a year. The reason for this decision is her prison sentence seven years ago. She will go to court and demand that the execution of the decision is halted.

TTB Deputy Chair Dr. Bakkalcı: AKPs plan is a continuation of the economy program Turkey has been pursuing for the last 20 years, and which resulted in a devastating economic crisis. It is far from solving problems and taking a human approach.

Turkeys new Justice Minister Cicek served as a state minister in the years of 1987-1991. When Cicek was the state minister responsible of family matters, women protested him by blowing whistles. They even got divorces in protest.

According to KTOS, the U.N. plan to reunify Cyprus, is and opportunity that should not be missed. CTP said some circles are lying on purpose and speculating over the plan. The Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce stressed that the plan should be accepted.

Aktuel weekly magazine columnist Altan and editor Tunali were acquitted in 2 cases under charges of insulting the army. The other two trials were postponed because the General Staff did not issue a response about the Andic Document.

Caricaturists Ayrancioglu and Saatci; Superonlines former editor Ak; Turkish Daily News writer Bekdil and director Cevik; Gun TVs former owner Bingol and many other journalists, are awaiting the decisions by the supreme court of appeals post-EU reforms.

TURSAB adviser Duru and Tilmenhoyuk excavations chair explained that this years operations at the region have been completed: Tilmenhoyuk, which appears to be bedraggled because of neglect, is actually much more glorious than the antique city of Zeugma.

AKPs leader Erdogan might still have a long way to pass through Turkeys labyrinth of bans and prohibitions to assume the post of prime minister, but Erdogans real political power seems to have been least affected from these formalities.

Turkish voters punished the governing parties and pinned their hopes on Islamists and Erdoğan, Kurdish voters in big towns didnt vote for the DEHAP, Social Democrats foundered on their opposition policy, EU could be the decisive political question.

Conscientious objector Bal, started a death fast claiming he was tortured. He was taken to an Ankara military hospital as his condition worsens. Bals lawyers prepare to take the case to international human rights organizations.

The 2002 Human Rights Watch Annual Dinners in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco will honor two other human rights defenders, in addition to Yurdatapan, a Chadian lawyer and a leading HIV/AIDs activist from India.

Ciftci died during an operation in prison. A Turkish court continued to try the people detained during the events that broke out at his funeral ceremony. Genefke from IRCT said, those who opposed torture were standing trial, and not the actual torturers.

There exists only one-woman journalist who leads an national daily among scores of Turkeys newspapers. There exists almost no anchorwoman. For the worse you will never see a womans face in the white screen if she is than lets say 40.

In Turkey-Russia relations, both sides generally try to keep things cordial, Prof Turan of Bilgi University told EurasiaNet. Turkey has nothing to gain from exploiting the problems Russia has with its internal unity.