"They raped me under custody." Asiye Zeybek Güzel could only pronounce this truth when she could appear before the court 8 months of after her arrest. She had been unable to voice this bitter experience neither to her husband nor to her relatives, friends and lawyers.

Guzel, former editor of radical newspaper released following a five years and four months imprisonment. She was in Gebze (Istanbul) Prison.

CPJ: 389 journalists killed between 1992 and 2001. Turkey, where 18 journalists have been killed during the last decade, rounds out the top five most lethal countries for the press.

Turkey and Israel share this concern about the expansion of Iranian influence in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Indeed, Ankaras good relations with Jerusalem are well noticed in Baku and contribute to improve Israels status in this country.

Womens Handcraft Associations Center is aiming at generating solutions for beating and violence against women in general. The association is also working on organizing seminars on womens rights. Women shelter will be the next step.

RSF calls attention to human rights situation in five football World Cup qualifying countries: Saudi Arabia, China, Russia, Tunisia and Turkey.RED CARD

Torture and ill-treatment, high security prisons, rape in custody, impunity, two HADEP politicians disappeared, increased pressure on human rights defenders, prisoners of conscience, death penalty, political killings.

Proposals of the Patriotic Unity Movement for a comprehensive solution of the Cyprus problem:Effective participation of the two communities, special ties with Greece and Turkey, constitutional aspects of the federation, legislature, Judiciary...

With the aim of Creating a football festival, Yapi Kredi Culture and Arts Center has organized a series of activities such as football prints by Dino and documentaries under the name, The Ball is a World.

According to a Jerusalem Post report on May 15 quoted by ANICA Turkish Intelligence is worried that Iran is to start building long-range missiles.

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The Council of State has overturned Supreme Councils verdict to cancel the basis decision regarding the protection of the coasts and the inland waters. CMO that had appealed the Council of State, harshly criticized the Council.

Turkish Daily News columnist Bekdil is sentenced for his article Turkeys de jure Untouchables under Article 159 of the Turkish Penal Code, that penalizes insult to the state and its institutions.

The new measures further expand RTUKs scope as a full-scale media police by adding to the weapons it can use against radio and TV stations, such as warnings, fines, censorship of programmes and suspension of broadcasting.

STKB, 207 NGOs, urge for amendments on Constitution, Political Parties Law and Elections Law and ask a law on Ethics.

Governor Nuri Okutan asked the citizens to use birth control methods: People have to attend birth control training before they get married even in Iran. Dont listen to the ones who say, The vaccination is drying out our race.

The members of the Contemporary Journalists Association protested the RTUK law once again. The journalists, who covered their eyes and mouths with black bandages said, The journalists will not be able to report the truth when the RTUK law passes.

The Anatolian Civilization and Traditional Turkish Works of Art Collection exhibition, displaying about 400 pieces, will be open in Konya Hilton till May 22.

RSF, included Turkeys chief of general staff Huseyin Kivrikoglus picture on the map superimposed with pictures of political and military leaders accused of blocking press freedom. The Turkish state and government expressed anger over the act.

The new Immigration Law in Germany will take effect in January 2003. Two German deputies Mutlu of the Greens, Demirbuken of the Christian Democratic Union, answered Bianets questions on the ruling and opposition parties viewpoints on the law.