Journalists, journalist associations and human rights advocates were in solidarity with the imprisoned journalists in April – May – June 2012. The associations followed the hearings, visited the imprisoned journalists and protested the trials.

Turkish Parliament elected Mehmet Nihat Ömeroğlu as its first public ombudsman, an appeals judge whose ratification of assassinated journalist Hrant Dink's verdict created controversy in Turkey.

Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Şahin introduced a new monitoring system to prevent violence against children.

A Turkish mental health counseling organization gave its annual award to Çarşı Soccer Fan Group after several supporters threw out their team scarves onto the soccer pitch to be in support the earthquake victims in the Siberia-cold eastern province Van.

Ministry of Education announced its new guidelines regulating the dress code in public schools, a set of rules that allow casual clothing, as well as veils for female students during religion classes.

EU Delegation to Turkey announced the five finalists that will compete for its Human Rights Online Video Contest.

"Kurdish children regard the streets as terrains of freedom, while they see schools as a platform to debate with the Turkish state. Families think streets are unsafe whereas the children think the opposite and gather in streets," researcher Welat Ay said.

Turkish sociologist suspected in the Egyptian Bazaar bombing was ordered to stand trial for life sentence in December 14, after the court commuted the not-guilty verdict.

Experts contested the planned construction site of Istanbul's new airport, saying that the area houses the last remaining environmental sites nourishing the gigantic city.

Plenty of students in Istanbul University claimed to have face and body damage due to a "solid and glue-like" tear gas that Turkish police utilized in student protests. Doctors who treated the students also protested.

Tayyip Temel, journalist, ended his hunger strike on its 68th day in Diyarbakir Prison, saying that the role of dialogue is essential for avoiding future tragedies.

Turkish Chamber of Medicines listed a series of medical procedures needed for post-hunger strike recovery, warning prison officials and doctors to treat inmates with extreme care.

Turkish authorities released the former European Parliament Deputy Feleknas Uca from police custody and transported her back to Germany. She might have been deported, rumors said.

The arrest of 30 students supporting hunger strikes from Pamukkale University rose the total toll of jailed students in the past five days to 55.

6 Human Rights Association members were briefly taken into police custody in front of PM's Istanbul office after their attempt to make a declaration on the 64th day of hunger strikes.

Ömer Dinçer, Minister of Education, announced reforms in the national education system including calling off high school entrance exams, nullifying cram schools and enduring Kurdish lessons.

The Turkish government has submitted to parliament a reform allowing defendants to use languages other Turkish in court, a key demand of jailed hunger strikers.

The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects called President Gül to use his veto power concerning the new municipality bill, saying that reducing the number of municipalities will reinforce the central government and dilute the local governance.

A trustee board member at Istanbul’s Yeni Yüzyıl University ordered the dismissal of 17 faculty members in flagrant violation of due procedures. Students believe the move was a consequence of the administration’s desire to refashion the university in line with the views of the government. Meanwhile, eight research assistants at Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) were also laid off, with hundreds more potentially facing the same prospect.

A total of 72 journalists and 35 distributors remained in prison in the 2012 third quarterly report term. 3 people, including one journalist and one distributor were sentenced to a total of 20 years, 7 months in prison for violating the TMK.