Special Advisor of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, said that negotiations have "picked up momentum again" after they had been slowed down on the property issue. The political leaders of Southern and Northern Cyprus will meet again soon.

The Prosecutor of Erzurum Şanal filed a compensation claim against journalist İlhan Taşçı on the grounds of his book "Justice in a gown". The prosecutor just recently opened a trial against journalist Saymaz based on his book "The postmodern Jihad".

Political Scientist Gerger said that Turkey's role within the NATO did not change after the NATO summit last weekend. The summit was marked by the agreement on a missile shield over Europe without defining Turkey's neighbour Iran as an explicit enemy.

Prof. Bardakoğlu was allegedly dismissed as the Head of the Department of Religious Affairs. After PM Erdoğan said "We shall ask the Religious Affairs" about the headscarf problem, he replied, "The Religious Affairs Department does not release views upon request. The politicians should solve it".

Four NGOs from Turkey and further organizations from Bosnia Herzegovina, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro met in Zagreb for a conference on Quality Assurance Systems. One of the representatives from Turkey was bianet Editor Önderoğlu.

Colonel Özmen, tried for alleged torture of conscientious objector Aydemir, said in his defence: "I am a human being, I may have cursed. I held him by the shoulders to lead him out of the room, maybe my hand slipped across his face".

Assoc. Prof. Yaraş, head of the Excavation Board, announced to carry on with their protest against covering the ancient city of Alllianoi in concrete because of the flooding of the Yortanlı Dam. The Chamber of Environmental Engineers called Minister of Culture Günay to resign.

The "Status Report on Education" by the education union Eğitim-Sen reveals that three thirds of all educational staff evaluate violence as a problem at school to various extends. Insult and humiliation of students is a common problem at all schools.

Mahmutoğlu from the Rize Representation of the Architects Chamber criticized: ""These incidents happen because the work of engineers is being done by craftsmen. The ground has not been surveyed and the steel structure leaves doubts".

The General Staff Directorate denied allegations that they deliberately avoided the use of Heron air vehicles in the PKK attack on Han Tepe in July. However, the announcement does not explain alleged communication between military personnel.

The Basketball Federation has decided to use the term “women’s league.” Associate Professor Dr. Cubukcu from Istanbul University says, "The equivalent of man is woman, not lady.” Language experts advocate the word, “woman.” International sports organisations also use, “woman,” not “lady.”

ILO report states that there are 81 million young unemployed people in the world. The rate of youth unemployment in Turkey is more than twice the world average. The crisis hit the youth more than it hit the adults.