An Ankara court decides to ask Justice Ministrys consent to try Professors Oran and Kaboglu who are charged with violating Article 301 by their minority report on minorities. The two face five year in prison for inciting racial hatred.

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisations in Turkey expressed deep concern for Turkish academics Oran and Kaboglu who are charged under Article 301 for a minority report they prepared for the Turkish Prime Ministry

Hrant Dink, editor of the Armenian language magazine Agos -who was among eight writers, journalists and publishers accused of insult and interference in the judiciary was acquitted. International PEN is still concerned.

A new lawsuit has been opened against Journalists Hrant Dink and Aydin Engin, and Agos writers Serkis Seropyan and Arat Dink, charging them with influencing judicial opinion in articles written about the cancellation of the Armenian Conference.

Nearly 4,000 people, including writer Coşkun Ak and others tried under freedom of expression laws, have added their signatures to the campaign that a group of intellectuals started last month to remove articles 301 and 305 from the Penal Code.

Prof. Dr. Kocacik, head of the General Sociology in the Cumhuriyet University, said 46.5 percent of women are faced with violence. Beating, threat, and cursing are most frequent forms of domestic violence.

Applications centers will be set up in 10 provinces with the aim of ending the silence on sexual exploitation and to provide support for victimized children. A Child Sexual Exploitation hotline will also be available.

Journalists Sucu, Selcuk, Yildiz, and Tasci from Cumhuriyet are standing trial for reports on the Kiziltepe incident. 5 writers will stand trial in 2006 for criticizing the suspension of the Armenian Conference.

Suciyan argues that it is high time that Turkey cleanse the constitution of all ethnic descriptions and concepts of minority and majority, and adopt the guidelines of democratic, constitutional citizenship. Yet the PM still seeks a solution in Islam.

The Sisli District Court judge adjourned the trial of Turkish novelist Pamuk until February 7, 2006. Nationalist groups accusing Pamuk with treason booed the novelist and threw eggs on him and supporters during their entry into and exit from the court.

They dont put people in prison any more. But they bring all these cases to terrorise us and produce self-censorship. Look at the Pamuk case. The message is, if they can put Orhan Pamuk on trial, I should steer clear of this stuff says Mater of BIA

Journalist Birol Duru of the pro-Kurdish news agency DIHA remains in jail since his arrest four months ago. He was arrested in the village of Dinarbey in southeastern Turkey in August, and charged with possessing a videotape of the Kurdish guerrilla PKK.

The Supreme Court of Appeals orders retrial for Handan Caglayan based on the new penal code. She had been sentenced to seven months in prison and fined 513 YTL for saying My Dear Sisters in Kurdish in a speech during the 2004 local election campaign.

There is no alcohol ban, said Interior Minister Aksu. Lawyer Vuraldogan from the Ankara Bar Association, who is preparing to take legal action, and bar owners Keskiner and Ersuren, argue the practice constitutes a limitation of rights.

Amnesty international in a public statement expresses extreme concern for increased number of writers journalists and novelists who are prosecuted under Article 301 of the Turkish penal code. The article is generally used against critics of the state.

In an open letter to the Turkish president and prime minister, a group of European Parliament deputies call for the release of conscientious objector Tarhan, who has been sentenced to four years under charges of insubordination in front of the unit.

In a public stetement issued after editor Fatih Tass adjourned trial for publishing a Turkish translation of American academic John Tirmans book International PEN expressed concern for growing number of trials against journalists and writers.

Mazlumders Bilgen thinks that the officials use the demonstrations to cover up the Semdinli bombings, reporter Selek conveys the peoples demand for a civilian investigation commission and according to columnist Magden the state of emergency continuıes

53 reporters and NGO representatives participated in the training program on womens representation, reporting on womens rights violations, womens rights, and national and international regulations. Lively debates took place on violence against women.

Following two local judgements, the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a suspended 20-month prison sentence handed to writer Bekdil who wrote The probability for an ordinary Turk to receive a fair trial is one in a million, is going to the ECHR.