Turkey will have to recognize Cyprus during EU negotiations, said Akinci from BDH, Soyer from CTP and Angolemli from TKP. There has to be peace in Cyprus. Turkey should take initiative for peace on the island.

The problem does not lie only in Turkey, says Nejdet Ates, a hotel worker in Afyon. It is also in Europe. It has to decide if it wants us -- a big Muslim nation. It has never been clear on this. We wont beg to get in.

Turkey would become the largest EU member, because its population is expected to surpass that of Germany by 2020.

200 Kurdish intellectuals living in Turkey and Europe, from Zana to Uzun, from Elci to Rojin, listed their demands ahead fo the EU negotiations period, for the solution of the Kurdish problem by International Herald Tribune and Le Monde.

EU enlargement expert Aktar said the second EU draft had one improvement in favor of Turkey and two dangerous items. The EUs final statement will be a roadmap for Turkey, he said. Privileged partnership is an exaggerated fantasy, he adds.

Lawyer Cetin said that the National Security Board should just be an advisory body, added that the Sept. 12 period legitimized bodies like the MGK and secret documents. Prof. Uskul said MGSB should be in line with constitutional and political realities.

A young academic, Ayse Gül Altinay, probes into the intricate mechanisims of Turkish state-building processes, through her invaluable work The Myth of The Military-Nation. Crtics praise the book also for its universal value in analysing male domination.

In EU countries, the military is a government institution, said EU Expansion expert Aktar. It doesnt state opinions about political issues. The important thing is to give the opportunity to minorities to live a decent life, he added.

Turkish truck drivers are complaining that the government is indifferent to increasing numbers of drivers dying at the hands of Islamic resistance fighters in Iraq No one forces us to go to Iraq but we cannot find work here so we go, said one driver.

Members of Turkeys minority groups denounce violent reactions against the Prime Ministrys working group on Rights of Minorities. Lawyer Bakar calls for full implementation of Laussane Treaty, while Alevite researcher Sener welcomes the debate.

Izmirs Aliaga district mayoralty introduces support and guidance service for the protection of village women from domestic violence. Volunteered by 13 women ABKAM conducts surveys with support from village headmen.

3rd Administrative Court in Adana lifted the ban on the local Radyo Dünya for airing Kurdish music during a Turkish language program. Broadcaster Öziç also acquitted of the charges of acting against the orders of authorities.