A problem emerged in finding experts for the Turkish translations of the books "Snuff" and "Soft Machine" that brought publishers and translators to court. The court decided to have the original version of "Snuff" assessed. For "Soft Machine", the expert problem is still not solved.

RTÜK reprimanded and fined Show TV for six music videos, a dance program and a series that were deemed "obscene" and "pornographic" by the council. According to RTÜK, children and juveniles should be protected from these programs.

According to a draft bill to be announced by Minister of Justice Ergin, university students will not go to jail for petty crimes and the release of arrest warrants will be made more difficult.

After five years, the trial about the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist was decided on 17 January. All defendants were acquitted of charges of membership of an illegal organization. Yasin Hayal was handed down a life sentence. Tuncel was acquitted in the context of the murder but sentenced for the McDonald's bombing.

31 out of 35 people taken into custody in the scope of the most recent KCK operations were arrested. In the evening of 16 January, eight people were taken into police custodies after new operations, among them journalist Bozkurt.

The number of skulls found in the mass grave in Diyarbakır increased to eleven. CHP Deputy Tanrıkulu pointed to the location of the JİTEM head office that was only 20 metres away from the Diyarbakır Prosecution within hearing range to the place where people were tortured.

The survivors of the Uludere massacre are facing an investigation under allegations of "opposing the passport law", "illegal violation of the border" and "cross-border smuggling". They were summoned to give their statements.

35 people taken into custody in the scope of the most recent KCK operations were taken to court on 16 January with the demand for their arrest.

Six employees of the Yürüyüş magazine will appear at court for the first time on 20 January after 13 months of detention. Entrance to their offices was forced in a raid in December 2010 when also helicopter had been used.

The Turkey Publishers Association called on the parliament to urgently pass the amendments of Articles 6 and 7 of the Anti-Terror Law as proposed by CHP MP Oktay into law in order to remove obstacles before press freedom.

Offices and homes related to the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party and the KESK unions confederation were raided on 13 January. Dozens of BDP and KESK members were taken into police custody in Istanbul and Diyarbakır.

The indictment of the 1980 military coup claimed that "the ground for the coup was prepared by creating chaos in the country". Prosecutor Çetin pointed to a "state within the state" as the framework for the organization of large-scale events that preceded the coup.

Deputies of the opposition party CHP criticized the fact that CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu became subject to an investigation based on an announcement he made. They followed the example of their chairman and applied for lifting their parliamentary immunity.

"The bones of six persons were found in the course of restoration works next to a building belonging to JİTEM" the Human Rights Association announced. The excavation is being conducted in co-operation with the prosecutor's office.

22 people were taken into police custody in Diyarbakır in the course of the latest KCK operations, among them the Deputy Mayor of Bağlar. Eleven persons were arrested in Istanbul few days earlier.

Five years after the murder of Turkish Armenian journalist Dink, Judge Eryılmaz announced his intention to bring the trial to an end soon. Yet, considering new findings revealed by the plaintiff lawyers from the TİB records, a new case might be opened.

A Danish court rejected the request to close down the Kurdish Roj TV channel and ruled for a monetary fine of DKK 65,000. The satellite channel was alleged of having connections with the PKK.

The Ankara 12th High Criminal Court accepted the indictment related to the military coup in 1980. Former President and Chief of General Staff Kenan Evren and ret. Gen. Tahsin Şahinkaya are the two main suspects.

On 10 January, the Day of Working Journalists, the Contemporary Journalists Association highlighted oppression of journalists in their press release. "There is no press day to celebrate and there is no Day of Journalists worthy to be commemorated any more", they said.

The 24th hearing of the Hrant Dink murder trial was held on 10 January. The court president announced to possibly give a decision at the coming hearing on 17 January, two days prior to the 5th anniversary of the journalist's assassination.