Student Ferhat Tüzer is being detained pending trial for 17 months because he posted a banner calling for free education during a speech of the Prime Minister. Now he has been banned from receiving visitors for 6 months because he sang a folk song.

Thousands of people met in Kadıköy for the Peace Rally on 1 September. After tensions and a police intervention with tear gas the meeting had to be cancelled.

In the case of the alleged suicide of a soldier, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that "the government is responsible for a death at the military" and that "people addicted to alcohol and narcotics should not be conscripted".

Turkish government adopted a decree to return all immovable property seized in 1936 to non-Muslim foundations. Compensations will be paid for immovable property owned by third parties.

An indictment was prepared about journalists Şık and Şener who are detained in the scope of the Ergenekon investigation since March. They are charged with "aiding an armed illegal organization". The Indictment includes a total of 14 defendants.

The Human Rights Department will be established for the abatement of human rights violations. The newly founded department will collect information and opinions on applications made to the ECHR from related institutions and prepare defences.

According to the Ministry of Justice, freedom of expression in Turkey is not being restricted and only 4 out of 63 imprisoned journalists are behind bars because of their writings. Turan Özlu form National Channel who was arrested this week is the 64th journalist in prison.

Cafer Erçakmak, prime suspect of the Sivas Massacre who was being searched for 18 years supposedly died from a heart attack on 11 July 2011. The result of a DNA report now proved with a probability of 99.9 percent that the deceased person was indeed Erçakmak.

The Contemporary Lawyers Association files a criminal complaint against Tekirdağ Prison Second Director Ak because of "experiences that raise concern and fear". The association will also complain about Prosecutor Arda for remaining passive.

Seven people who attended the funeral of protestor Lokumcu who was killed during anti-government unrests in Hopa in May are now tried on charges of "propaganda for an illegal organization" because of chanting marches and raising their left fists.

The Human Rights Association condemned the Qandil operations in a press release. The association called both sides to put down their weapons and said that a solution would have to be found through negotiations.

The Kurdish Regional Administration reportedly warned villagers in the region of the Turkish-Iraqi border on a possible ground operation of the Armed Forces. The Democratic Society Congress will start a peace walk to the border on Saturday.