The BİA 2010 Annual Media Monitoring Report claims that 220 people, among them 104 journalists, were tried for the opinions they voiced in words and writing in 2010. Penalties handed down by the ECHR were on the rise as well as domestic convictions under the Anti-Terror Law. 30 journalists were in jail.

Hundreds of thousands of people all over the country joined this year's peaceful marches on Labour Day on 1 May. Groups as diverse as journalists, students, football supporters or immigrants walked side by side with the workers to demonstrate for their rights and freedoms.

By 31 March, 5 journalists were in prison for their writings, another 42 press members in the context of operations like "Ergenekon" and other major trials and investigations. Within 3 months, 13 people were sentenced to monetary fines and almost 22 years in jail on the grounds of their opinions on the Kurdish question.

Prosecutor Usta, appointed by the Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court for the final plea in the murder case of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink, demanded an investigation into the connections between the Dink murder case suspects and the defendants of the Ergenekon trial.

The prosecutor demanded the acquittal of Zaman newspaper writer Erdal. The journalist is being tried upon the complaint of judges Aslan and Alp on the grounds of news about the Ergenekon and Sledgehammer cases.

The Telecommunication Communication Presidency banned 138 words and terms from the internet. The list also includes words used in everyday life. The number of access bans is expected to increase; also food home delivery sites or football supporters' clubs will be affected.

bianet was the starting point for students from Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul and from the Freie Universität Berlin in a series of visits to Turkish media institutions. As part of the Media and Culture Management project, they met BİA Project Advisor Nadire Mater.

The homes of 14 Kurdish families in Çeşme (Izmir) were demolished and burnt down because the houses were allegedly located on agricultural land. The families reacted by breaking the windows of the municipality building.

A group of journalists urged their colleagues to join the 1 May demonstrations in Istanbul to raise their voices for the release of arrested journalists Şık and Şener. The journalists will accompany the socialist trade union DİSK with their call for press freedom and fundamental rights.

The "Democratic Solution Tents" for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish question were raided in 17 different provinces all over Turkey because they allegedly constituted a "threat to public security". The tents were struck and taken to the Police Directorate.

The Prime Ministerial Board for the Protection of Children from Harmful Publications demanded punishment for the book "The Soft Machine" because it does "not comply with the social morality". Sel Publishing called this an "outrageous injustice done to a work of art".

Journalist Kaçuru, reporter for the Anatolia Agency and TRT, was beaten at the Gürbulak Customs Gate after he came there to cover a news story. Kaçuru applied to the prosecution.