The Turkish Journalists Association awarded bianet for journalism focussing on rights. Individual awards were given to Hürriyet newspaper writer Ergin and to journalists Kurşun, Saymaz and Aktan on behalf of journalists facing prison threats and currently being detained.

The files of the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink at the ECHR and in Trabzon have reached their final stages. The Istanbul 14th Criminal Court hurries to decide the case without having considered all aspects. Lawyer Fethiye Çetin criticized the handling of the case.

The Diyarbakır Prosecution assessed Yılmaz Özdil's column about the punch on Kurdish Politician Ahmet Türk as freedom of expression. Özdil had written, "The person who punched Türk on his nose became the interpreter of the feelings of many people in this country".

Journalist Nazlı Ilıcak is facing imprisonment for an article where she wrote about accusations that Ergenekon defendant Atilla Uğur organized the order to kill Rıdvan Özden".

The training program "From the Classroom to the Newsroom" is currently being held in Istanbul for the fourth time to inform journalist candidates about responsible journalism. Nadire Mater opened the program which is attended by 26 graduates, 11 observers and 21 lecturers.

According to the 2010 January-February-March Media Monitoring Report, published by the BİA Media Monitoring Desk, a total of 216 people were on trial in the context of freedom of thought and expression during the first three months of the year, among them 69 journalists.

Şükrü Gökkaya, news director or Bizim Radio Television, was attacked on 7 July in Karabük by a member of the Turkish Metal Workers Union who had recently be made redundant.

Journalists Kurt and Kökçüoğlu were finally acquitted by an Ankara court. They were tried for defending the right to conscientious objection and because they called the people responsible for the death of 12-year-old Uğur Kaymaz "murderers".

The prosecutor of the Ankara 11th High Criminal Court demanded imprisonment of 10 years for Aysel Tuğluk, former official of the closed DTP. Among other charges, Tuğluk is tried because she referred to PKK leader Öcalan as "respectable". The case continues on 5 October.

Taraf newspaper criticized the allegations voiced by Gen. Başbuğ that the police leaked documents of the Ergenekon Investigation to the newspaper. The daily accused him of racism and disrespectfulness. BDP member Demirtaş called for the suspension of the Chief of General Staff.

The Turkish Peace Parliament warned the government to refer to NATO for a solution of the Kurdish question. Spokesman Bakkalcı said, "The solution to the Kurdish question is not calling on NATO but negotiations by middlemen".

The European Court of Human Rights sentenced Turkey by reason of the convictions of Maya magazine official Aylin Gözel and Yeni Dünya Için Çağrı magazine chief editor Aziz Özer. The court criticized the Anti-Terror Law because "it does not respect journalists' rights".

Three soldiers and nine PKK members allegedly died in clashes in the province of Hakkari in south-eastern Turkey. The Fırat News agency announced that for soldiers were killed in an attack in Yüksekova. Another five soldiers were wounded in the province of Elazığ.

Star newspaper Publications Director Karaalioğlu received a suspended prison sentence because of criticizing the dismissal of a law by the Constitutional Court that would have lifted the headscarf ban at universities.

Artist Bağca was sentenced to imprisonment of ten months for commemorating artists and a child who were killed in alleged conflicts with the Armed Forces. The "expert commission" at court was composed of special operation police officers.

The party headquarters of the AKP in Bingöl and a police tank in Yüksekova have been attacked. Shopkeepers in Şırnak and Cizre have closed their shops in protest.

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish PKK has repeated his demand for a democratic constitution. He argued that a range of legal reforms could prepare the ground for this.

An Ankara court has rejected the appeal of an association that has protested against a widening of the video sharing ban.

According to the court investigation, Bilen, who killed two demonstrators by shooting into a crowd in the city of Bulanık, talked to the police before the attack. The trial was transferred from Samsun to Ankara when Kurdish politician Türk was attacked after the first hearing.

Lawyer Bingöl criticized the lack of an effective domestic remedy for damages caused by forced migration and argued that the law on compensation created a deadlock. Bingöl called for rehabilitation programs and effective structuring procedures for forced migrants.