11 Students face prosecution after a riot at Hacatepe University in Ankara. The police had arrested a total of 66 students who were all released in the meantime. Students criticise the rectorate and the police.

11 Students face prosecution after a riot at Hacatepe University in Ankara. The police had arrested a total of 66 students who were all released in the meantime. Students criticise the rectorate and the police.

LGTB organization Kaos GL held a "LGB Employees Meeting" in Ankara to draw attention to the discrimination of homosexual and bisexual people in professional life. One of the most urgent problems is the rejection of applications because of a person's sexual identity.

Filiz Koçali, Ramazan Pekgöz and Ziya Çiçekçi from Günlük newspaper are facing imprisonment and severe fines because of an interview with Murat Karayilan on Kandil Mountain about the Kurdish initiative. The case is scheduled for 24 February 2010.

The Adana 1st Criminal Court of First Instance convicted İHD Branch Chairman Ethem Açıkalın on the grounds of "incitement of hatred and hostility" in the first hearing of the case. TV Açıkalan had criticized detention and heavy punishments of children that had participated in protest actions. He was handed the maximum prison sentence of 3 years.

The General Staff launched a further investigation into the "Action Plan against Reactionary Forces" after it was found to be an original document. General Başbuğ had previously referred to the document as a "piece of paper". The General Staff voiced their concerns about the leaking of the letter of advice to the press and wants the ones responsible for the leakage to be punished.

ESP member Keskin filed a criminal complaint against police officers of the Esenler Üçyüzlü Police Station, claiming that she became a victim of harassment, torture and insult. Keskin had been arrested while distributing a handout.

Günlük newspaper journalist Sarısözen and newspaper owner Çiçekçi are facing a 5 years prison sentence under charges of "propaganda for an illegal organization". Sarısözen argued in the hearing, "It is not us making organizational propaganda but the people". The case is adjourned till March 2010.

The TTB Cancer Advisory Board declared that convict Zere, ill with last stage cancer, has reached a stage that can not be improved by medical means anymore. According to the board, the execution of her sentence should be suspended or she should be released by the President's pardon.

Azadiya Welat distributor Altay was found guilty of "making propaganda for an organization". The court decided on the grounds of a picture in one of the issues showing PKK leader Öcalan holding up the daily with both of his hands. Defendant Ete was also convicted because he had unfolded pieces of cloth with the organization's emblem at the opening ceremony of an office.

About 80 people gathered in Ankara upon the call of the Pink Life Transgender Association. Despite police resistance they managed to hand their petition for redress to the Human Rights Presidency of the Prime Ministry. The petition is concerned with police violence against transvestites and transsexuals and rights violations occurring in the Act on Misdemeanour.

The court prosecuting journalist Şener will investigate whether supplemental deed of Şener's debated book "The Dink Murder and the Lies of the Intelligence" is included in the Dink murder file. Şener addressed police officer Yılmazer in the hearing, "It was your duty to protect Dink, instead of writing an annotation".