Resul İlçin died in hospital after he had been taken into custody. Police officers declared that he "fell down" in detention. İlçin's family filed a complaint. The governor announced, "He fell down himself. He had previously undergone heart surgery". DTP MP Bayındır brought the matter to the parliament.

Interior Minister Atalay criticized opposition parties MHP's and CHP's statements concerning the peace groups that returned to Turkey in the beginning of this week. Commenting harshly on the welcome events of DTP, he emphasized that the opening process is a success and that the government is going to continue it.

The Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court banned the weekly Özgür Görüş newspaper for 1 months under charges of "making propaganda for the PKK organization" on page 9 of the 8-page issue.

DTP Co-Chair Türk responds to the Prime Minister's criticism of turning the arrival of the peace groups into a "show". Türk said, "This is not a show, this is the enthusiasm of the people. They came for the peace process. This enthusiasm should be shared all over Turkey". Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Yalçınkaya has launched an investigation against DTP regarding the receptions.

The governorship filed a closure case against the Black Pink Triangle association in Izmir under charges of "opposing the public morality and the Turkish family structure". The first hearing is scheduled for February next year.

Former President of the Medical Association Ölçer said that the arrival of the Peace Groups in Diyarbakır created an atmosphere of reunion and a hope for peace, "Everybody should do their utmost for the PKK to come down from the mountains".

The Turkish Journalists Society published a declaration against journalists' increasing exposure to violence lately: "We will not hesitate to apply legal ways in order to seek the rights of our colleagues and we know it as our duty to inform the public".

Selmi Yılmaz and Fakir Yılmaz, owner and editor-in-chief respectively of Kuzey Doğu Anadolu daily, have to pay 4,000 Turkish Lira in compensation. 2 Judges had filed a complaint about them, originally demanding 40,000 TL in compensation. The journalists are going to lodge an appeal against the decision.

Turkey was convicted by the ECHR of putting several newspapers to silence. 26 journalists from 4 Kurdish newspapers had applied to the European court. Turkey has to pay thousands of Euros in compensation to the complainants.

The court decided to release Erol Ölmez, Kahraman Şahin and Ümit Oğuzhan, prosecuted under the first indictment regarding the "Ergenekon terror organization". Judge Şengün furthermore requested the release of 9 other defendants including Gürses and Kerinçsiz, but this claim was rejected with the majority of votes.

Turkey fell back 20 places in this year's RSF Worldwide Press Freedom Index. The country shares rank 122 together with the Philippines. The front-runners for press freedom are Denmark, Finland and Ireland. Turkmenistan, North Korea and Eritrea bring up the rear of the index.

The Silopi Magistrate Criminal Judge released 5 people belonging to the peace group. The prosecutors had demanded to arrest them. All 34 members of the Peace Group are free now.

The Saturday Mothers/People gathered on Istanbul's Galatasaray Square for the 238th time to draw public attention to the disappearance of Hüseyin Toraman who was kidnapped from in front of his house 18 years ago. They also reminded disappearance of six peasants in Silopi 16 years ago.

The last Kurdish uprising can really come to an end by determining Turkey's fate. Twiting the course of the things in that direction will be a result of the policies pursued since 1999 by the Kurdish liberation movement and its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan who have sought peace and reconciliation in the brotherhood and liberty of peoples.

The peace groups entered Turkey yesterday crossing the Iraqi border. They describe themselves as ambassadors for peace and came with letters explaining their demands, "We did not come to benefit from active repentance. We want the initiative to solve the Kurdish question to continue, we want to live together freely and equally".

Chief of Police Intelligence Office Ramazan Akyürek was removed from office. Akyürek was chief of police in Trabzon before the Dink murder and had employed Erhan Tuncel as an under-cover police informant. The Supervisory Committee held Akyürek responsible for neglect of his duty. The Dink family blamed him of a "neglect resulting in death".

26 refugees from the UN Mahmur Camp and 8 PKK members from Kandil will come to Turkey to talk to DTP delegations today (19 October). According to one of the leading PKK members Kalkan, the aim of the groups is to create a dialogue and open the way for negotiations. President Gül appreciates the initiative.

The EU Progress Report criticizes the quality of investigations concerning court cases. High-profile trials like the Dink murder case raise doubts about the role of security forces and their cooperation with the judiciary. Also RSF expresses their concerns about the Dink case.

There are some unsolved discrepancies in our minds related to freedom of communication. Let us not leave those contradictions to the arbitrariness of the government on behalf of security. Oktay Ekşi says, "The EU is finally aware of the Turkish Criminal Code and the Anti-Terror Law. We would also like to remind Mr. Ekşi of this fact.

Journalist Kar reports that 1 day after the new visa regulations were signed, many people from Syria visited the Turkish city of Antakya. Many families formerly divided can easily re-unite due to the new application. Kar recommends visiting Turkey's neighboring country and gives advice for a journey to Syria.