The Human Rights Association (İHD) protest the use of violence against children who take part in the activities protesting the bad treatment against Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned leader of the PKK.

The court sentenced publisher Ali Rıza Vural of Doz Publishing to “doing propaganda work for the Kurdish Workers Party” by publishing Hasan Bildirici’s novel that used the words “Kurd” and “Kurdish People.”

The court finally makes it possible to look into Colonel Öz's neglect in Hrant Dink’s murder.

Adnan Oktar, the "Creationist" preacher upon whose claims of personal humiliation many internet sites have been closed by court decision, threatens Bianet too: “Articles by two academics dmages my personal dignity. Lift these orwe will have you banned like Richard Dawkin’s site.” There is no insult, so we are not removing the article!

In Antalya, a police officer shot a youth of eighteen years for not obeying the stop warning. Suspending the police officer, the Antalya Police Department has launched an investigation.

The Diyarbakır Court lifted the ban on blogger.com, one of the biggest blog services in the internet, four days later, until all the evidence is collected.

After transsexual singer Bülent Ersoy, writer Cezmi Ersöz is also sued for writing a story that allegedly alienates people from military service. Both Ersoy and Ersöz will appear before court on October 30.

Journalists Vatandaş and Belek of opposition newspaper Evrensel receive prison sentences for publishing a declaration by the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK).

After Youtube.com, Wordpress and Googe Groups, now a well-known blog service blogger.com has been banned in Turkey. No change seems to be coming in internet censorship.

Osman Hayal, Yasin Hayal’s brother, will be tried for the charges of “participating in a murder” and “being a member in a terrorist organization”. Yasin Hayal is on trial as the instigator of Hrant Dink’s murder.

İdil Prosecutor of Şırnak province in the eastern Turkey receives a tip about eight people getting a beating and then catches heavily beaten up people in the police station. An investigation is launched against those responsible for the torture.

The women of the Women Workers Association (EKD) condemned the attack of the male prisoners on the female prisoners.