Hakan Albayrak, the former writer for the Milli Gazete, who was convicted and arrested for insulting Ataturk in one of his articles, was released from the Ankara Kalecik prison after serving for six months.

38 newspaper, radio and TV reporters from six provinces in the Black Sea region, discussed responsible journalism and rights reporting during the program with presentations by Prof. Dr. Koker, Dr. Dursun, Dr. Tosun, Duran, Celikkan, Haksever and Erol.

The furious people of the Kiziltepe, Mardin urge for the murder, in a police operation, of the 12-year-old Ugur, and his father Ahmet Kaymaz uncovered. They are seeking to hide the incident from public says local human rights activist Perincek.

A young academic, Ayse Gül Altinay, probes into the intricate mechanisims of Turkish state-building processes, through her invaluable work The Myth of The Military-Nation. Crtics praise the book also for its universal value in analysing male domination.

Lawyer Cetin said that the National Security Board should just be an advisory body, added that the Sept. 12 period legitimized bodies like the MGK and secret documents. Prof. Uskul said MGSB should be in line with constitutional and political realities.

23 reporters and womens rights activists from Bolu and six provinces attended the BIA ²training seminar. They discussed responsible reporting and reporting on rights. Dr. Koker, Dr. Dursun, Dr. Tosun, Duran, Celikkan and Haksever made presentations.

INdependent Deputy Sirin handed a question motion to Prime Minister Erdogan about a mass grave found in Diyarbakir and claimed to be of villagers who got lost 11 years ago. He demanded that the ministries, and army make their finding on the issue public.

Inhabitants of Turkeys most prosperous province Kocaeli, benefit from lesser health facilities than Turks living in the German city Dusseldorf, shows a research by Dr. Kaya of Kocaeli University.

Prof. Polat said Turkey still didnt pass harmonization laws about the Childrens Rights Convention, 15 years after adopting it. According to Polat, institutions responsible for serving children have many shortcomings.

It was the most recent of frequent explosions in Hakkari, an area heavily polluted by anti-personnel landmines and other unexploded ordinances during the conflict between PKK guerrillas and Turkish security forces. The bombs are deemed a serious problem.

Its estimated that at least 50 people, mostly women and children, have died or been wounded this year alone as a result of landmines and abandoned unexploded ordinances in Hakkari. Recently, two children and an adult were killed and three others wounded.

The June, July and September reports of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation show that defendants facing charges of torture are mostly acquitted.