The Seventy-eighters Initiative urges for prosecution of the leaders of the 1980 military coup. Labor unions, political parties and professional chambers join in a rally, Bring Them to Justice, on the 24th year of the military take over.

Justice and Development Party AKP called on Parliament for an extraordinary session on September 14, to tackle the Penal Law motion. The party also called on for the replacement of 5-6 provisions in the original motion, including the ones on adultery.

Deniz Baykal, the Chairman of the Republican Peoples Party (CHP) said that The National Intelligence Agency (MIT) should be totally disconnected from the underground and Mafia.

The Supreme Court of Appeals overturned a decision about a defendant who confessed to raping 12 girls, all under the age of 15. The court ordered the girls to take virginity tests. Women want the TCK amended to abolish virginity tests.

Ankara will have a busy diplomacy traffic in September, diplomatic sources said on Thursday. Sources said that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who would come to Turkey next week, would be the first Russian leader visiting Turkey in the last 32 years.

Agreement concerning the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the EMCDDA will be initialled at the premises of Turkish Academy against TADOC on Thursday

Prime Minister Erdogan made a comment to the criticisms that the government kept silent at the crisis concerning the High Appeals Court-MIT Cakici triangle: There is no event requiring us to be the intervene. Why should we be a party?

Director Fatih Akin, who won the Golden Bear cinema award with Against the Wall at the Berlin Film Festival, decided to direct a documentary for his next film.

Two new articles were added to the Progress Report which would pave the way to the beginning of negotiations between EU and Turkey: Women-men equality and ensuring progress in the issue of the return to village.

The RTUK sanctioned Ozgur Radio for referring in a press review to the front page of the daily Günlük Evrensel that said police in plain clothes had massacred members of DEHAP during a wedding in Adana.

Nearly 200 people, including 86 women, had signed up for the Kurdish language courses so far, but they did not accept application of children younger than 14 years.

Alir asked for help from the officials before she was murdered. The subgoverner is now full of regret. The villagers and headman didnt either help her, who applied to the prosecutor police numerous times saying she was faced with violence.

The Chief Public Prosecutor has asked for an investigation permit from the Transport minister Yildirim for Karaman, General Manager of the State Railways Authority, saying that fast train journeys were launched without the infrastructure was completed.

The Czech team who excavated the ancient city of Kyme in 1925, smuggled out all the artifacts to Prague, says Prof. Lagona, Kyme excavations head. She urges for the completion of Aliaga Museums construction.

European Union issues specific rules for the movement of goods across the Green Line dividing the Cyprus island between Turkish north and Greek south. The decision is expected to improve northern economy under international embargo since 1974.

Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer endorses the government decree to appoint former diplomat Mehmet Yigit Alpogan as the first civilian head for Turkeys supreme security body National Security Council.

Ilicak village residents of Beytussebap are forced to leave their homes under orders by local gendarme commander, say Human Rights Association Diyarbakir branch officials. This is the first time since 2001 when military resorted to similar measures.

Nurcan Taylan of Turkey breaks two world and three olympic records. She combined a world record of 97.5 kg in the snatch and a trembling 112.5 kg lift in the clean and jerk for a new world record total of 210 kg to take gold in the 48 kg class.

Excavations in Kyme, the biggest ancient harbor city in Mediteterranean, resume. They have acquired evidence that the first coin in history was not forged by the Lidians, but by the Eolians, says excavations committee head Prof. Lagona.

Diyarbakir Governors Office is seeking legal action against Greater Diyarbakir Mayor Baydemir and four other district mayors, whose condolence visit to the family of a killed Kurdish rebel, instigated heated debate. Baydemir refused further statement.