40 people in the Findikli village have died of cancer in the last year, the locals say. They have not been able to continue hazelnut farming for the last seven years as the land has lost fertility. Villagers complain for negligence for health services.

None of the parties in Turkish Parliament have enough support to break the 10 percent barrier required for entry into the parliament according to the poll. Support for Genc Party is increasing while support for YTP fell. DSPs support is tumbling.

Tunny fish farms ara replaced at the Kadirga bay, where diving is forbidden. The villagers demand the cancellation of the farm project. They are worried that the fish farms would pollute the sea, harm cultural assets, drive away fish, affect tourism...

1,350 voters from three villages have decided to turn in empty ballots. Complaining of lack of basic services such as roads, water, health and education, the headmen are angry: They did not even respond our demands.> the> politicians: We wr

The producers who have to sell 3 kilograms potatoes for a cup of tea complains about the chamber of agriculture. The chamber brings seed potatoes to sell, but does not organize the producers. It is no different than a commercial establishment they say.

Cypriot Fileleftheros Newspaper wrote that Annan would put forward an ultimatum-like solution proposal. Haravgi newspaper said that Denktas and Clerides talked about sovereignty. According to daily Mahi, no steps have been taken at the negotiation talks.

The State Security Court ordered the confiscation of the Fall 2002 issue of Serbesti Magazine, saying that it disseminated separatist propaganda. The magazines publication committee condemned the censoring mentality of the Turkish state.

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Akad, the provincial head of HADEP, says that the officials are pressuring the party with the aim of preventing voter registrations. 27 headmen have been removed from their posts for allegedly mediating fake voter registrations.

Izmir Commercial Stock-Exchange and the Bosnia Herzegovina Chamber of Foreign Trade have signed a cooperation agreement. With this agreement, the two institutions will exchange information, jointly decide on quotations and cooperate in marketing.

The Revoluatarny path Dev-Yol trial continues even after 22 years. Opened under the Military rule, the case comprises 723 Dev-Yol affilates 23 of whom are sentenced to death. The local court converted death penalties for imprisonment for life.

The National Security Council decided in its last meeting that the students,who were expelled for signing petitions demanding Kurdish lessons, could return to school. With this decision, a minimum of 1,445 students will be able to go back to school.

Journalist Kizilyaprak of the closed-down Ozgur Bakis, will apply to the attorney generalship. He demands to be retried under the deregulated terrorism law. The journalist faces prison sentence since October 2001.

Syria and Turkey signed a joint communiqué of projects of regional development, irrigation and agriculture. During a four-day visit, the group from Syria visited dams and irrigation facilities within the region covered by the GAP project.

Excavations at Soli Pompeipolis have been completed. The teams that have left the region are worried about the town, where they came across the remains of five separate periods, could be looted. The efforts to declare the region a Museum Town,continue.

It points out that the Cyprus problem should be solved before the end of the year and that the Turkish Cypriots and the people of Turkey would suffer the most if a solution was not reached by then.

My answer is my success, says a proud Sureyya Ayhan. I ran not only against my rivals but also against rumors, slanders, lies and gossips at home. I am happy that I beat them all.

Journalism and The Human Rights Challenge to Turkey. Report of the IFJ / EFJ Mission to Turkey in April 26-30 April, 2002: Putting Union Rights and Press Freedom on the agenda.

Selek from Peace Promoters, Salman from Womens Platform for Selek of Peace Promoters, Salman of Womens Platform for Peace, Ciftci of HADEP, Keskin of IHD, Temurturkan of ODP, and Seyman of SHP are against Turkeys purchase of four AWACS.

The 23-year-old Ayhan won in 3min 58.79sec, denying Szabo by just two hundredths of a second. A long way back, in a lifetime best of 4:01.28, was the Russian Tatyana Tomashova.