The buildings of tenants living in Süleymaniye would be demolished within the scope of urban transformation on April 17, Tuesday morning without any prior notice. When this news was reflected in the press, the families were given one more month for evacuation.

SIPRI published its report regarding the military expenditure of the countries worldwide. According to the final 2010 data, and estimated 2011 data, U.S. is at the first place in military expenditure and Turkey is at the 15th place.

Two women, a student and a teacher that unfurl a banner written "We do not want the missile shield , we want a democratic high school” arrested with many accusations like “terrorist propaganda” and they are in prison for 4 months.

There was a great shock for the people living in Süleymaniye, İstanbul on Tuesday, April 17th morning of the demolition preparations in Süleymaniye within the scope of urban transformation without any prior notice. Süleymaniye residents asked for an extra period of time, at least until the schools are closed.

Conscientious objector Halil Savda made a statement after he was released from the prison by Probation Law. He said he was sentenced due to “alienating the public from military service” because of the high nationalist and militaristic sensitivity of the judiciary.

Akın Atalay, Alp Selek, Oral Çalışlar, Karin Karakaşlı, Zeynep Direk, Martin Pradel from FIDH, EP Chairman of the Human Rights Subcommittee Barbara Lochbihler and the President of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Commission Hélène Flautre will discuss Pınar Selek case and the judiciary in Turkey.

According to the letter sent from the Ministry of Defense, male students completing 29 years of age have two options in order to enroll in a school: Paid military service or leaving their education unfinished and joining the army for 15 months.

General Secretary of Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) Bakkalcı said that there are 520 patient prisoners in the prisons. He defined the manner of Minister of Justice Engin as “unserious” as Engin stated that “the patient prisoners are given medical treatment 'meticulously' ”. Bakkalcı also expressed that such an approach deepened the pain.

Nine more people including retired General Cevik Bir are arrested within the scope of Feb. 28 investigation.

Movie lovers came together for Emek Movie Theater on April 15, 2012. They protested against the Emek Movie Theater project of Kamer Construction Company. They shouted "We do not watch this movie" and tore their tickets.

The instructors gave symbolic lessons in front of Tekirdağ F-type Prison within the scope of "Do Not Touch My Student" campaign in order to draw attention to 600 high school and university students arrested. The subject of this second course was "ecological struggle".

KESK Ankara Branches Platform asked for the immediate release of KESK member women and managers that were taken into custody within the scope of the KCK operations two months ago.

Awards given in honor of Late Evrensel daily correspondent Göktepe were marked with a panel discussion on the problems the profession faces today in Turkey.

Turkey is to pay 11500 euro to Ali Güneş for violating Article 3 of the convention on human rights. Güneş was sprayed with pepper gas in close range and forcefully taken under custody in 2004.

15 suspects of the first KCK case, including publisher Ragip Zarakolu, are released today. The names of the released are listed below.

Causing a unanimous criticism from commentators across the political sphere, publisher and writer Zarakolu's arrest is once again questioned by his lawyers at court.

Four people rushed into a Protestant church in Bahçelievler district and physically attacked the pastor, threatening and insulting him.

Ministry of Defense report passes over the questions directed by the parliamentary committee. The chain of command and the specifics of the operation that left 34 villagers dead, is still blurred.

Two generals didn't attend the first sitting of the case but relatives of the victims and rights' activist were there. They all demanded the investigation to be enlarged and the trial to be founded on "crimes against humanity".

Turkish capital Ankara's outspoken mayor Melih Gökçek provides a strong homophobic response to a question on live TV.