According to the Ministry of Justice, freedom of expression in Turkey is not being restricted and only 4 out of 63 imprisoned journalists are behind bars because of their writings. Turan Özlu form National Channel who was arrested this week is the 64th journalist in prison.

Cafer Erçakmak, prime suspect of the Sivas Massacre who was being searched for 18 years supposedly died from a heart attack on 11 July 2011. The result of a DNA report now proved with a probability of 99.9 percent that the deceased person was indeed Erçakmak.

The Contemporary Lawyers Association files a criminal complaint against Tekirdağ Prison Second Director Ak because of "experiences that raise concern and fear". The association will also complain about Prosecutor Arda for remaining passive.

Seven people who attended the funeral of protestor Lokumcu who was killed during anti-government unrests in Hopa in May are now tried on charges of "propaganda for an illegal organization" because of chanting marches and raising their left fists.

The Human Rights Association condemned the Qandil operations in a press release. The association called both sides to put down their weapons and said that a solution would have to be found through negotiations.

The Kurdish Regional Administration reportedly warned villagers in the region of the Turkish-Iraqi border on a possible ground operation of the Armed Forces. The Democratic Society Congress will start a peace walk to the border on Saturday.

Rear Admiral Alaattin Sevim was arrested on 24 August in the scope of the Internet Memorandum trial. One day earlier, civil servant Bülent Sarıkahya was detained.

Peace and Democracy Party member Altan Tan is facing 23.5 years in prison on the grounds of attending a couple of meetings before the general elections held last June. He is charged with "propaganda" and "committing a crime on behalf of an organization".

Turkey at least will not be a more democratic country in the absence of any consensus between the ruling AKP and the main opposition party CHP in creating a new constitution.

More than 2,000 people in Beyoğlu (Istanbul) are left jobless because the municipality had all tables of street cafés removed. "Beyoğlu was significantly harmed by the operation", Karasu from the Beyoğlu Recreation Areas Association said.

Gültekin and Önsel from the Labour Party, Özlü from the National Channel and Perinçek from Istanbul University were arrested in the scope of the Ergenekon investigation on 23 August. They were in police custody since 19 August.

The General Staff Presidency announced on its website that "90 to 100" PKK members were killed during the aerial strikes carried out during the past seven days in Northern Iraq.