According to the General Staff, eleven soldiers and twelve members of the illegal Kurdistan Workers Party PKK were killed in armed conflicts in south-eastern Turkey over the weekend. Fırat News agency announced the death of three PKK members. The funeral services for the killed soldiers were attended by thousands of people.

According to the "Education Monitoring Report" by the Education Reform Initiative, 50 percent of Turkish girls aged 15-19 do not go to school. About 360,000 high school students dropped out of school in 2008/2009. Regional differences and the family background play important roles.

The Middle-East Technical University refused permission for the "living library", a human rights project to reduce prejudice against socially excluded individuals. The university did not approve the project because it "addresses only a small number of people".

The second hearing of the against the President of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation, Prof. Dr. Korur Fincancı, was observed by representatives of the Human Rights Committee of the Norwegian Bar Association and the Kurdish Human Rights Project.

The 11th Chamber of the Court of Appeals decided to merge the cases against Erzincan Public Chief Prosecutor Cihaner at the Erzurum 2nd High Criminal Court and at the Court of Appeals respectively. The prosecutor of the Court of Appeals demanded the release of all detained defendants of both cases. The court accepted the request.

The Turkish Journalists Association announced the laureates of the "Award for Successful Journalism in Turkey". Association President Erinç criticized that working conditions for journalists have worsened.

Ankara Prosecutor Karakuş demanded the acquittal of 19 defendants who were tried for supporting conscientious objector Aydemir. Yet, one defendant received a prison sentence of 1.5 years, three defendants were each sentenced to six months in jail.

In the second hearing of the "Cage" trial, defendant Adm. Öğütçü claimed a clandestine third power to be behind the plot. Court president Yılmazabdurrahmanoğlu called the defendants and their lawyers to remain reasonable and emphasized that it is not the Turkish Army being tried.

Kurdish politician Leyla Zana is at court again after the Court of Appeals had overruled a two-year prison sentence decreed by a local court. Zana is tried for calling Celal Talabani, Mesut Barzani and Abdullah Öcalan the "three leaders of the Kurdish people".

The Press Council accounted the praise of violence as an "idea". The Council assessed the article of Hürriyet writer Özdil as part of "press freedom". Özdil had "approved" the punch attack on Kurdish politician Türk, The Council decided to dismiss the complaint.

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of a violation of freedom of expression because of bans of Yedinci Gün and Toplumsal Demokrasi newspapers. Turkey was also convicted in cases filed by journalist Arpat and 13 demonstrators respectively.

A new prosecutor was appointed to the Istanbul court dealing with the case of journalists Durukan and Çakkalkurt. He requested additional time to prepare a new submission. The previous prosecutor had demanded lengthy prison sentences for both defendants.