The case against journalist Göktaş based on his book "The Hrant Dink Murder: Media, Judiciary, State" was postponed to June in order to obtain the statement of complainant Akyürek from an Ankara court. Journalist Şener faces a 3 years' sentence for his book about the Dink murder.

Kurdish politician Tuğluk was acquitted by an Istanbul court of charges related to a news item published in 2004. Another case filed against her on the grounds of an article published in 2002 was closed by prescription.

Specialist Sergeant Mutlu died in an explosion during an operation in the south-eastern province of Hakkari, one military officer got injured. The General Staff announced that it was a detonative made by the PKK. One civilian died of Turkish artillery fire in northern Iraq.

This year's "Human Rights Foundation Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought Award" went to Kurdish politicians Ahmet Türk and Aysel Tuğluk, journalist Mehdi Tanrıkulu, publisher Bedri Adanır and writer Veysi Sarısözen.

Two detained defendants of the murder case of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink were released in the latest hearing. Osman Hayal was identified by a secret witness, though the court did not take the suspect into detention. Former head of the Police Intelligence Department will not be heard.

The Mothers for Peace initiatated a sit-down strike in Ankara in order to convey the call for peace of Kurdish mothers. The members of the initiative request an appointment by the Armed Forces Chief of Staff offices. The action was supported by labour union confederation chair Evren.

The Press Institute Association and the South-Eastern Journalists Association held a conference with dozens of journalists in Diyarbakır. They emphasized that journalists who do not use a language of peace inhibit the contribution of journalists to the Kurdish question.

The secret witness of the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink stated that defendant Osman Hayal was there to when Dink was shot. The e-mail accounts of defendant Tuncel were deleted. The hearing was monitored by international observers.

Deniz Baykal, chair of the centre-left Republican People's Party, resigned on Monday. Regarding an intimate video published in the internet last week, Baykal said, "This is not a matter of a tape. This is a conspiracy. I am not the only target of this complot; it is also aimed at the CHP".

The constitutional reform package was approved by the parliament by 336 to 72 votes, two clauses were dropped. The package will be subject to a referendum once it will have been approved by President Gül.

Five months after her release from prison, former political prisoner Güler Zere died of cancer. Zere had been granted pardon by President Gül in November 2009 after having waited for her release for months under conditions of insufficient medical treatment.

Private Şener in Şırnak and sergeant Aktaş in Hakkari in south-eastern Turkey died of explosives on May 8.According to an announcement of the General Staff, the explosives were placed by the militant PKK. Another 2 soldiers died in an armed conflict on 7 May.

Lawyer of Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper journalist Kurşun, Serhat Eren, demanded to recuse a judge from a Diyarbakır court; the request will be decided on 13 May. Azadiya Welat correspondent Sayan from Van was released.

According to the BİA Media Monitoring report, 216 journalists, writers, publishers, caricaturists, politicians and citizens were tried for their thoughts; journalists Kurşun and Güler are in prison. 5 journalists were attacked, fines imposed by the ECHR increased by 100 percent...

Journalists Aktan and Erol face imprisonment under charges of "spreading PKK propaganda" by reason of the article "Weather Conditions in the Region and in Qandil" published in the Express magazine. The journalists refer to the "public's right to be informed".

Amendments of the articles related to penalties for civil servants, military jurisdiction and the reorganization of the supervision of judges and prosecutors and the Constitutional Court have passed through the Turkish Grand National Assembly on 5 May.

After incidents of multiple child abuse recently emerged in the south-eastern city of Siirt, criticism rose regarding the Regional Primary Boarding Schools. Zübeyde Kılıç from the teachers union talked to bianet about the problematic situations at the schools.

The lawyers of the murder case of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink sue Istanbul Deputy Governor Güran because he did not let the lawyers have a copy of the inspectors' preliminary investigation report. The coming hearing of the Dink murder case is on 10 May.

19 of the 20 defendants face aggravated prison sentences of at least 15 years each under charges of "aggravated sexual abuse" in the case of sexual abuse and harassment of 9 girls over the duration of 2 years in the south-eastern province of Siirt.

The Erzurum 2nd High Criminal Court rejected the application for lack of jurisdiction regarding Ergenekon defendant Chief Prosecutor Cihaner. The court decided that permission from the Ministry of Justice is not needed for the prosecution of 3 MIT officials.