CHP chair Baykal declined the Prime Minister's request for an appointment, stating: "We are not going to be a part of this process at all". He argued that the government negotiates with the PKK and he refused secret sessions of the parliament. In addition Baykal wants Öcalan's "road map" to be published.

Authorities in the province of Ardahan have taken three journalists to court around 30 times. Fakir Yılmaz says, "We spend all our time in court."

Flood could have been prevented from turning into a disaster says Istanbul Environmental Egineeers Chamber. The reasons for the disaster are to be sought in licensing buildings erected in the river courses and in the poor sewage and rain water system. Despite meteorologists' warnings no emergency plan was prepared and no warnings were issued.

32 bodies were recovered from the floods, nine people are still missing. Hundreds of cars were dragged along by the massive force of the water. People were trapped in their cars. Buildings collapsed under the impact of the flood.

After conflicts between soldiers and PKK militants the Prime Minister said: "The bullets shot to our soldiers will not block this process. We will continue the peace process". He also declared to ask CHP for an official appointment.

According to official numbers compiled by İHD, in relation to 1.7 torture cases in 2008 and 1.4 torture cases in 2007 respectively hundreds of cases concerning "resistance against the police" were filed. İHD chairman Türkdoğan criticizes a lack of effective measures against torture and claims that these figures prove suppression of civil opposition.

The Aydın Juvenile Court dropped the case of a 13-year-old child who was trialed because of addressing Prime Minister Erdoğan with the curse "God damn you". The court announced that the crime of "defaming a public official" cannot be implemented because Erdoğan visited the town in his function as AK Party leader.

Yıldız's father could not be caught yet. He claimed to have killed his own son because of his being homosexual. Darama, who got injured in the course of the incident, was admitted to case. Lambda's request to join the case was denied. The witness claimed he had been threatened.

Esma Saçı sells a glass of tea at 50 kuruş from her tea shop. To escape from unemployment Saçı opened her own tea shop which is supported by the small-scale retailers of the vicinity.

"Our father Atatürk's house has been bombed" was the headline of the Istanbul Express newspaper's second issue in 1955. Years later, retired general Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu refers to the pogrom of 6-7 September as an "excellent special warfare operation that reached its aim".

The hearing of the Ergenekon case was interrupted because of an ongoing discussion between judge Köksal Şengün and the detained defendant Tuncay Özkan. Defendant Küçük was not allowed to wear his cap in the court room. Because of hearing problems the identity of defendant İbrahim Şahin could not be confirmed.

President Kılıç warned that the academic year 2009-2010 will start with problems. He urged the Ministry of Education to take immediate and radical measures.