According to Assoc. Prof. Yeğen, the government seems to have achieved public support for its Kurdish initiative, but there are still open questions.

Prior to the annual IMF and World Bank meeting in Istanbul on 6 and 7 October, protesters will gather tomorrow to launch a series of events in opposition.

After long refusing to meet with MPs from the pro-Kurdish DTP, Prime Minister Erdoğan will meet a delegation tomorrow, but emphasises that he will attend the meeting as a party chair.

According to bianet's ongoing count of incidences of gender-based violence, 17 women were killed, while others were raped, harrassed and beaten.

Four parties have put forward their candidates for the post, and one indepent MP is also standing. The first two rounds of elections are today.

While one Bursa court punished a child for "insulting a civil servant on duty", another Bursa court has acquitted eight people for similar slogans.

Following an investigation into the attack on journalist Tuna, six people have been arrested.

At midnight today all candidacies for the post of Speaker of Parliament must have been announced.

The high criminal court has decided to merge the case of the Ergenekon organisation and the attack on the State Council in Ankara.

The first activity after announcing that the government would take the Kurdish question into hand was a meeting with 15 journalists.

The Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court will decide on the third Ergenekon indictment on 3 August.

Although it would be exaggerating to say that the government is preparing a "solution", there is a window of opportunity that all socialists and democrats need to make use of.

Lawyer Öz is outraged at the acquittal of defendant Osmanağaoğlu for the third time, accusing the secret service of protecting him.

The Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of journalist Balcıoğlu, who had criticised retired judge Dilsizoğlu.

A labour court has ruled that the Radikal newspaper had no right to dismiss a reporter.

Female members of the EHP gathered to demand the release of Güler Zere from prison.

If the government is serious about a Kurdish initiative, then there must be an end to the censorship of Kurdish and dissident publications and changes in legislation.

Bar Association President Aktar senses optimism in the Kurdish-majority city after Minister Atalay's speech.

Boğatekin was attacked by municipal staff when he tried to record a fire in a municipal dump.

According to architect Demirkan, the flooding in Giresun has been caused by human error.