Young journalists were advised to read their work contracts carefully and to join trade unions.

On Sunday, this year's one-week training for young journalists began in Istanbul.

"We applaud President Gül and his administration for doing the right thing to veto this," said ICEM General Secretary Manfred Warda", appreciating Turkish President's overturning "Private Labour Offices" law which broadly replaces regular work with temporary employment.

A study by journalist İş and sociologist Bedirhanoğlu sheds light on characteristics of ministers in government from 1920 to 2009.

A human rights platform in Turkey has launched a bi-monthly magazine, the aim of which is to strenghten dialogue among activists as well as with the public administration.

Despite efforts by Cumhuriyet newspaper reporters Uslu and Açıkgöz, police officers acting violently on Labour Day are not being prosecuted.

After reporting 10 claims of women being raped since a new police chief came to Diyarbakır, the Azadiya Welat newspaper was confiscated.

Four supporters of a conscientious objector are still being tried for "alienating the public against the military".

BİA education advisor Alankuş talks about three years of the project and the importance of media and communication for students.

Following the ratification by President Gül, the new law was published in the Official Gazette. The CHP has announced its determination to appeal against the amendments.

Again, we are learning how to speak different languages. In the West, we are learning the language of pain from oppressed Kurds, while the DTP is learning the language of social opposition against the AKP and US projects.

Kumlu, president of the Türk-İş trade union confederation, and State Minister Yazıcı signed a collective labour agreement yesterday.

Women from the DTP gathered in Istanbul and called for the release of children being prosecuted or having been convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Law.

In a published report entitled "End Homophobia in the Media", the Kaos GL association criticised the continued use of stereotypes and display of homophobia.

Public employees this morning left off work for an hour to draw attention to the disagreements on their wage increases.

A law legitimising temporary employment has been passed in parliament and now awaits presidental ratification.

The court has warned public officials to cooperate with court, and the joint attorneys have filed a criminal complaint against Samast for threatening them.

Meeting in front of the Galatasaray Highschool, the Saturday Mothers demanded to know the fate of Nedim Akyol, aged 13 when he disappeared.

Witnesses have said that they saw Samast and someone else following Dink days before the murder, and that he was not alone when he shot Dink.

Niore of the Paris Bar Association has announced that delegations from different European bar associations will attend every hearing.