Around 7,000 people gathered in Kadıköy on 2 July to commemorate the killing of Alevi intellectuals and artists in Sivas in 1993.

CoE Commisioner for Human Rights Hammarberg will leave Turkey tomorrow after spending six days in Turkey.

The Diyarbakır Sur Municipality has implemented a new programme to prevent domestic violence.

On Saturday, 4 July people will form a chain of conscience to draw attention to the next hearing in the Dink murder case.

The prosecution has announced that there will be a third indictment by 20 July, containing accusations against 70 people.

Nadire Mater looks back in her latest book where she talks to 21 of the leading figures who took to the streets that year in Turkey. The book places the 68 movement in context -both locally and globally- while revealing the different colors of the youth rebellion.

Colonel Çiçek was arrested and released within 18 hours, while journalist Duruoğlu has been in prison for two months with 13 others.

Human remains have been found near the Dibek village in Diyarbakır. It is likely that they belong to a father and son missing for 12 years.

Stuart Milk: "If my uncle Harvey Milk was still alive he would have attended Pride Week in Istanbul."

In İstanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Sivas, crowds are gathering on the 16th anniversary of the Sivas Massacre.

Türk-İş leaves the negotiations as chair Kumlu states that government's proposal is far from meeting their demands. Workers are due to stop work on 7 July.

Colonel Çiçek, suspected of having signed a secret plan which the Chief of Staff has dismissed as "a shred of paper", was first arrested and then released by civilian courts.

Scanning page 3 of newspapers, bianet has counted 22 women who were killed by men last month.

An officer shooting 19-year-old Kasap in Adana has been sentenced to 1 year 8 months imprisonment.

Joint attorneys only found out by coincidence that the statute of limitations was running out on a case against suspects.

Turkey's economy shrunk by 13.8 percent in the first quarter. Özden from YTÜ says the burden of the global crisis is on the workers. He criticizes the government of not tackling unemployment and dropping wages.

The ECHR has penalised Turkey with over 50,000 Euros in several cases of torture and violation of the freedom of expression.

The İPS Communication Foundation has published a handbook for newly-graduated communications students.

A court in Denizli has banned access to GoogleSites, which contains thousands of sites. The reason for the ban is not known.

NGOs, political parties and trade unions have called for the abolition of Provisional Article 15 of the Constitution and the prosecution of coup leaders.