Operations in five provinces have led to the detention of 35 trade unionists.

In its annual report, Amnesty International cites many cases of human rights violations. The rights of human rights activists, refugees, homosexuals and transgender people, children and others were not respected.

The President called the Kurdish question "Turkey's most pressing problem" and warned of any further delays.

People in Nusaybin, a border district with Syria, believe that locals rather than private companies, should make use of any land cleared of mines.

According to a preliminary examination by engineers, the Bursa hospital where a fire broke out was not prepared for an emergency.

Today is the fourteenth anniversary of the first protest against unsolved disappearances in Turkey.

If the Prime Minister is sincere in his criticism of past treatment of "others", here are some suggestions, both from an academic and from bianet.

A High Criminal Court in Ankara has decided to wait until September to hear the statements of Kurdish MPs regarding their trials over speeches they have made.

"A novel does not commit crimes," says Gürsel, but he faces a trial for the novel "Allah's Daughter".

Assoc. Prof. Tanrıöver believes that school books need to be scanned for hidden sexism, and that teachers should all undergo gender training.

At the sixth Gathering in Istanbul, Human Rights Watch rapporteur Sinclair Webb expressed worry about the treatment of children in court.

Following the find of ammunition in Poyrazköy, Istanbul, Lieutenant Colonel Ecevit had been wanted by the police. He has now turned himself in.