Following the detention of fifty people in six different cities on 10 March, eight of them have been arrested. One of them is Çobanoğlu, an independent socialist candidate for mayor in Antakya.

58-year-old Şaziye Saygın has decided to stand as a muhtar, a neighbourhood official, after the current muhtar made her angry.

bianet is keeping a count of the stream of male violence that is reported in Turkey every day. Since 1 March, 12 women have been killed.

Retired Colonel Ülger, who was previously named as an instigator of the murder of three men in Malatya in 2007, has now been taken into custody in the Ergenekon investigation.

After the find of bones and flannel on 9 March in one well, the opening of another well has revealed bones, hair and clothing.

Parties and organisations have protested against the arrests of members and employees of BEKSAV, ESP, Atılım newspaper and the Güneş Agency.

The Global Peace and Justice Coalition is marking the 60th anniversary of NATO with a protest fair in Kadıköy, Istanbul on 13 and 14 March. There will be debates, music and games.

State minister Ekren has announced that the government will probable implement a package of relief measures prior to the local elections on 29 March.

The International Press Institute (IPI), based in Vienna, has released a press statement urging European Commission leaders to consider press freedom a priority when negotiating with Turkey.

A water tribunal, bringing together activists and experts from around the world begins in Istanbul. Turkey's Greens co-chair Dr. Şahin explains the threat of an ecological disaster in Tunceli, in case planned dam projects realize.

LGBT Rights Platform condemns the killing and protests the government, which refuses to acknowledge demands for constitutional equality based on sexual orientation.

In a second attempt, an alleged site of burial utilized by the illegal JİTEM is excavated. Human bones were found on March 9. Investigation could shed light on extra-judicial killings in 1990s.

22 people were killed when several gunmen open fire on cafes in Gazi district, where Alevites make up most of the population. "Despite high hopes, Ergenekon case failed to taken on Gazi's initiators," says ÇGD.

After the Science and Technology magazine took Darwin of its March issue cover, biologist Murat Gülsaçan reacts in the following article.

According to trade union confederation Türk-İş, a total of 13,773 workers have been laid off in the first two months of the year.

The second indictment accuses retired generals Eruygur and Tolon of attempting to overthrow the government. The 1909-page document also discusses relations with the PKK, DHKP-C, Hizbullah and the media.

Three journalists were attacked during a DTP meeting in Adana on March 7th. In February, three others were assaulted during protests in Diyarbakır. An MP allegedly threatens a journalist in Tarsus.

TÜBİTAK, the central council on public science policies, is criticized following an alleged censorship on Darwin in its popular monthly magazine. Science circles react to this "reactionary incident".

In a coordinated event in five cities, an initiative of nearly 40 NGOs sent letters to relevant authorities demanding an end to taking children to court on terror charges.

The police has taken 50 people into custody after raids in Istanbul, Ankara, Hatay, Izmir, Adana and Mersin.