The court finally makes it possible to look into Colonel Öz's neglect in Hrant Dink’s murder.

Adnan Oktar, the "Creationist" preacher upon whose claims of personal humiliation many internet sites have been closed by court decision, threatens Bianet too: “Articles by two academics dmages my personal dignity. Lift these orwe will have you banned like Richard Dawkin’s site.” There is no insult, so we are not removing the article!

In Antalya, a police officer shot a youth of eighteen years for not obeying the stop warning. Suspending the police officer, the Antalya Police Department has launched an investigation.

The Diyarbakır Court lifted the ban on blogger.com, one of the biggest blog services in the internet, four days later, until all the evidence is collected.

After transsexual singer Bülent Ersoy, writer Cezmi Ersöz is also sued for writing a story that allegedly alienates people from military service. Both Ersoy and Ersöz will appear before court on October 30.

Journalists Vatandaş and Belek of opposition newspaper Evrensel receive prison sentences for publishing a declaration by the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK).

Commander of the 2nd Army Koşaner announced that the Armed Forces had no fault in the Aktütün assault of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), in which 17 soldiers were killed. Koşaner repeated the claim that the pictures that appeared in the media were incorrect.

After Youtube.com, Wordpress and Googe Groups, now a well-known blog service blogger.com has been banned in Turkey. No change seems to be coming in internet censorship.

Osman Hayal, Yasin Hayal’s brother, will be tried for the charges of “participating in a murder” and “being a member in a terrorist organization”. Yasin Hayal is on trial as the instigator of Hrant Dink’s murder.

Four more people have been taken into custody in connection with the Ergenekon case. The third hearing of the trial will be held today.

It seems the Constitutional Court tried not to close the Justice and the Development Party (AKP) by concentrating on the extenuating circumstances. The simple conclusion is that the positive steps taken by the AKP for the European Union and the human rights saved it from closing.

İdil Prosecutor of Şırnak province in the eastern Turkey receives a tip about eight people getting a beating and then catches heavily beaten up people in the police station. An investigation is launched against those responsible for the torture.

The women of the Women Workers Association (EKD) condemned the attack of the male prisoners on the female prisoners.

The court acquitted journalists Gençay and Çeşmecioğlu of their interview with the conscientious objector Bolot on October 30, 2005. There are still many cases like this one.

The Turkish Writers Union condemns daily Vakit for attacking poet Küçük İskender for his homosexuality and demands a formal apology both for the poet and the homosexual community.

Özlem Arslan, a young woman from Ağrı in the eastern Turkey, was murdered two hours after her divorce. The reason for her divorce was her husband’s intention to have another wife in addition to her.

The problem of the lack of space is solved in the Ergenekon case. The court approves the motion by the daily Cumhuriyet to join the case, but rejects a similar motion by the Democratic Society Party.

The Democratic Society Party (DTP) stands behind Ahmet Türk by stating that the text Türk read reflects the opinion of the party on the matter and emphasizes the importance of Abdullah Öcalan in the Kurdish problem.

The investigation by the inspectors of the Ministry of Interior determines Ceber and his friends were not tortured at the Istinye Police Station. Their lawyer states that the medical reports claim the opposite.

The Constitutional Court announced the legal background for its decision about not allowing wearing of the Muslim headscarf in universities. It stated that such a an act might lead to clashes in the society.