The European Court of Human Rights is going to hear the appeals of former Kayseri mayor Sükrü Karatepe, who has been convicted of inciting hatred and hostility and of Ziya Ulusoy, who had been sentenced to 16 months imprisonment.

Nevertheless, the real struggle begins only now. The damaging actions of the last AKP government and the absence of a meaningful opposition are not forgotten, and lessons have certainly been learned.

Having arised victorious from the elections Prime Minister Erdogan vowes to promote pro-Western, business friendly ideals and promises to work for peace while remaining ready for any contingency operation to protect the motherland.

Many people focus on the AKPs political victory, but environmental engineers are lamenting another five years of AKP rule. Since 2002, there has been no improvement of environmental standards and Turkey has slipped in international ranking.

Abdullah Gül has hinted at a renewed candidacy for president after the election results. However, in our street survey we found that even those who voted for the AKP are not particularly interested in the office of president.

The plight of Turkish conscientious objector Osman Murat Ülke has drawn the attention of Amnesty International which has issued an urgent action call on its website. Should Ülke be rearrested, he will be considered a prisoner of conscience.

Yet another local journalist, Umut Karakoyun in Tunceli, has been affected by Article 301. Karakoyun is being tried for claiming judiciary bias. Hes tried for criticizing the local administrator.

Referring to the election success of the AKP, Abdullah Gül has spoken of the peoples will and hinted at a renewed candidacy for president. Prof. Dr. Sancar believes this is a tactic of initial attack followed by compromise.

Conscientious objector Osman Murat Ülke is facing a new prison sentence for his continuing refusal to do military service. International human rights groups have launched an Internet campaign. Turkey has not kept its promise to revise its legislation.

The Turkey Journalists Society has awarded this years Freedom of Press Prize to Hrant Dink, Ragip Zarakolu and Gülcin Cayligil. The Turkey Journalists Syndicate also received an award for its efforts on behalf of journalists.

Soon the international RSF will rank the worlds countries according to their degree of freedom of the press. Ironically, today is the 99th anniversary of the abolishment of censorship in Turkey.

After finally emerging, Baykal has declared that he will not resign. He spoke of an effective election campaign and congratulated the AKP. He also accused the independent Thousand Hope parliamentarians of practicing ethnic discrimination.

The people had made their decision clear in last Sundays egeneral elections. I hope all parties would respect the results and act accordingly said MFA Gul. He was the ruling AKPs candidate for the presidency which was obstructed and led to elections.

The ECHR has decreed that Turkey made undemocratic decisions in the banning of the Yedinci Gündem newspaper in emergency law regions, and in the case of YDP leader Hasan Celal Güzel.

Thousand Hope candidate Sebahat Tuncel, who has been detained following allegations of PKK membership, has been elected into parliament. The popular media has not covered any of Tuncels hearings, but today everyone showed pictures of her in handcuffs

We have asked people in the street about the election results. Some want Baykal to follow Agars example and resign. Some interpret the MHPs success as temporary. There are those who believe that the AKP bought votes and others...

The CHP needs to reevaluate its position after the election results. Dr. Tanju Tosun calls on the base to reinvent the party as a liberal, democratic and labour-near party.

There has been no public statement by Deniz Baykal. CHP general secretary Önder Sav was forced to face the masses on his own and say that he had not spoken to the Chairman yet. Öymen says the results cannot be explained logically.

Prof. Dr. Oran, independent candidate for Istanbul, has not been elected, but has promised opposition outside of parliament. Those oppressed need to defend not only their own rights, but also those of others.

The Turkey Journalists Syndicate (TGS) has filed a suit against Nurdan Acur, the Human Resources Manager of the Merkez Newspaper Magazine Group at the Istanbul Chief Prosecutors Office.