Kürkcü, Mater, Üstündag and Korkut described the Independent Communication Network (BIA) project, saying that "the invisible has to be made visible".

Singer Ferhat Tunc had called for peace, reminding people that PKK and MKP members who die are also "children of this country". His comments have landed him in court.

In order to prove that the government has been discriminating against Diyarbakir municipality, mayor Baydemir has listed unsupported projects.

On the second day of the "From the Classroom to the News Room" programme, young journalism candidates listened to and discussed with academics and professionals in journalism.

The IPS Communications Foundation has offered young journalist candidates the opportunity of a "media preparatory programme". Journalist Talu, lawyer Yilmaz and Assistant Professor Alankus lead a discussion on alternative media.

Diyarbakir mayor Osman Baydemir has breached the "discourse of peace" with militarist language. However, no problems will be solved when a discourse of war takes over.

The first plenum of the Turkey Peace Parliament on 1 September has resulted in a report, a summary of which is given below.

Following a conference in January which convened to look for peaceful solutions to the Kurdish question, the Turkey Peace Parliament assembled in Ankara on 1 September, Peace Day. The AKP government has been called on to stop pretending to act and to look for solutions.

Lawyer Yücel Sayman has joined the list of people who have been brought to court by Kemal Kerincsiz and his Great Lawyer's Union.

Journalist Yetisgen, who was arrested at the beginning of August, is going to be tried for "damaging the integrity of the country".

On Peace Day (1 September), Turkish organisations called on the newly-formed government to follow policies based on rights and to protect democracy.

The AKP's new government programme promises a continuation of their neo-liberal policies.

After Nigerian refugee Festus Okey was killed in police custody on 20 August, the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly has condemned police violence.

Although the Istanbul Public Prosecution had posited that Trabzon police officers had "neglected their duties of crime prevention", the Trabzon Governor's Office will not allow the questioning of eight of its officers.

One of President Abdullah Gül's first duties has been to approve the new cabinet as presented by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This will be the sixtieth government of the Turkish Republic.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) based in the USA has announced that, contrary to Turkish claims of a retraction, it will not hesitate to recognise an "Armenian genocide".

Internationally, Gül's presidency has been interpreted as "a victory over the army and the laicist camp".

Most domestic headlines struck a neutral tone, covering Gül's oath-taking ceremony and his inaugural address to parliament.

According to journalist Atikoglu, Hayrünnisa Gül is the first controversial "first lady". Her headscarf, whether intentional or not, is "a wink in the direction of certain group".

Academics and analysts had made predictions about Gül's presidency before he was elected. Here is a review of what they said.