Women victims of domestic violence succumb to abuse for three reasons: Patriarchal relations, economic weakness and lack of education. Attorney Dayi: Protecting women from violence is a necessity of being a social state.

Pro-Islamist Vakit newspaper is charged with encouraging armed attack against State Council judges. The court accepts the application of the relatives of judge Ozbilgin who was killed in the shooting and as the intervening party in the trial.

Court Of Appeals Honorary President Dr. Sami Selcuk says The freedom of expressing opinion has not settled fully in Turkey. According to Selcuk, of the 50 freedom of expression cases before the ECHR in 2005, 80% belong to Turkey.

Representatives of Turkish publishers and writers say it will take a while for Turkey to address any of EU Commissioner Rehns concerns on freedom of expression and foresee a rather bumpy road ahead. TYBs Celal and Turkey PENs President Sayar argue.

Foreign unions, parties and groups demand immediate release of dockyard union executives Dinc and Saygili who were arrested on pretext of resisting the police after being beaten up. Still no news on any investigation into earlier police attacks.

Publishers Union prizes bianet for support and advocacy for freedom of expression. Chair Tuzuner says 22 publishing houses, 47 authors and 49 books were persecuted in the past year. 11 of these cases ended with acquittal while11 others led to sentences.

Journalist Birgul Ozbaris faces a total of 21 years imprisonment in seven separate charges of discouraging people from military service. Being against militarism is being against war she says.

DISK stages protest in front of ILO Ankara office against workers losing jobs for union membership and arrest of LIMTER-IS union leaders. Celebi says: Government should enforce ILO decisions; barriers in front of union rights should be lifted immediately

Istanbul prosecutor orders arrest of two unionists detained by police. LIMTER-IS chair Dinc and Training Expert Saygili placed in Kartal prison. Lawyer Akkilic says decision arbitrary, illegal. We will complain. Unions call for immediate release.

34 children were missing from Childrens Homes in Diyarbakir. Lawyer Analay of Bar Association says Unless policies are developed for children in need of protection, incidents like this will continue. Reports say 15 more children now missing in Sakarya

Opposition CHP deputy Elekdag prepares to table nuclear bombs issue at Parliament: We dont need them, lets send them back. Global BAKs Mater: Secret decree is still kept secret. Agreement may have been automatically extended.

Weekly Tempo magazine reporter Tayman and Editor in Chief Barlas face up to six years jail for published interview of KURD-DER spokesman Guclu. Journalists charged with insulting Turkishness and inciting disobedience to laws.