Turkey would become the largest EU member, because its population is expected to surpass that of Germany by 2020.

The legislative progress that has undeniably been made should not conceal the fact that the climate remains as harsh as ever for the most outspoken journalists, the worldwide press freedom organization said.

During the 1915 Armenian deportation, Mrs. Heranus was forcibly taken away from her mother by soldiers. Her name was changed to Seher, she was brought up as a Muslim girl, married, had children. Her grandchild Cetin wrote a book ttled My grandmother.

The disabled women congress is a first step toward helping women fight against not only problems arising from being disabled, but also those from being a woman. But first, disabled women have to become acquainted with the womens movement and ...

200 Kurdish intellectuals living in Turkey and Europe, from Zana to Uzun, from Elci to Rojin, listed their demands ahead fo the EU negotiations period, for the solution of the Kurdish problem by International Herald Tribune and Le Monde.

A court, handling the trial opened against Radyo Dunya for citing an announcement by the imprisoned PKK leader Ocalan, decided the wait for the outcome of the other trial opened against radio officials for the propaganda of an illegal organisation.

The Human Rights Association said that the detention of Parlak, a writer for the Ulkede Ozgur Gundem newspaper, is illegal. It said the media coverage of the incident amounted to a blow to personal rights and the right to defense.

Suna Parlak, a writer for the Ulkede Ozgur Gundem newspaper, who was detained for being a member of the outlawed Kongra-Gel organization, and Helen Buket from the Rainbow Womens Organization, were released pending the outcome of their trial.

EU enlargement expert Aktar said the second EU draft had one improvement in favor of Turkey and two dangerous items. The EUs final statement will be a roadmap for Turkey, he said. Privileged partnership is an exaggerated fantasy, he adds.

How can a father take his 12-year-old son to a clash? asked Guler, a CHP lawmaker and a member of the Human Rights Commission of TBMM. None of our findings point to a clash. Guler wants the investigations to be carried out in a transparent manner.

After his acquittal, Cartoonist Ustündağ is being sued again for obscenity of his book Sunday Lovers which has been sent to an expert for further investigation. The writer of the other book Apple; Batur is expected to give evidence to the court.

The fight against terrorism has created certain wars, Human Rights Foundations chair Onen. Certain countries have been occupied. Human rights violations have increased. All these point to a new struggle area. We need international solidarity.

38 newspaper, radio and TV reporters from six provinces in the Black Sea region, discussed responsible journalism and rights reporting during the program with presentations by Prof. Dr. Koker, Dr. Dursun, Dr. Tosun, Duran, Celikkan, Haksever and Erol.

Hakan Albayrak, the former writer for the Milli Gazete, who was convicted and arrested for insulting Ataturk in one of his articles, was released from the Ankara Kalecik prison after serving for six months.

The furious people of the Kiziltepe, Mardin urge for the murder, in a police operation, of the 12-year-old Ugur, and his father Ahmet Kaymaz uncovered. They are seeking to hide the incident from public says local human rights activist Perincek.

Lawyer Cetin said that the National Security Board should just be an advisory body, added that the Sept. 12 period legitimized bodies like the MGK and secret documents. Prof. Uskul said MGSB should be in line with constitutional and political realities.

A young academic, Ayse Gül Altinay, probes into the intricate mechanisims of Turkish state-building processes, through her invaluable work The Myth of The Military-Nation. Crtics praise the book also for its universal value in analysing male domination.

23 reporters and womens rights activists from Bolu and six provinces attended the BIA ²training seminar. They discussed responsible reporting and reporting on rights. Dr. Koker, Dr. Dursun, Dr. Tosun, Duran, Celikkan and Haksever made presentations.

It was the most recent of frequent explosions in Hakkari, an area heavily polluted by anti-personnel landmines and other unexploded ordinances during the conflict between PKK guerrillas and Turkish security forces. The bombs are deemed a serious problem.

Its estimated that at least 50 people, mostly women and children, have died or been wounded this year alone as a result of landmines and abandoned unexploded ordinances in Hakkari. Recently, two children and an adult were killed and three others wounded.