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Turkey’s Journalists Association condemned the discriminatory words of the Bugün columnist Nuh Gönültaş, who said, in addition to many other remarks, that the ashes of the famous opera singer would pollute “our waters”.

The accused gendarmerie Veysel Şahin on trial in Trabzon makes a deposition for Dink’s murder trial in İstanbul. He says they warned their superiors, but they did not take precautions. The two cases may be combined.

The annual Human Rights Watch Report on Turkey is pessimistic about developments. The report condemns freedom of speech violations, harassment of the DTP, violence against minorities and civilians.