Bianet-ticle on pre-election opinions in Batman, a south-eastern province, was published in the Gündem newspaper on 12 July, an Istanbul heavy penal court has closed the newspaper for 15 days.
Bianet-Every day, several parties are campaigning in Istanbul's main pedestrian precinct, Istiklal Street. ANAP has not joined these elections. Supporters of pro-Kurdish independent candidates have been stopped from setting up a campaign stall.
TDN-Pro-Kurdish party with independent candidates running for Parliament is trying to ensure all its candidates get an equal share of the vote to get as many elected as possible
AP-A Turkish court has decided to broaden the investigation into the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist to consider allegations of official negligence in the slaying, a lawyer said Tuesday.
TDN-Turkey will commemorate today once again the 37 people, mostly Alevis, including prominent intellectuals, poets and musicians, who lost their lives when a hotel they were staying in was set ablaze by a religious mob 14 years ago in Sivas.
GolfNews-The Makhmur camp, southwest of Arbil, is bracing for a new wave of refugees as a result of growing tension along the Iraq-Turkey border, camp officials have said.
Bianet-Conveners of a peace conference held in January, entitled Turkey Looking for Peace" have begun a petition on the Internet to call for peace in the country. Referring to the "Kurdish issue", the text declares that it is vital that peace is delivered.