Korkut Boratav

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on Aug. 26 launches its "Justice Congress" in the western province of Çanakkale, planning to hold workshops, panels and discussions on Turkey's poor current justice record. 

The upcoming "justice congress" that the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will hold in the western Turkish province of Çanakkale will welcome participants of various political backgrounds, CHP Deputy Chair Aykut Erdoğdu has said.

I watched dangerous tension unfold at Marmara University on TV, where some 50 students gathered to protest the arbitrary dismissal of academics without any judicial evidence. Another group of students intervened to stop them. Police came in between to prevent clashes from erupting.