Many different actions took place on 10 December to mark International Human Rights day. In Taksim square, in Istanbul the action was dedicated to freedom of the press. About 50 journalists and intellectuals came together to support the Özgür Gündem ('Free Agenda') newspaper.

The protestors sold copies of the Özgür Güdem newspaper to people on the street. They demanded to give an end to an oppressive mindset carried out against all sorts of freedom of opinion and expression. They announced that they would always resist against this attitude.

The demonstrators called for the immediate release of Özgür Gündem writer Cengiz Kapmaz who was taken into custody and is still being detained and of the numerous other journalists in prison.

Journalist Murat Çelikkan emphasized, "We are supporting Özgür Gündem today for our friends in prison and for press freedom. Carefully watching the recent events we can see a turn directly back to the 1990s. 17 years ago, the Özgür Gündem newspaper was bombed and received various threats. These situations do not exist in a democratically lead country. We came together to remind this and to draw attention to this sensitive matter".

Journalist Kumru Baþer who was the last in the row of speakers announced, "Özgür Gündem is one of the newspapers in Turkey that were exposed to the biggest oppression. You do not have to claim their ideas and opinions in order to care about Özgür Gündem. Caring about Özgür Gündem means to care about press freedom and freedom of expression".

The office of the Gündem newspaper in Istanbul was bombed in 1994. However, the paper carried on with its stance and kept on publishing. Also after the bomb attack, a group of journalists and intellectuals sold copies of Özgür Gündem on Taksim Square in support of the daily.

The story of the Kurdish daily is told in a film released last year, "Press".