Seven Turkish citizens killed in car accident in Bulgaria SOFIA - Bulgarian police say a passenger bus and a minibus slammed into one another on a main highway in southern Bulgaria, killing seven and injuring two others. AP, 04 July 2009

Reform process needs reform, experts argue ISTANBUL - The ruling party’s timing in passing legislation concerning judicial operations is cause for debate about the administration’s loyalty to democracy and EU reforms, according to critics. The government claims the new laws are in line with the reforms. Hürriyet Daily News, 04 July 2009

Euro rights chief optimistic for seminary ANKARA - The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner said on Friday that a solution to the problem of reopening the seminary on Heybeliada island off Istanbul was very close. FULYA ÖZERKAN, 04 July 2009