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Back to homepage‘My son in prison for chanting slogans’ 0
Post Views: 2 Today is the day Ayse (not her real name) would see her 20 years old son. Vedat (not his real name) is in prison in Diyarbakir. He was a model student. He had just finished his secondary
Read MoreErdo?an calls for Turkish-Kurdish unity in Diyarbak?r speech 0
Post Views: 5 TODAYSZAMAN Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an addressed his supporters in Diyarbak?r rally on Wednesday. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an emphasized the unity of Kurds and Turks and strongly criticized the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) in an
Read MoreThe message is loud and clear: Erdo?an don’t come to Diyarbak?r 0
Post Views: 9 Prime Minister Erdo?an poised for Diyarbak?r fiasco today The message is loud and clear. The people of Diyarbak?r said to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an: don’t come. After the fiasco in the rest of the Kurdish cities,
Read MoreThe ICC and crimes against humanity in Turkey 0
Post Views: 19 ORHAN KEMAL CENG?Z Finally Ratko Mladic, the former chief of staff of the Army of Republika Srpska, has been arrested and he is on his way to The Hague. This is, of course, a step forward
Read MoreTurkish PM dives into language debate 0
Post Views: 14 ÇA?LA PINAR TUNÇEL ISTANBUL AA photo Hitting out at criticism by the pro-Kurdish party leader, the prime minister on Monday defended his party’s stance on the Kurdish issue, saying Turkish should stay the official language but mother
Read MoreNetanyahu rules out return to 1967 borders 0
Post Views: 5 Prime minister to set out “vision for peace” to US Congress, but says Israel “cannot return to indefensible 1967 lines”.Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has again ruled out accepting a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on
Read MoreCHP leader pledges autonomy for local governments in Hakkari rally 0
Post Views: 15 TODAYSZAMAN CHP leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu was in Van prior to speaking in Hakkari as part of his election campaign. He addressed locals while wearing a pu?i, a scarf often worn by Kurdish men. Main opposition Republican People’s
Read MoreTension High in Kurdistan 0
Post Views: 5 As the day draws to a close tension remains high As the day draws to a close in many Turkish and Kurdish cities tension remains high. Police and soldiers are attacking the people who since Sunday night
Read MoreUnrest widens in SE as PKK killings escalate tension 0
Post Views: 10 SEV?L KÜÇÜKKO?UM ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News Military operations against the PKK, which were launched on Thursday, sparked local reactions in many different places in the Southeastern Anatolia region. Unrest in the country’s Southeastern Anatolia region has
Read MoreLife comes to a standstill in Kurdistan 0
Post Views: 3 Life comes to a standstill as Kurdish people mourn 12 guerrillas who lost their life in Uludere As anticipated on Saturday three days of mourning are to take place in many cities as from today. Shops will
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