By Dr Jan Best de Vries: Since Mr. Erdogan and his ministers, living in a state that is currently a NATO member, repeatedly accuse NATO members Germany and The Netherlands of being aggressive and racist against people of Turkish descent in these countries (1), one should realize for a moment that, from an historical point…
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A Mosque in Cuba is Praying For Kurdish Freedom
By Kani Xulam: “I had a friend who was a clown,” cracked comedian Steve Wright, and when he died, “all his friends went to the funeral in one car!” That thought came to mind while watching the dizzyingly clownish shenanigans of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose staggering buffoonery may ultimately spawn Kurdish freedom. It’s…
Turkey’s Double Standard Policy Toward the Kurds
By Shakhawan Shorash: Under the rule of the AKP and Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s leadership, Turkey shows itself to be a democratic state, a supporter of human rights, and a protector of oppressed Muslim minorities. Turkey has previously hosted the international peace conferences and the conferences of the Islamic Cooperation Organization (ICO). Erdogan supports the Palestine people…
Turkey: Cleavage, Therefore Not Suitable for Any Partnership!
By Rebwar Rashed: Turkish society, its political parties and groups glide more and more into conflict. Turkey is not just fragile, but it is also too paralyzed to understand the reality and to decide on important questions. The situation of “too many chiefs and not enough Indians” in Turkey has thrown many issues, mainly the…
The Turkish Maneuver in the Kobane Crisis
By Ayoub Barzani: In a move that pleased the Kurdish nation on October 19th, 2014, the US military delivered military and medical assistance to the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the besieged city of Kobani via transport planes. The development caught many political analysts by surprise, especially after more than two years of American reservation…
Turkey: The Cradle of Lies, Atrocities and Enmity
By Rebwar Rashed: The lying machine of Turkey has become an enterprise that is almost impossible to answer. It is enormous, professional and highly experienced. The conspirators theories against the Jews, Kurds, Armenians, Europe and all the “others” are not just polemics, but rather a method of work, a consciously chosen method, aimed primarily to…
Chuck Hagel: Turkey’s Friend in High Places
By Dr. M. Koohzad: This article was first published by CounterPunch American Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s Remote Reporting About the Mideast From South America American Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is flying between few South American Capital cities. He gave a lecture about climate change. Since being followed by the mainstream media, he was asked two…
Why Erdogan wants to pursue a hollow peace process
By Arian Mufid: In January 2013 when a co-founder of the PKK was shot dead in Paris, along with two other members of her organisation, the world turned a blind eye to the role of the Turkish security services in commissioning this crime. Sakine Cansız, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Söylemez have become symbols of martyrdom…
Turkey: Authoritarian Drift Threatens Rights says HRW
Press Release by Human Rights Watch: (Istanbul) – Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is taking far-reaching steps to weaken the rule of law, control the media and Internet, and clamp down on critics and protestors, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend…
2,000 ISIS members are Turkish; Erdogan harbours jihadist terrorists
By Solin Hacador: Demir Celik, MP of the HDP (People’s Democratic Party), for Mus, a Kurdish-populated city, recently stated at a press conference held at the Turkish Parliament that there are around 2,000 specially-trained Turkish fighters within the ISIS terrorist group waging war against humanity. There is clear evidence and the whole world knows that…
Erdogan the new President with old habits: Can polarising Erdogan embrace the nation?
By Ali Manaz: Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the new President of Turkey, elected on 12th August with a narrow margin of 52%. Many, both in Turkey and the rest of the world, are wondering what kind of President he is going to be. The reason that people are wondering is not because he is an unknown…
President Erdoğan: Time to Grant PKK Amnesty and Make Kurdish Restitution
By Amy L Beam, Ed.D: Today’s Zaman, on August 11, 2014, reported that 6 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members have escaped from the PKK and entered into Turkey at the Harbur border gate where they “turned themselves in”. One might reasonably infer that they were arrested when their identities where cross-referenced by Turkish Immigration authorities…
Sirnak Supports Demirtaş for President; Erdoğan Too Little, Too Late
By Amy L. Beam, Ed.D: On August 10, 2014, Turkey will vote for a new President. The People’s Democratic Party (HDP) candidate, Selahattin Demirtaş is sure to win the vote in Sirnak, in southeast Turkey. This is the first time in Turkey’s history that citizens will have the opportunity to vote for a Kurdish President. There…
Letter to my prospective president
By Ahmet Abidin Ozbek: ‘You must begin by assuming responsibility. And you alone are responsible for every moment of your life, for every one of your acts’. Antonie de Saint-Exupery All the signs show us that your essential politics are still going in the wrong direction and towards disasters. Today the country is more divided…
Turkey: What Is the Kurdish Question?
By Dr. Amy L. Beam: What is the Kurdish Question? From Istanbul to Ankara, one is likely to hear the resentful, bitter lament “What do Kurds want? They have all the same rights as we do.” There remains a deep chasm of animosity between they and we. After ninety years of Kurdish persecution and thirty…
