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News and Comment by The Kurdistan Tribune: According to reports, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) forces this morning killed eight Turkish soldiers and wounded 15 in an attack on a military post in the Hakkari province. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
By Veene Sulaivany: It goes without saying that, as Kurds, we are a highly politicized people. What I mean by this is, we are born into politics and become married to it at a very young age. How can we not be this way? And, in particular, how can those who have been and continue…
News and Comment by The Kurdistan Tribune: PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) forces have announced the capture of six Turkish intelligence officers working with the Turkish army, during fighting in Shirnak District, on the border of Iraq and Turkey. The PKK has given the names and ranks of the six and stated that they had played…
Peace in Kurdistan Campaign invites you to an: Open Discussion on the ‘Road Map To Negotiations’ – towards a political solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 6.30-8.30pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ (Holborn tube station) PANEL: Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about…
Review by Mufid Abdulla: 13 years on and Öcalan is still in a Turkish prison on Emrali island. Öcalan’s ‘The Road Map to Negotiations’ is a collection of his writings that provided the basis for secret negotiations between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leadership from 2009 until they broke down in mid-2011….
News from The Kurdistan Tribune: Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) news centre representative ‘Roz Walat’ has told the Kurdish weekly Awena that PKK fighters are ready to respond firmly to any attacks and military operations by the Turkish state in the Qandil Valley region. This follows claims that Turkey is preparing another offensive in the area….
Date and time: Wednesday 15th February 2012 – 1pm Start Point: Halkevi Kurdish Turkish Community Centre 31-33 Dalston Lane E8 3DF End Point: Amnesty International Kurds are marching for the freedom of their leader Abdullah Ocalan! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
By Meer Ako Ali*: When observing the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, one can mount a strong case accusing Turkey of what is known as constitutional discrimination or the systematic prejudice by a government against a part or group of its population. There is much evidence of ethnic discrimination in the Turkish constitution, and…
By Meer Ako Ali*: The Republic of Turkey’s motto is “Peace at Home, Peace in the World” and accordingly the world has seen no peace for nearly three decades. Since it was founded in November, 1978, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (commonly known as the PKK which are the Kurdish initials that stand for Partiya Karkeren…
By Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders is stunned by Paris-based TV satellite operator Eutelsat’s decision to stop carrying the broadcasts of Copenhagen-based Kurdish TV station Roj TV on the grounds that a Danish court found it guilty of supporting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an armed separatist group regarded by Turkey as a terrorist…
By Kamal Chomani: When the PKK killed 26 Turkish soldiers and injured 16 in simultaneous attacks on October 19, 2011, the US, EU and international community rapidly and harshly condemned the attacks. They called all PKK activities terrorism. But when Turkish airplanes kill 38 civilians, no one utters a word. When Halabja was bombarded with…
By The Voice of Russia: The latest cycle of violence between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Turkish military in October meant the failure of Prime Minister Erdogan’s historical attempt to put an end to this three decade-long conflict. The conflict began when the PKK took up arms against the Turkish government in 1984…
By Hardi Baban: The German authorities have banned a Kurdish demonstration that was scheduled to take place today, 26th November, in protest at the 18-year-old ban on Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) activities in Germany. An estimated 10,000 people were expected to participate in the demonstration called by the Federation of Kurdish Associations in Germany, YEK-COM,…
By Eric Bruneau: Will the Syrian uprising ignite the Kurdish powder-keg? Syria has a sizeable Kurdish population, marginalised by successive military regimes that have ruled Syria since independence, including the present day al Ba’ath regime. It is so surprising to see that, while the rest of Syria is torn by violence, the Kurdish populated provinces…
The US Congress has approved the sale to the Turkish Army of three US-made AH-1W attack helicopters, reports hurriyetdailynews.com The three AH-1W Super Cobra gunships are expected to be sent to Turkey in the next few months and be deployed against the PKK before the summer. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin…
