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By Dr Aland Mizell: Fethullah Gülen, in a recent decree on how to solve the Kurdish problem, published on the website Herkul.org, thinks he knows the best solution. Especially when it comes to how to resolve the Kurdish problem, Gülen assumes his way is the best, that his followers are God’s chosen people, and that…
By Shwan Zulal: Whilst Michael Rubin, a scholar from the American Enterprise Institute, argues in Kurdistan Tribune that Kurdistan Region (KR) President Massud Barzani and PM Barham Salih should pressure US policy makers to block the latest proposed Turkish arms sale, the attention of Kurdish politicians should also focus on their failure to convince the US to sell…
Dr Shaho Saeed – Gorran’s spokesman and a former MP – was interviewed by The Kurdistan Tribune. This is part one. KT: What prompted you to forward your resignation from the Kurdistan Parliament and what is your response to those people who voted for you. Do you have any plans to go back to your previous…
By Shwan Zulal: The manner of the US withdrawal from Iraq has been appalling to say the least and greeted with dismay in the Kurdistan Region and some parts of Iraq. In the latest survey by Gallup, three out of four Americans approved Obama’s withdrawal from Iraq. Nevertheless, it is not clear what the strategic objective…
By Michael Rubin: On October 28, 2011, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency formally notified the U.S. Congress of its intention to sell Turkey three AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters. Turkish diplomats tell their American counterparts that they need the helicopters to combat Kurdish guerillas. Turkey may have other motives however. Turkish President Abdullah Gül has…
By Safiye Dirik: “When Allah was creating these mountains, the mountains cried, they cried a lot.They said, ‘Who’s going to take care of us? You are making us so snowy and so void’ The mountains said ‘Nobody will come’. Then Allah showed the Kurds to them. He said, ‘These are desperate, they’ve got no cure. They’ll stay…
By Steve Tataii: The world media, such as Sky News, Wall Street Journal and Fox News reported on Oct 30, 2011: ‘Turkey Quake Survivors Search to End: Rescue teams in eastern Turkey who had worked around the clock for the past week were to wind up the search for quake survivors by nightfall on Saturday, Deputy Prime…
By Mufid Abdulla: There is a common wise saying in our land that violence brings violence and whoever first started it must be blamed. This is a report about Turkey’s military operations in the south east of Turkey/North of Kurdistan. Shockingly the Turkish army and air force has used chemical weapons against PKK fighters. Furthermore, a…
By Mufid Abdulla: ‘Treasures and Deceptions’ is the latest book by Nawshirwan Mustafa, the principal leader of the Gorran movement. This book contains a series of articles and speeches which have been printed on Gorran’s own website and the KNN broadcasting station. The book has been printed in Sulaymani and is dated 2011. The 67-year-old…
By Ava Homa: “It’s true that Kurds have a painful history,” said the Honourable Leyla Zana, “But I do believe it is much better to have a difficult yet dignified past rather than a violent and oppressive one. We won’t bring shame to our predecessors. Our enemies will.” That was a moment when the participants…
By Ahmet Abidin Ozbek: The unpredictable nature of the Turkish state and government has not changed much since the 1920s. Obviously, there is a state inside the state – as with Russian dolls. Sometimes, you cannot find out who is really in charge of the state or government in Turkey. Each institution – government, ministries,…
The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Kurdish province of Van last weekend has risen to nearly 600 with more than 4,000 people injured. Thousands are homeless and at the mercy of sub-zero temperatures at night. The Turkish government has been widely criticised on several counts: There would have been fewer deaths if…
Letter from Dr Kamal Mirawdeli to British Foreign Secretary: HE Foreign Secretary William Hague Foreign & Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH Dear Foreign Secretary Human Rights Concerns in Kurdistan Region of Iraq I am writing to your Excellency concerning the continuous dire state of human rights and the absence of rule of…
By Kamal Chomani: The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) can play a vital role in helping solve the Kurdish question in Turkey, but the KRG leadership needs to be smart to fulfill this role. It should be cautious about Turkish demands for help against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The KRG’s condemnation of the killing of…
By Michael Rubin: Kurds and Kurdistan have never felt so much promise. Federalism in Iraq is secure. Iraqi Kurdistan attracts billions of dollars in investment, Masud Barzani no longer needs a borrowed Turkish passport to travel abroad, and the Kurdistan Regional Government has offices which act as virtual embassies in Washington, London, and other major…
