Mesopotamia Cultural Center celebrates 20th anniversary
Mesopotamia Cultural Center (MKM), the first and most important cultural organization in Turkey in regard to Kurdish language, Kurdish culture and art performance, has reached its 20th year marked by repressions, prohibitions, heavy prices and martyrdom of its artists. The 20th foundation year of this history is celebrated in a big organization.
"Majority" by director Yüce deals with taboos of military service
Interview with director Seren Yüce -ANF- Director Seren Yüce, who won
prestigious awards with the film Majority (Cogunluk) and examines the
taboo of the military service, middle-class family typology and the
class problem, remarked that the middle class in Turkey is living with
the media and exaggerated militaristic feelings.With director Seren Yüce, who came to Dersim for the representation of
the film Majority at Human Rights Film Festival, we talked about his
films theme awareness' as well as the Kurdish problem, military
service, middle class developments, Kurdish cinema, politics and
militarism.
Maxmur Camp, where thousands of Kurdish people fleeing to South Kurdistan between the years 1993-94 because of the pressures of the Turkish state, became a film which tells of the difficulties and shattered lives in Mahmur camp.
Kurdish Info 12.12.2010- The first Kurdish Culture, Literature and Art Conference took place in Diyarbakir. The Conference was promoted by the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), Mesopotamia Cultural Centres (MKM) and Diyarbakir Municipality and ends today, report said on Sunday.
Another Human Heritage site in Turkey is being destroyed
Kurdish Info 30.08.2010- One week ago the turkish government started with the filling of the important archaeological site ALLIANOI close to Izmir which is the prestep for the drowning of this unique location through the Yortanli Dam reservoir. We public Allianoi Initiative Group press release:
John C.K. Daly:Controversy surrounds Turkey's Ilisu Dam
United Press International 23.03.2009-The Fifth World Water Forum ended Sunday, wrapping up a full week of dozens of meetings among governments, private businesses and non-governmental organizations. The breadth of the range of panels has been both global and impressive, but one aspect of the gathering that is bound to grow in future years is the presence and influence of environmental and green parties. While the booths of such groups at the World Wildlife Fund are modest, they sit uneasily next to those of the multinational companies and energy concerns, and in at a time of the growing influence of the Internet, their visibility can only increase, even if they lack access to more traditional media outlets.
IWPR-Not all Kurds are granted Syrian citizenship, and this restricts their civic rights and ability to travel.Many Syrian Kurds are bilingual in Arabic and Kurdish, but speak their own language within the community and would like to build cultural centres and native-language private schools.
The Boston Globe -Political scientists evaluate societies with quantitative methods. Literary figures prefer a more telling, qualitative criterion: freedom of expression.The 2006 Turkish Nobel laureate for literature, Orhan Pamuk, delivered a devastating critique of the power elite in his own country last week when he lamented the oppression of Turkish writers in a speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Mesopotamia Cultural Center (MKM), the first and most important cultural organization in Turkey in regard to Kurdish language, Kurdish culture and art performance, has reached its 20th year marked by repressions, prohibitions, heavy prices and martyrdom of its artists. The 20th foundation year of this history is celebrated in a big organization.
Interview with director Seren Yüce -ANF- Director Seren Yüce, who won
prestigious awards with the film Majority (Cogunluk) and examines the
taboo of the military service, middle-class family typology and the
class problem, remarked that the middle class in Turkey is living with
the media and exaggerated militaristic feelings.With director Seren Yüce, who came to Dersim for the representation of
the film Majority at Human Rights Film Festival, we talked about his
films theme awareness' as well as the Kurdish problem, military
service, middle class developments, Kurdish cinema, politics and
militarism.
Maxmur Camp, where thousands of Kurdish people fleeing to South Kurdistan between the years 1993-94 because of the pressures of the Turkish state, became a film which tells of the difficulties and shattered lives in Mahmur camp.
Kurdish Info 12.12.2010-
Kurdish Info 30.08.2010- 
United Press International 23.03.2009-
The Boston Globe -