Kurdish-info-The Turkish Republic was born of a total rejection of the Ottoman heritage. Kurds in Turkey were asked to abandon their ethnic identity during the formation of the Turkish Republic -- something which played a large role in the development of the Kurdish problem as we experience it today. “Pax Ottomana” was based on an understanding of justice that allowed for the relatively autonomous existence and cohabitation of different ethnic and religious elements within the empire.
Bianet-Speaking at an international conference in Venice, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari emphasised the importance of including all relevant players in peace negotiations.
Why have democratic reforms been initiated on the dawn of elections?
TDN-Prime Minister Erdošan gave everyone hope for the solution of the Kurdish problem after his speech in Diyarbakir in the spring of 2005. However, now we understand that his speech was made as preparation for possible early elections. Anticipated early elections did not happen, and the government had not taken any concrete step from May 2005 to May 2007 for the resolution of the problem. Therefore, arms spoke, blood spilled, and mothers cried.
Onlineopinion -The Second Gulf War in Iraq and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are regarded by both the international community and the Western media as the major problems in the Middle East. This has been at the expense of political and public debate on the Kurdish issue, which is unrecognised as a major unresolved problem both regionally and internationally. Without a radical solution for the Kurds in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and particularly in Turkey, the Middle East will not see peace at all.
Gareth Jenkins: AKP CONDEMNS JUDICIAL ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE KURDISH PARTY
Leading members of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have condemned attempts by the country's judiciary to close down the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP).
Christopher Torchia: Turkey vs. rebels: a language of war
When Turkey reports the death of Kurdish rebels, it calls them "terrorists" and says they were "rendered ineffective," a euphemism designed to distance Turkish troops from the brutality of killing. But the military glorifies its own dead as "martyrs."
Reuters-By Emma Ross-Thomas -Sabriya Akdogan left Iraq to marry in Turkey, but she still uses her mother tongue at home; she is a Kurd who married another Kurd and says that identity matters more than national borders."It's the same race, the same language, the same nation, the same Kurdish root," said her husband, Hasan Akdogan, who met her while visiting relatives across the border in northern Iraq.
Turkey imposes sanctions on Iraqi Kurdistan in bid to halt PKK
The independent -By Patrick Cockburn in Arbil- Turkey has started to impose economic sanctions on Iraqi Kurdistan by stopping flights between Istanbul and the Kurdish capital, Arbil. The Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani said yesterday that Turkey had closed its airspace "not only to Kurdistan but also to Baghdad".
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Kurdish-info-The Turkish Republic was born of a total rejection of the Ottoman heritage. Kurds in Turkey were asked to abandon their ethnic identity during the formation of the Turkish Republic -- something which played a large role in the development of the Kurdish problem as we experience it today. “Pax Ottomana” was based on an understanding of justice that allowed for the relatively autonomous existence and cohabitation of different ethnic and religious elements within the empire.
Bianet-Speaking at an international conference in Venice, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari emphasised the importance of including all relevant players in peace negotiations.
TDN-Prime Minister Erdošan gave everyone hope for the solution of the Kurdish problem after his speech in Diyarbakir in the spring of 2005. However, now we understand that his speech was made as preparation for possible early elections. Anticipated early elections did not happen, and the government had not taken any concrete step from May 2005 to May 2007 for the resolution of the problem. Therefore, arms spoke, blood spilled, and mothers cried.
Onlineopinion -The Second Gulf War in Iraq and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are regarded by both the international community and the Western media as the major problems in the Middle East. This has been at the expense of political and public debate on the Kurdish issue, which is unrecognised as a major unresolved problem both regionally and internationally. Without a radical solution for the Kurds in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and particularly in Turkey, the Middle East will not see peace at all.
Leading members of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have condemned attempts by the country's judiciary to close down the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP).
When Turkey reports the death of Kurdish rebels, it calls them "terrorists" and says they were "rendered ineffective," a euphemism designed to distance Turkish troops from the brutality of killing. But the military glorifies its own dead as "martyrs."
Reuters-By Emma Ross-Thomas -Sabriya Akdogan left Iraq to marry in Turkey, but she still uses her mother tongue at home; she is a Kurd who married another Kurd and says that identity matters more than national borders."It's the same race, the same language, the same nation, the same Kurdish root," said her husband, Hasan Akdogan, who met her while visiting relatives across the border in northern Iraq.
The independent -By Patrick Cockburn in Arbil- Turkey has started to impose economic sanctions on Iraqi Kurdistan by stopping flights between Istanbul and the Kurdish capital, Arbil. The Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani said yesterday that Turkey had closed its airspace "not only to Kurdistan but also to Baghdad".