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(TDN 16.11.07)-When one thinks of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) organization, Diyarbakır Prison springs to mind. The PKK is said to have gotten stronger due to the incidents of torture and mistreatment that occurred in the prison.
Still time to step back from the war and give peace a chance The vote taken by the Turkish Parliament to approve cross-border military intervention into North Iraq in order to eliminate the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) based there should set alarm bells ringing everywhere. Not only would such an action be carried out against the express wishes of the Iraqi government marking a gross violation of international law, it would initiate a major escalation of the ongoing conflict between Turkey and the Kurds. Indeed, it threatens to embroil into turmoil the whole region which is already in deep crisis.
The Turkish government is under increasing pressure to launch an attack against Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq after Turkish soldiers were killed in an ambush. Mark Tran looks at the background
Kurdishmedia-In what can possibly be considered a dramatic shift emerging from the political rhetoric of PKK, Murat Qaraylan, the leading figure of the party, spells out his vision of a possible way of Kurdish struggle in light of ongoing global political and cultural transformations.
The Daily Telegraph-Kurdish guerrillas have launched a clandestine war in northwestern Iran, ambushing troops as they seek Western backing to secure an ethnic homeland.
The Economist-LESS than a fortnight ago, Sebahat Tuncel, a 32-year-old former nurse, was locked in an Istanbul jail, charged with membership of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). But she jubilantly walked out after being elected to parliament on July 22nd along with 18 fellow members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party.
Reuters-Kurdish TV shows pictures of smoke rising from hillsides and people leaving villages following reports that the Turkish army has shelled Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.
TDN-A striking aspect of the July 22, 2007 general elections is the success of independent candidates. The issue of independent candidates dominates the agenda this time.
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(TDN 16.11.07)-When one thinks of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) organization, Diyarbakır Prison springs to mind. The PKK is said to have gotten stronger due to the incidents of torture and mistreatment that occurred in the prison.
Still time to step back from the war and give peace a chance
The Turkish government is under increasing pressure to launch an attack against Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq after Turkish soldiers were killed in an ambush. Mark Tran looks at the background
Kurdishmedia-In what can possibly be considered a dramatic shift emerging from the political rhetoric of PKK, Murat Qaraylan, the leading figure of the party, spells out his vision of a possible way of Kurdish struggle in light of ongoing global political and cultural transformations.
The Daily Telegraph-Kurdish guerrillas have launched a clandestine war in northwestern Iran, ambushing troops as they seek Western backing to secure an ethnic homeland.
The Economist-LESS than a fortnight ago, Sebahat Tuncel, a 32-year-old former nurse, was locked in an Istanbul jail, charged with membership of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). But she jubilantly walked out after being elected to parliament on July 22nd along with 18 fellow members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party.
Reuters-Kurdish TV shows pictures of smoke rising from hillsides and people leaving villages following reports that the Turkish army has shelled Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.
TDN-A striking aspect of the July 22, 2007 general elections is the success of independent candidates. The issue of independent candidates dominates the agenda this time.