Turkish Kurds Push for Parliament Seats After Decade's Absence
July 20 (Bloomberg) -- The last time Ahmet Turk won a seat in Turkey's parliament, he ended up charged with aiding Kurdish rebels, and imprisoned. Now he may return as head of the first Kurdish group to win representation in more than a decade.
The Kurdish mountain army awaiting the next invasion of Iraq
The Independent- Hiding in the high mountains and deep gorges of one of the world's great natural fortresses are bands of guerrillas whose presence could provoke a Turkish invasion of northern Iraq and the next war in the Middle East.
PKK leader: We defend southern Kurdistan to our last drop of blood
Kurdishmedia-A PKK leader in response to Turkish threats stated to Hawlati online on Wednesday that the PKK is ready to fight, defending Kurdistan, to their last drop of their blood.
Bianet-After the "e-warning" of 27 April this year, the General Staff has again published a controversial article on its website. Again late at night, and this time the website called on the "noble Turkish people" to take part in a "mass reflex against terror".
Kurds report Turkish, Iranian shelling in northern Iraq
AP-Turkish artillery shelled suspected positions of Kurdish rebels based across the border in northern Iraq on Friday, according to reports. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Turkey that it risked expanding regional tensions with any "robust" move of troops into Iraq.
Turkey: A Bombing, a Scapegoat and Election Season
Stratfor-Turkish authorities said May 23 they believe a Kurdish suicide bomber carried out the May 22 bombing in Ankara. Blaming a Kurd, along with the blast's timing, will allow the Turkish military and ultra-secularist political forces to undermine the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, accusing it of being soft on the Kurdish issue. The bombing thus will intensify the struggle between the AK and its opponents ahead of July parliamentary polls.
Zaman-The Democratic Society Party (DTP), with a strong support base in the country's Kurdish population, has prepared a report assessing the party's strengths and weaknesses, forming a strategy for the coming general elections.
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July 20 (Bloomberg) -- The last time Ahmet Turk won a seat in Turkey's parliament, he ended up charged with aiding Kurdish rebels, and imprisoned. Now he may return as head of the first Kurdish group to win representation in more than a decade.
The Independent- Hiding in the high mountains and deep gorges of one of the world's great natural fortresses are bands of guerrillas whose presence could provoke a Turkish invasion of northern Iraq and the next war in the Middle East.
Kurdishmedia-A PKK leader in response to Turkish threats stated to Hawlati online on Wednesday that the PKK is ready to fight, defending Kurdistan, to their last drop of their blood.
CSM -Mohammad Isiktas, only 13 years old, is prepared to take on the Turkish state so he can legally use his Kurdish middle name.
Bianet-After the "e-warning" of 27 April this year, the General Staff has again published a controversial article on its website. Again late at night, and this time the website called on the "noble Turkish people" to take part in a "mass reflex against terror".
AP-Turkish artillery shelled suspected positions of Kurdish rebels based across the border in northern Iraq on Friday, according to reports. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Turkey that it risked expanding regional tensions with any "robust" move of troops into Iraq.
Stratfor-Turkish authorities said May 23 they believe a Kurdish suicide bomber carried out the May 22 bombing in Ankara. Blaming a Kurd, along with the blast's timing, will allow the Turkish military and ultra-secularist political forces to undermine the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, accusing it of being soft on the Kurdish issue. The bombing thus will intensify the struggle between the AK and its opponents ahead of July parliamentary polls.
Zaman-The Democratic Society Party (DTP), with a strong support base in the country's Kurdish population, has prepared a report assessing the party's strengths and weaknesses, forming a strategy for the coming general elections.