Turkey and Kurds

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has a Women’s Emergency Support (KADES) application that serves in 6 languages. Guess which language is not there.

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A sum of “Turkey’s Kurdish problem” Women’s Emergency Support App has 6 language options, but not Kurdish Bianet :: English  HDP MP Kılıç Koçyiğit has asked why the Interior Ministry’s Women’s Emergency Support (KADES) application does not have the Kurdish option while it is now offering services in Turkish, Persian, Arabic, English, Russian and French. In … Read more

Document: “Kurdish Digital Journalism eBook is now out

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Things are bleak. But some people continue to try… Kurdish Digital Journalism eBook has come out. Edited by Murat Bayram, the book has been prepared based on the discussions held during the Kurdish Digital Media Workshop. Prepared based on the discussions held during the Kurdish Digital Media Workshop, the Kurdish Digital Journalism eBook is now online. via

In the Gara incident, all (from the US to opposition parties and Boğaziçi students) guilty but the Turkish government

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Turkey summons US envoy to protest in ‘strongest terms’ Hurriyet Daily News Turkey told Washington’s envoy it took the “strongest” exception to a U.S. statement on the massacre of 13 Turkish citizens over the weekend, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry. GARE OPERATION: AKP spokesperson accuses US of supporting terrorism Bianet :: English “Those who cannot clearly condemn … Read more

A very dangerous provocation happening towards Kurdish entities and Boğaziçi University protesters

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It looks like the Turkish military tried to save 13 personnel who was captured by PKK. Some were captured 4-6 years ago. If they were all saved, this would be promoted as a major victory however unfortunately all lost their lives. Then comes the hateful propaganda against many opponents with the pretext of condemning PKK. … Read more

Angry Turkey today: “Turkey summons EU, German, Italian envoys over vessel search bid

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Turkey summons EU, German, Italian envoys over vessel search bid AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Turkey protests over ‘unauthorised action, carried out using force,’ as Germany says search was in line with protocol. AKP leadership does not like this: Biden Chooses Antony Blinken, Defender of Global Alliances, as Secretary of State The New York Times – Lara … Read more

Yet another reconfiguration in the ruling regime that may end up with the release of Osman Kavala (and maybe other political prisoners)

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Birgün and some other dailies reported that Turkey’s High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) is investigating those judges and prosecutors who were involved in the imprisonment of Mr. Kavala. This goes in line with AKP’s yet another new move on judiciary reform… Turkey’s pro-gov’t media smears Joe Biden’s family | Ahval Turkey’s Sabah newspaper, … Read more

#FreeCihanErdal “2,500 academics worldwide sign petition for Turkey to release Cihan Erdal…

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2,500 academics worldwide sign petition for Turkey to release Cihan Erdal Some 2,500 academics worldwide have signed a petition for Turkey to release Cihan Erdal, a PhD candidate and researcher at Carleton University in Canada and an LGBT activist, who was detained in Istanbul on Sept. 25. HDP calls on gov’t to set up a civilian … Read more

“17 HDP politicians arrested”, after city of Kars, no HDP municipalities left…

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17 HDP politicians arrested Bianet :: English While Altan Tan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Gülfer Akkaya have been released on probation, 17 people, including Kars Co-Mayor Ayhan Bilgen, have been arrested as part of the Kobani investigation launched by Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. Turkey continues crackdown on HDP, detains co-mayor, party members in Kars Duvar … Read more

Judiciary mess roundup: As German Foreign Ministry report states “Freedom of expression nonexistent in Turkey,” Kars Mayor Ayhan Bilgen announces resignation from post while under detention

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Freedom of expression nonexistent in Turkey: German Foreign Ministry report Duvar English Duvar English Although the Turkish Constitution protects freedom of expression, citizens are not allowed to Kars Mayor Ayhan Bilgen announces resignation from post while under detention The co-mayor of the eastern province of Kars, Ayhan Bilgen, announced on Sept. 30 that he will resign … Read more

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL calls for the ‘Allegations of torture in Van must be independently investigated’ WHILE “Three HDP politicians hospitalized over food poisoning under detention

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: ‘Allegations of torture in Van must be independently investigated’ Bianet :: English Amnesty International has sent a letter to the authorities in Turkey regarding the allegations that Osman Şiban and Servet Turgut were subjected to torture or other ill-treatment after being detained by gendarmes in eastern Van province. Three HDP politicians hospitalized over food poisoning … Read more

Another revenge operation against Kurdish Politicians- 82 arrest warrants over Kobane protests [that took place 6 years ago]

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Turkish police detain dozens of HDP members, including Mayor Bilgen, over 2014 Kobane protests Duvar English Turkish police on Sept. 25 detained dozens of members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), including the co-mayor of the eastern province of Kars, over 2014 violent protests against the siege by ISIS of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane. … Read more

A lost generation: “‘1 million children in Turkey in the hands of Islamic sects’

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‘1 million children in Turkey in the hands of Islamic sects’   Should sects in Turkey be closed down? Dr. Esengül Balcı, who researches Islamic sects in Turkey, says that 1 million children are in the hands of sects that target children from poor families who cannot afford education. Turkey tests first indigenous flying car ‘Cezeri’ Turkey’s … Read more

Surprised one offered… “Two out of Turkey’s top three phone carriers don’t offer phone services in Kurdish

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Two out of Turkey’s top three phone carriers don’t offer phone services in Kurdish   Turkish telecom giant denies providing services, assistance to woman for speaking Kurdish Two out of Turkey’s top three cell phone carriers don’t offer services in any Kurdish dialects despite having millions of users whose mother language isn’t Turkish, English or Arabic, … Read more

Not much to say: “Medium of instruction in Kurdish language department changed to Turkish

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Kurdish language department students banned from writing theses in Kurdish Students attending the Kurdish Language and Literature department of Turkish universities will no longer be allowed to write their dissertations in Kurdish, in line with a decision of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). The information was disclosed by former academic Selim Temo, who used to … Read more

A Turkish Prosecutor decrees that you can make a threat of sexual assault against women critical of government…

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Prosecutor deems sexual assault threats against women critical of Turkish gov’t ‘criticism’ Duvar English CHP files complaint against social media users who threatened Istanbul chair with sexual Turkish clothing chain bans LGBT symbols amid growing homophobia | Ahval Turkish clothing chain LC Waikiki has banned symbols linked to the LGBT+ community on its products… Internet censorship … Read more