Citizens in Cizre, Şırnak who have been under siege by Turkish military for days, share passwords for online communications

The news in Turkish here. ———– Kurdish civilians hit by snipers as Turkey cracks down on militants World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch in Silopi and Cizre Residents of south-eastern towns say they are living under daily terror from marksmen after new law authorising use of live ammunition to quell protests   US Embassy in … Read more

Turkey?s first ever openly gay mayor candidate… A social fabric roundup…

Turkey?s first ever openly gay mayor candidate announces bid A Turkish man who studied in the US is aiming to become the first open member of the country?s LGBT community Can Çavuşoğlu has said he will run in Giresun?s district of Bulancak in the March 2014 local elections in a bid to become the first-ever … Read more