ceasefire

Only a few, literally, critical legacy media outlet remains in Turkey after the last raids…

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I guess, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Halk TV are the only few media outlets that remain to be classified as critical of government… Hayatın Sesi TV Sealed Bianet :: English Regie room of Hayatın Sesi TV has been sealed, its Youtube broadcast shut down. Continuing its broadcasting on social media, channel staff said “We are here and not … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: High expectations for Paris Climate Conference while French police fire teargas to disperse climate protest #ClimateMarch

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MAIN FOCUS: High expectations for Paris Climate Conference | 27/11/2015 euro|topics The UN Climate Change Conference begins in Paris on Monday. Given that more than 170 states have already tabled their climate protection objectives, some commentators are already calling the summit a success. Others criticise that agricultural reform and sweeping global investment in new energies are … Read more

After the IS attack, in a strange twist, Turkish state focuses on Kurdish and Leftist targets, blocks Kurdish websites, Twitter and Facebook slowed down…

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Turkey blocks Kurdish websites, Twitter and Facebook slowed down Turkey has blocked a number of Kurdish news websites as many users complained that they had difficulty in accessing Twitter and Facebook, too Turkish warplanes bomb PKK stronghold in northern Iraq Turkish warplanes launched attacks on camps of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq late … Read more

Politics roundup. After ceasefire, who will be the Wise People?

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Two problems: Who can be the Wise People? And Who will choose them? Turkish PKK Peace Plan Trajectory from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White In information leaked by Ankara sources to the press, the peace plan announced March 21 between the Turkish AKP government and Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned leader of the Kurdish PKK, is to … Read more

EFD Exclusive- Ayşe Ezgi Yıldırım and Elsa Tulin Sen on the ceasefire: “Why are we closer to peace?” @_AEY_

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Why are we closer to peace?   After 29 years of armed conflict between the Turkish military and the guerillas of the Kurdistan Workers? Party (the PKK), and all those Newroz ?celebrations? passed under the shadow of mutual fear and distrust, now in the aftermath of Newroz 2013 a new beginning seems to be fast … Read more

Ceasefire call aftermath… Full Text in Turkish | İmralı Cezaevi 21 Mart 2013…

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Turkey should seize offer of peace from Kurdish guerilla leader from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Ian Traynor The negotiations will be tricky, but Abdullah Öcalan has given the Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan a historic opportunity Turkey’s public enemy number one did the Turkish government a big favour on Thursday. Abdullah Öcalan, the … Read more

Turkey Today: Nevruz comes with Ceasefire, Pressure on Media more than ever, Grave state of Ergenekon Case…

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Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan declares ceasefire with Turkey from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch PKK leader makes historic gesture to end 30-year Kurdish war, stressing need ‘to solve arms problem without losing another life’ Kurdish separatists in Turkey are poised today to take the most critical step yet in efforts to end … Read more

Good news is that PKK extends ceasefire until elections. Now gov’t’s turn to respond HRW’s claims…

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Let’s celebrate it with a Ferec (Kurdish heavy metal band) song: Ferec – Newroz celebrations in Colemerg (Hakkari) Kurdish rebel leadership extend Turkey truce Human Rights Watch: Tens of thousands of Kurds gather during a rally of the DTP (Democratic Society Party) organized under the banner “Call for a self-respecting life” on November 25, 2007 … Read more

Avcı case makes us miss the bigger picture: PKK extends ceasefire

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a politics roundup: PKK extends truce, calls for Ankara to make next move from Hurriyet Dailynews Announcing a new month-long extension to its period of non-action, the outlawed PKK has urged Ankara to meet its conditions for a permanent cease-fire. (UPDATED) Turkey’s Kurdish rebels extend ceasefire for month from Yahoo news The Kurdistan Workers Party … Read more

PKK extends ceasefire for a week…

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It is more or less proven that the latest Hakkari bombing was performed by a pro-violence group within PKK…. there is a substantive chance that PKK may stop violence despite the hawkish groups inside…

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