Diyarbakır today

Bodies of PKK members arrive at ceremony location from Hurriyet Daily News The bodies of three female members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) who were shot dead in Paris last week have arrived in Diyarbakır?s Batıkent Square   Deputy PM praises media?s contribution to ?peace process? from Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish media … Read more

In the mean time, nationalist political climate isolates New Diyarbakır Police Chief’s hopeful remarks…

We do not cry for the deaths of ?terrorists,? says Turkish PM from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spoken out against Diyarbakır police chief Recep Güven?s recent.. Turkey’s Chief of General Staff Necdet Ozel (R) receives information during his visit at a border outpost on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay … Read more

Sad days for Turkey. Massive earthquake in Van… while Erkan was close to Diyarbakır…

Like PKK’s Hakkari assault, i have not learnt the earthquake thru internet. My brother called me and asked me how I was as the quake was felt from Diyarbakır, too. However, I was about to arrive Diyarbakır from Mardin when the quake happened so i did not feel anything… There isn’t much accurate news and … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Kürt meselesi: Derinleşen yabancılaşma

Kürt meselesi: Derinleşen yabancılaşma Çarşamba akşamki Diyarbekir THY uçağında her zamanki Türkçe ve İngilizce anonstan başka Arapça anons vardı. Arapça memleketin dillerinden biri, rakam tam belli olmasa da hatırı sayılır bir vatandaş kitlesinin anadili. THY?nin yabancı Arap müşterileri için düşünülmüş olsa da hoşuma gitti. Ama uçakta Kürtçe anons yoktu. Olsa hayrete düşerdim. KCK davasında bilinmeyen … Read more

and an act of civil disobedience start in Diyarbakır…

more photos and videos here. Sit-Down Strike of Kurdish People in Diyarbakır The Foreign Affairs Department of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party issued a press release on their sit-down strike in Diyarbakır, a Kurdish-majority city in south-eastern Turkey. What do Kurds want? by ORHAN KEMAL CENGİZ As we saw with the recent Nevruz incidents, … Read more

Konda’s censored (by Doğan Media Group) poll report here.

Censored because Yes votes are higher in the report… Konda poll report here. L?AKP, Diyarbakir, les Kurdes et le référendum du 12 septembre. from YOL (routes de Turquie et d’ailleurs) by anne Dans la région kurde, seuls deux partis sont capables d?attirer des foules : le parti kurde et l?AKP. La campagne pour le référendum … Read more

253 Turks were saved in Istanbul from drowning last weekend

Hot and humid weather frustrate Istanbulians and they rush towards water but without much swimming skills (or hygienic conditions). A Hürriyet report states 253 were saved from drowning last weekend… photo from haberciniz.biz and a ROUNDUP Professional army still in planning stages, Turkish defense minister says from Hurriyet Dailynews Responding to reports that the military … Read more