KCK

right or wrong, KCK operations make no room for “civilian Kurdish politicians”…

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…. and politics of violence now rule without challenge in the Kurdish lands…. 55 People in Police Custody in Şırnak The police in Şırnak raided buildings of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party and private homes. 55 people were taken into police custody, including party executives. Co-Chair Demirtaş said the operations were aimed at the … Read more

63 journalists are currently imprisoned in Turkey…

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59 of them are in prison due to non-journalistic crimes, Ministry of Justice claims.Full list of the imprisoned journalists can be found here. That’s the tricky part. Some use being a journalist as a cover, and but most are accused of non-journalistic crimes to punish oppositionary journalism… “Journalists not Detained because of their Writings” Bianet … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Demokrasinin teminatı Kürt meselesinin çözümüdür

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?Güneş Kral? olarak da anılan Fransa Kralı 14. Lui Avrupa tarihinde saltanatı en uzun sürmüş hükümdardır: Resmen 72 fiilen ise 54 sene! Başa geçtiğinde çocuk olduğundan krallığı bir müddet kral naibi Colbert yönetir. Kral Lui uzun saltanatı esnasında pek çok önemli iş yapmış yaptırmış bir hükümdardır. Ona atfedilen ?L?Etat C?est Moi?  (Devlet Ben?im) sözünü edip … Read more

Our hearts ache. Turkish State seems to have no progress in Hrant Dink murder investigation…

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4th year Commemoration photos here.  State officials’ involvement in murder allegations abound. Dink Family Demand New Investigation Bianet They submitted a petition to the prosecution and requested to investigate 28 officers from the Police and Gendarmerie in Trabzon and Istanbul. No One Is Hrant Dink: 96 Years of Solitude and 4 Years of the Same … Read more

As BDP promises greater bilingualism in Turkey’s Southeast, Social distance between Kurds, Turks widening- a politics roundup…

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan gives a speech during an Ashura procession in Istanbul December 16, 2010. Thousands of Shi’ite Muslims gathered in Istanbul’s Halkali district to commemorate the Ashura, where Shi’ite mourners beat themselves with steel-tipped flails or slash their bodies with knives to mark the death anniversary of Imam Hussein, a grandson of … Read more

KCK trial continues to shame Turkey…

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Murat Karayilan, the leader of the PKK is the second person in this photo taken in Qandil mountains as he came to declare a new ceasefire to the reporters at the beginning of this month.——- Photo/AFP Turkey’s judgement day: the trial of the Kurds , Margaret Owen from open Democracy News Analysis – by Margaret … Read more

for the record: PKK had threatened TAK, its offshoot

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PKK’s Leadership Threatens Group That Carried Out Istanbul Attack

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Istanbul’s Taksim square near a police station where the bomber blew himself up.—– Photo/Reuters. ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan: The leadership of the

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YouTube ban lifted. But not web censorship…

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YouTube Ban Finally Lifted from Bianet :: English The access ban to the YouTube video sharing site was lifted after 2.5 years subsequent to the removal of the controversial videos that allegedly insulted the memory of Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic. Turkey Lifts YouTube Ban from Mashable! by Stan Schroeder Turkey has lifted its … Read more

Who gives a s*hit any more? Chief of Staff did not attend the President’s reception…

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The army is in a losing battle. They have lost most of their ground. It seems that they cannot even control their (supposedly) tightly sealed structure (ie. latest spy operation) I personally do not give a shit; better not to see uniformed people among civilians… Turkey’s Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner, right, shakes hands … Read more

Another dark moment for the Turkish judiciary: Hrant Dink murderer to be tried at Juvenile Court

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and he will probably get a short sentence and be out soon… Dark alliance behind this triggerman remains unraveled… Triggerman Suspect to be Tried at Juvenile Court from Bianet :: English The 15th hearing of the trial regarding the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is currently held in Istanbul – the first session after … Read more

Sum of the week (1): not much progress at KCK Trial

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It is hard to see much progress in slow-motion Turkish judiciary, especially when the trial is big. KCK trial looks like Ergenekon Case in terms of scale and political motivations and the first week passed by only reading the summary of Indictment… Court Dismissed Request for Defence in Kurdish from Bianet :: English The Diyarbakır … Read more

KCK trial today. This trial might determine the fate of “Kurdish problem”…

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update: no releases today Defense in Kurdish marks first day of KCK trial Today’s Zaman Security experts say he is responsible for the close ties between the KCK and the Ergenekon terrorist organization, a clandestine gang that had planned to Alleged members of KCK, Urban wing of PKK, are on trial today. Many elected mayors … Read more