HDP’s Demirtaş: We won’t fight just because Erdoğan objects to 10-point declaration HDP co-chair Demirtaş pledged they won’t “fight” just because President Erdoğan objected to the 10-article declaration agreed to by the HDP and the government last month Turkey’s president Erdogan told to ‘stop interfering’ in government business World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Agence France-Presse Recep … Read more
Reactions to Öcalan’s Message Bianet :: English We compiled PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s Newroz message’s reactions by various politicians, human rights activists and writers. Erdoğan: I Don’t Look at Monitoring Committee Positively Bianet :: English President Erdoğan said that he didn’t look at the idea of a monitoring committee to the resolution of the Kurdish … Read more
Bülent Arınç proved himself several times to have no weight against Erdoğan’s hegemony. So his latest political trolling means: Erdoğan is now aiming for Turkish nationalist votes and the remaining AKP gov’t intending to maintain their Kurdish voter base. I so much admire their mastery of electoral tactics. They use regional mutually exclusive tactics and they mostly win… … Read more
Eyes on Diyarbakır for PKK leader Öcalan’s key Kurdish bid message All eyes will be on Diyarbakır on March 21, where a letter from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, will be read during Nevruz festivities, marking the arrival of spring Kurdish leader to reveal peace plan BBC News | Europe … Read more
Redhack members acquitted in terror case An Ankara criminal court ruled on March 15 for the acquittal of ten Redhack members charged with supporting left-separatist terror organizations. 3 Different Case Procedures For “Hitler-Seeming” Erdoğan Banner Bianet :: English A banner depicting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a Hitler-like mustache resulted in 3 insult cases across Turkey with different … Read more
Gendarmerie suppresses protests against power plant construction with tear gas in northern Turkey ****** Why is there a peace process if there is no Kurdish question, HDP asks Erdoğan HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has criticized President Erdoğan for his recent statement denying the existence of a Kurdish problem in Turkey What more do Kurds want, Erdoğan asks w … Read more
More than 1,500 people injured by Turkish security forces in 2014, says report Some 1,539 people, including 112 children, were injured by Turkey’s security forces at protests in 2014, while 11,262 people were detained, including 241 refugees, a recent report has revealed Live Q&A: After four years of war in Syria, what’s the plan for refugees? World … Read more
Stakeholder Reactions to Öcalan’s 10 Measures to Resolution Bianet :: English Several stakeholders of Turkey’s resolution process reacted to PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called for a PKK congress in spring to decide on quitting arms and 10 measures. Here is a compilation by bianet English. Interior minister addresses intelligence service for leaking Oslo talks Interior Minister Efkan … Read more
Anger over new powers for Turkish authorities online BBC Trending What’s popular and why Restricted access to the internet in Turkey saw widespread demonstrations in Istanbul last year Continue reading the main story Last year Turkey entered the headlines for briefly blocking Twitter and YouTube. Now, with both unblocked, activists are using them to highlight a … Read more
Öcalan calls on PKK to discuss leaving arms, HDP says in historic joint statement with Turkish gov’t The HDP has announced a call by the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to hold a congress in spring to discuss disarmament in Turkey Turkey’s coming police state aljazeera.com – Feb 26 – … Read more
“İktidarın güvenliği” paketinden barış da çıkmaz 9 Şubatta iktidarın “iyi şeyler olacak” diyerek kamuoyunda olumlu bir hava yaratmaya çalışmasıyla barış süreci canlanır gibi oldu. Bendeniz de dâhil kalıcı barışın yolunu ha bugün ha yarın beklenen bekleyenler umutlandı. Newroz’da Abdullah Öcalan’ın Türkiye’ye karşı silâh bırakma çağrısı, çözüm paketinin 10 maddesini ortak açıklama, 10 akıllı … Read more
Armenia Withdraws “Normalization” Protocols From Parliament Bianet :: English Following Armenia’s withdrawal from normalization protocols signed in 2009, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry made a statement, saying that Armenia’s decision was “unfortunate”. Frustration over Özgecan Aslan continues in Turkey: Death penalty is not solution, says Özgecan’s father The father of Özgecan Aslan, a 20-year-old student who was brutally killed … Read more
Arrested Turkish TV chief writes an open letter from his jail cell theguardian.com – Roy Greenslade – Feb 11, 9:55 AM – Hidayet Karaca, an executive with a leading Turkish TV network, has been in prison since 14 December last year on charges of leading a terrorist group. The charges relate to the screening five … Read more
Turkish President Erdoğan: I asked intel chief to stay, but he left President Erdoğan reiterates his criticism of intel chief Hakan Fidan for resigning to run for office, saying he advised him to stay in the critical post Turkish President Erdoğan says he has ‘final say’ on Fidan’s successor Intel chief joint candidate for ruling AKP, PKK and … Read more
Turkey’s lira drops to record low after US jobs data The currency has hit record lows for weeks as government officials make repeated calls for the Central Bank to cut Turkish interest rates Turkey is Ranked #23 in SwissLeaks Bianet :: English According to the latest leaks that reveled HSBC’s data in Switzerland, Turkey is ranked … Read more