Does Biden support Academics for Peace or not? The Anatolian Agency and Turkish government spin the news On Turkish Media and Cultural Politics by ecealgan A look at the coverage of Biden’s visit to Turkey and the implications of his visit for the peace process with the Kurdish minority and Academics for Peace Initiative U.S. Vice … Read more
Amnesty: Turkish army operations ‘beginning to resemble collective punishment’ The Turkish military operations backed by curfews in the country’s southeast have begun to resemble “collective punishment,” Amnesty International said on Jan. 20 Top EU official calls for ceasefire, return to Kurdish peace process EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has called for an … Read more
Support for Academics from Paris Bianet :: English In the conference where Etienne Balibar, Christian Laval and Vincent Duclert have taken place as speakers, importance of international support, in particular from France has been emphasized. Academics Overseas Support Signatory Academics Bianet :: English 212 academics of whom 72 are professors have declared their support for their colleagues … Read more
Russia replaces Israel at top of threat list for Turks: Survey Most Turks see Russia as the biggest threat to Turkey, according to a survey recently conducted by a university in Istanbul Turkey has a long way to go before EU membership: Merkel Turkey still has a long way to go in its bid to become a … Read more
Number of killed mentioned here in Turkish. 50 dead still await to be buried in Sur, Cizre and Silopi. 3 Politician Women Killed in Silopi Bianet :: English Three politician women who were killed as trying to get to Yeşilyurt neighborhood from Karşıyaka neighborhood in Silopi have been determined as DBP PM Seve Demir, KJA member … Read more
Turkey’s HDP plans to hold ‘autonomy’ rallies amid tension with gov’t over self-rule policy The Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is planning to hold rallies in favor of “autonomy” and “self-rule” before the end of January, at a time when one of its co-chairs is being investigated over his call for greater Kurdish self-governance … Read more
Woman killed after rocket projectile hits house in Turkey’s southeast One woman was killed and another was wounded after a rocket projectile hit a house and exploded during the clashes on Jan. 3 in the Sur district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, where a military curfew is ongoing
Turkey calls Kurdish plea ‘treason’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s President Erdogan condemns as “treason” a call by prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas for Kurdish autonomy. Turkey’s ruling AKP: Declaration of autonomy ‘political assassination attempt’ A recent call for self-governance supported the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is “a political assassination attempt” targeting law order … Read more
Probe opened for HDP co-chair’s ‘autonomy’ remarks The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation on Dec. 28 over HDP co-chair’s remarks on autonomy as a part of articles regarding crimes against constitutional order and its operation in the Turkish criminal law Democratic Self-governing Regions’ Conclusion by DTK Bianet :: English In the wake of the … Read more
Source: Bianet Adı Soyadı Çalıştığı Basın Kuruluşu Aldığı Ceza Adresi 1 Beritan Canözer JİNHA İddianamesi hazırlanmadı. Beritan Canözer Diyarbakır E Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi 5 Nisan Mah. Emek Cad. Diyarbakır E Tipi Kapalı Cik Bağlar/Diyarbakır 2 Zeki Karakuş Nisebim.com İddianamesi hazırlanmadı. Zeki Karakuş Mardin E Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi Evren Mh., 47100 Mardin Merkez/Mardin 3 Ali Konar … Read more
100,000 people displaced due to clashes with PKK Hurriyet Daily News A police report on the effects of the recent clashes in southeastern Turkey has revealed that some 100,000 people have been displaced in five towns in the region, with 1.3 million people being affected by the repeated curfews Erdoğan vows Kurdish rebels ‘will be buried in … Read more
I happened to pay a visit to Kurdistan region, Iraq last weekend. It was one of the most satisfactory visits I had recently. I visited Sulaymaniyah and Erbil. I flew from İstanbul to Sulaymaniyah and travelled to Erbil by car to fly back to İstanbul. Between these two biggest cities of Kurdistan (it takes 3 hours to go) … Read more
Soldiers posing with nationalists slogans in the classrooms, where students are supposed to be in… After clashes… Security forces attacking Kurdish citizen who oppose curfews and march from Şırnak to Cizre… Turkish police teargas crowds protesting military action against Kurdish rebels World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk About 10,000 troops have been deployed to the country’s south-east with military vowing … Read more
Seven people killed in Turkey amid protests against curfews World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Reuters in Diyarbakır Two people die as demonstrators clash with police in Diyarbakır while five Kurdish militants are killed in Mardin Teachers Leave Cizre, Silopi Bianet :: English Teachers in Şırnak’s Cizre and Silopi districts have received an SMS informing them that … Read more
RSF launches appeal for arrested Cumhuriyet journalists The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched an international appeal for the release of arrested Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, as well as many other reporters who remain detained in Turkey KILLING OF TAHİR ELÇİ: Bozdağ: Cartridge Bullet Obtained Bianet :: English Minister of Justice Bozdağ … Read more