One Killed in Lice bianet interviewed HDP Diyarbakır Provincal Organization Co-chair Zübeyde Zümrüt following the death of one person within the rising of tension in Lice over the statue of PKK co-founder Mahsum Korkmaz. Kurd shot dead in clash over statue with Turkish forces: rights group By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR Turkey (Reuters) – A Kurdish protester was … Read more
Anti-AKP coalition of Occupy Gezi seems to be crumbling down after recent riots and deaths in Lice, Diyarbakır. It is very hard to make intelligent arguments about the turning of events in Turkey’s Kurdistan and there are so many speculations about possible outcomes. For me, there is at least one single fact to mourn about. Unarmed protesters were killed by … Read more
ilhan tanir?@WashingtonPoint ISIS man, w/a knife, front of police forces, suburb of Istanbul. What can go wrong? @t24comtr http://t24.com.tr/haber/bagcilardaki-lice-protestosunda-eli-bicakli-bir-isidli,260602 ? pic.twitter.com/AyuJeE9qhq The alleged ISIS man threatened protesters n Bağcılar, İstanbul, who were commemorating deaths in Lice, Diyarbakır. A pro-Kurdish Twitter account later announced that the ISIS man’s fingers were crushed by Kurdish youth… Kurdish protesters killed during security … Read more
15 detained over Gezi protests 15 people were detained for allegedly harming private property and use Molotov cocktails while attending the Gezi protests. Democracy and rights Peninsula On-line When protests erupted in Turkey‘s Taksim Square against the government’s redevelopment plans, US Secretary of State John Kerry was among the top figures who criticised the … Read more
Turkey artists demand an end to divisive language June 29, 2013 5:54 PM ANKARA (AFP) – Turkey’s artists, journalists and authors including Nobel laurate Orhan Pamuk on Saturday placed a full-page ad in several newspapers, calling on the government to end divisive language and stop polarising the country. Lice clashes are the Kurdish version of Gezi Park: … Read more
Solidarity with Lice march tonight in Kadıköy, İstanbul… via @pilkiz From Marginal March To Mass Movement How the Turkish government has fanned a simple protest by overreacting and then blaming scapegoats. RedHack launches cyber attack on Istanbul Special Provincial Administration The Turkish hacker group Redhack announced The fight for the square ?The fight … Read more
Solders open fire to villagers who protest construction of new military buildings in the predominantly Kurdish Lice, Diyarbakır. At least one dead, Salih Bedirxan, reported… The photo by @AdemArmannn A shot from the station nearby…