I did not have the honor of meeting Mr. Önder, who died after 18 days in intensive care. Despite a lifelong struggle, days of torture and imprisonment, he was not trapped in ressentiment. That’s how I will remember him. Both the Turkish and Kurdish opposition miss an irreplaceable person. This is a (deepl-translated) letter to … Read more
Mr. Önder is going through a life-threatening heart issue at the moment, and as one of the key persons in ongoing peace negotiations with the PKK, this might even be endangering the process. What I like about him is his resourcefulness, positivity, and leadership in many critical situations. Sadly, his lifelong hardships have taken a … Read more
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
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
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
Turkey discriminates against Alevis over worship places, Euro court says in landmark ruling Turkey was sued at the ECHR over the non-payment of the electricity bills of a cemevi by the state, while those of other worship places are paid ECHR Convicts Turkey of Punishing Funeral Attendance Bianet :: English The European Court of Human Rights convicted … Read more
seçim günlüğü Adaylar Sırrı Süreyya Önder nominated as candidate for Istanbul mayor The announcement ended months of speculation on whether Önder, a prominent figure in the Gezi Park protests, intended to run despite his candidacy potentially dividing the votes of the opposition Mustafa Sarıgül: ‘Rabbim De Diyeceğim Atatürk De. Bundan … Haber FX Şişli Belediye … Read more
seçim günlüğü Adaylar Ve Sırrı Süreyya İstanbul adayı – Akşam Haber7.comVe Sırrı Süreyya İstanbul adayıAkşamBasın toplantısında gazetecilerin sorularını yanıtlayan HDP Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Ertuğrul Kürkçü, İstanbul Milletvekili Sırrı Süreyya Önder’in İstanbul Büyükşehir Sırrı Süreyya Önder, HDP’nin İstanbul adayı oldu Milliyet HDP Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Ertuğrul Kürkçü: “Vekilimiz Sırrı Süreyya Önder hem halkın hem de bizim … Read more
Erdoğan adds Barzani to Turkey?s Kurdish bid Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan was aiming at hitting a few birds with one stone Turkish PM hints at general amnesty, calls for support to Kurdish peace process PM Erdoğan rounds off a busy weekend of rallies in southeastern Turkey, calling on all Kurds to embrace the ?new … Read more
seçim günlüğü Adaylar Sırrı Süreyya Önder: İstanbul için aday adayıyım Hürriyet HDP İstanbul Milletvekili Sırrı Süreyya Önder, önümüzdeki yerel seçimlerde İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı için aday adayı olduğunu açıkladı. Önder, dün gece CNN Türk’te gazetecilerin gündeme ilişkin sorularını yanıtladı. Önder, seçimlerdeki … ‘İstanbul‘da aday adayıyım’ Sırrı Süreyya Önder, İstanbul için aday adaylığını açıkladı ‘İstanbul için aday adayıyım’ İstanbul‘da aday adayıyım’ Milliyet ANKARA Milliyet. Önder, ?İstanbul Büyükşehir … Read more
Adaylar BDP’li Önder: İstanbul’a adayım Haber7.com Birgün gazetesi yazarı Doğan Tılıç, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi başkanlığı için adı geçen isimlerden BDP’li Sırrı Süreyya Önder‘in kendisini arayarak, başkanlığa aday olduğunu söylediğini yazdı. İSTANBUL’DAN ADAYIM, CHP OYUMU BÖLMESİN. Bize İstanbul trafiğini çözebilir misin Sırrı? HDP’nin İstanbul adayı Önder gibi… Sırrı Süreyya Önder: ‘İstanbul’dan adayım’ Seçim anketleri SEÇİM … Read more
A significant columnist of Today’s Zaman asks: Is this the new Turkey? In fact, Ahmet Turan Alkan, the Zaman columnist and one of the most literary writers in Turkey and whose writings are popular mostly among conservative democrats, had given a clear description of the situation in the country months ago. ************************** Turkish politics to … Read more
Detained Gezi Occupiers greet… From Çağlayan Court. via @selinasker Online and Off, Information Control Persists in Turkey By Greg Epstein, EFF and Global Voices Advocacy Intern Demonstrators in Turkey have occupied Istanbul?s Taksim Square since last May, in a movement that began as an effort to protect a city park, but has evolved into a … Read more
Deputy Önder injured after being hit by canister in Gezi Park protests Istanbul deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder has been shot by police in the shoulder with. Protesters #OccupyGezi to save Istanbul park Activists defy bulldozers to block demolition of city’s ‘last public green space’. Occupy İzmir Occupy Eskişehir Occupy Ankara by Onur Erdinç The Police is … Read more