Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party denies allegations related to national anthem, Turkish flag
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party won provinces and municipalities across Anatolia’s heavily ethnic-Kurdish southeast in local elections three weeks ago (March 31). Now, as many of its newly elected officials begin their duties, the party is fighting allegations related to failing to read the Turkish national anthem and raise the Turkish flag in the provinces […]
What good can shutting down the People’s Democratic Party do and to whom?
Translated by: Selin Çetin Hello, good day. Yesterday, the Chair of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced the Human Rights Action Plan. It was not discussed in much detail, and I don’t believe it will be because the situation in Turkey is apparent. The current laws, the […]
The Kurdish question is now on the world agenda
Translated by Melissa Clissold Ankara wants to show Operation Peace Spring as a “struggle against terrorism”, however; it is finding it extremely difficult to convince the international public. In fact, due to the operation, the complete opposite has happened; the Kurdish problem has now taken its place among the world agenda. What can be the […]
Caretaker government once again: Erdoğan’s big despair
The images released over the weekend of the birthday event that The Republican People’s Party (CHP) leaders’ wife Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu organised for Selahattin Demirtaş’s wife Başak Demirtaş, comprised of important clues for the “brand new Turkey” period which started after March 31. This morning, the Ministry of Interior dismissed the mayors of Diyarbakır, Van and […]
This Week in Turkey (45): with Amberin Zaman on Iran protests and the regional Kurdish question
Voiceover: Ömer GürbÜz omergurbuz@gmail.com
Kurdish question after Tahir Elçi
(Prepared by Zeynep Ekmekci, Gülener Kırnalı, Elif Akbıyık and Melissa Clissold)
