“In a time of universal deceit,
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Turkey's incursion into northern Syria on 24 August was flagged up as a move to drive the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) out of the border town of Jarabulus. But that is just a cover: Turkey's not very secret major objective is to crush the 50,000-strong Kurdish YPG (People's Protection Unit) militia, and overrun the three autonomous Kurdish dominated areas, collectively called “Rojava” by the Kurds. ... read full story / add a comment

En los últimos meses venimos recibiendo noticias de los ataques del estado turco contra la población kurda de Bakur [Norte de Kurdistán, perteneciente al estado turco]. Estos ataques han ido aumentando hasta estar ahora en la práctica, en guerra abierta, con barrios enteros sitiados por el ejército. Las informaciones de los medios de comunicación están siendo bastante confusas al respecto y Erdogan está aprovechando la "crisis de los refugiados" para tener una posición de fuerza ante sus aliados occidentales. Este comunicado del Congreso Nacional Kurdo hace un resumen de la situación actual y un llamamiento a exigir el cese de las masacres cometidas por el estado turco. ... read full story / add a comment

The immense catastrophe that struck Turkey in the streets of Ankara, the capital city, on 10 October, when two bombs exploded in the midst of a thronging crowd of what would possibly turn out to be hundreds of thousands of people, leading to the death of an indefinite number of people, in any case exceeding one hundred, and the wounding of hundreds, some still under the risk of death, is a sharp reminder, if any were needed, that this is a country undergoing a severe political crisis. The tragic loss of life, ranging from a nine-year old boy to a seventy-year old woman and involving the deaths of a very high number of young people, has left the working-class movement, the broad left, the community of Alevis, the minority religious denomination in Turkey, and the Kurdish people, all of whom were involved in the peace demonstration that was attacked, in profound grief and mourning. It is cause for consolation, however, to witness the fact that the main aim of this hideous attack has been thwarted since, despite the grief, the masses have not been intimidated and have come out in militant mood both to protest and to bury their dead.

In unusually precipitated fashion, the government has claimed to have carried out an investigation on what it purports to be a double suicide bombing. They point their fingers at the ill-famed ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS) and claim that this was an attack on the unity of Turkey (why those who target the unity of the country have for decades now attacked the demonstrations of the working-class or of the oppressed minorities and never a right-wing rally remains a mystery!) ... read full story / add a comment

La città curda di Cizre, un insediamento con una popolazione di circa 150000 anime nella Turchia sud-orientale si trova per la seconda volta sotto assedio delle forze armate turche e delle cosiddette "forze operative speciali" della polizia, dopo che il precedente assedio era stato tolto per una tregua di due giorni. Oltre al coprifuoco ci sono tagli all'erogazione di elettricità e vige l'interruzione di tutti i mezzi di comunicazione, compresi i telefoni mobili ed Internet. Dopo il primo assedio è venuta fuori tutta l'evidenza del terribile dramma umano. Uccisi oltre 30 civili, di età compresa fra i 35 giorni di vita di un bambino ed i 75 anni di un anziano. Prima che l'assedio fosse tolto, fonti governative dichiaravano che le forze di sicurezza avevano ucciso più di una dozzina di combattenti del PKK, negando vittime civili. Come un neonato ed un vecchio possano aver contribuito alla lotta del PKK rimane un mistero irrisolto da parte dei portavoce governativi, di fronte all'evidenza del fatti. [English] ... read full story / add a comment

e Kurdish town of Cizre, a settlement with a population of approximately 150 thousand souls in Southeastern Turkey, is now under siege by the Turkish armed forces and the so-called “special operation force” of the police for a second time, after a previous one-week long siege was lifted for an interlude of two days. Around-the-clock curfew is accompanied by power cuts and the interruption of all means of communication including mobile telephones and the Internet. The evidence that came out when the first round of siege was lifted attests to a terrible human drama. Over 30 civilians are dead, ranging from a 35-day old infant to a 75-year old man. Before the siege was lifted, government sources claimed that security forces had killed more than a dozen fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Kurdish guerrilla army, denying any civilian deaths. How the baby and the old man could have contributed to the fight of the PKK remains a mystery unexplored by government spokespeople after the facts have come to light. [Italiano] ... read full story / add a comment

QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish rebels are ready to re-enter Turkey from northern Iraq, the head of the group's political wing said at his mountain hideout, threatening to rekindle an insurgency unless Ankara resuscitates their peace process soon. ... read full story / add a comment

TURKEY, -- Tens of thousands of Kurds poured to the streets on yesterday (18-03) to celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, despite the governorships’ bans.
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SIRNAK, -- Turkish warplanes bombed Roboski village of Qilaban district of Sirnak province last night killing at least 36 civilian Kurds. ... read full story / add a comment

Estambul (Turquía), 5 sep (EFE).- Seis personas -dos gendarmes, dos guardias rurales, un policía y una civil- murieron y otras quince resultaron heridas el pasado fin de semana en diversos ataques del grupo armado Partido de los Trabajadores del Kurdistán (PKK) en el este y el sudeste de Turquía.

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TURKEY, -- During the holy month of Ramadan, the Turkish warplanes and police have killed at least 8 civilians Kurds and arrested 389 while the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke of “reverence” for the holy month Ramadan which has on the contrary witnessed a bloody loss.

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VAN, -- Turkish state is escalating its offensives against the Kurds from various angles. While thousands of Kurds demonstrated today asking for peace, Turkish soldiers attacked the demonstrators and killed the councillor of Van city.

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Ankara ultima una nueva estrategia militar para aplastar a la guerrilla kurda ... read full story / add a comment

QENDIL, South Kurdistan, -- Turkish warplanes have once more targeted civilian Kurds during their latest raid carried out today. ... read full story / add a comment

La guerrilla kurda del Partido de los Trabajadores del Kurdistán (PKK) ha amenazado con capturar y juzgar a políticos del gobernante Partido de la Justicia y el Desarrollo (AKP) por sus «crímenes contra los kurdos».

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ISTANBUL, — Police attacked Kurdish protesters in Istanbul's central Dolapdere neighborhood on Saturday evening, Dogan News Agency reported.
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The continuation of political and military operations while talking about resolution and peace renders the statements of Turkish state and government doubtful. It is absolutely essential to cease these political and military operations in order to eliminate this doubt. The Kurdish issue can be resolved not through some limited amendments in law and regulations, but only on the basis of real constitutional changes. This requires Turkey to create the conditions in which free and equal coexistence of the identity of Kurdish people should be constitutionally guaranteed as part of the democratic peoples of Turkey.
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Kürt ulusal özgürlük meselesi üzerinde tartışma ve arayışların yeniden yoğunlaştığı şu süreçte, genel olarak 1920-1938 yılları yani Atatürklü yıllar, özelde de 1921 Teşkilat- ı Esasiye Kanunu yeniden tartışma konusu olmaktadır. Hem Türk siyaset kadrolarından hem de Kürt siyasetçilerinden “1921 Anayasası referans alınarak çözüm üretilmeli” diyenler var ve bu eğilim son süreçte güçleniyor. 21. yüzyıl başında Kürt/Kürdistan sorununa 1921 Anayasası temelinde çözüm bulunabilir mi? Birincisi, bu sorunun yanıtı üzerinde duracağız. İkincisi, devamında soracağım soruyu baştan sorayım: Bir geçiş sürecinin belgesi olan ve dolayısıyla anayasadan çok birkaç kanun maddesinden ibaret olup 90 yıl öncesine ait bir metin neden bugün esas alınsın ki? Yeni bir yaklaşımla yeni bir anayasal metnin hazırlanması çok mu zor? Yazıda üzerinde duracağımız esas konulardan biri 1921 Teşkilat-ı Esasiye Kanunu olunca, bu kısa belgeyi de ekte okuyucuya sunuyoruz. ... read full story / add a comment

Η Οικολογική Παρέμβαση ξεκίνησε καμπάνια με την Αυτονομία ή Βαρβαρότητα για την κατάργηση της υποχρεωτικής θητείας ... read full story / add a comment

Μια προκήρυξη της Αυτόνομης Πρωτοβουλιας Κέρκυρας ... read full story / add a comment