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Death penalty remarks find little support

22/11/2012 /0 Comments/in /by

Observers see statements on restoring capital punishment as a political move by Turkey’s leadership and not a serious effort to impose executions. When Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a public debate on reinstating the death penalty recently, few people took it as a sign he plans to bring the practice back. But his […]

Prison hunger strikes end without agreements

19/11/2012 /0 Comments/in /by

At least 1,700 people, including more than 680 prisoners, joined the strike before it ended on Sunday. The brother of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan told SES Türkiye that a two-month hunger strike by hundreds of Kurdish prisoners ended to save the lives of the weakening prisoners, many who have been ingesting only tea and […]

Demands of Kurdish hunger strikers not met

17/11/2012 /0 Comments/in /by

DIYARBAKIR (ANP) – The demands of the some 700 Kurdish hunger strikers in Turkish prisons have not been met. Despite that, PKK leader Öcalan called on the strikers to end the hunger strike, declaring that ‘the goals have been reached’. Possibly over the coming days more will become clear about the background to Öcalan’s call. […]

Kurdish hunger strike over

17/11/2012 /0 Comments/in /by

DİYARBAKİR (ANP) – The hunger strike of some 700 Kurds in Turkish prisons will end on Sunday, Kurdish MP Aysel Tugluk announced after visiting hunger strikers in the prison of Diyarbakır. Earlier Saturday night it became clear that PKK leader Öcalan was visited by his brother that day. He brought Öcalan’s message that the hunger […]

Dutch MEP causes controversy in Turkey

17/11/2012 /0 Comments/in /by

ISTANBUL (ANP) – The Dutch Europarliamentarian Ria Oomen-Ruijten caused controversy during her visit to Turkey. During a meeting she said that hunger strikes have no place in democracies. Some people couldn’t swallow that. An MP for the pro-Kurdish BDP party tweeted angrily on Saturday morning about Oomen-Ruijten: ‘Apparently Ruijten thinks Turkey is a democracy’. Oomen-Ruijten […]

Thirsty for blood

17/11/2012 /0 Comments/in /by

The basics don’t change. The basics are: people are born with rights. That’s what we, many nations of the world, have agreed upon and have put down on paper in international treaties and declarations. The right to self-determination, the right to express yourself in your mother tongue. The right to live in dignity. The right […]

Kana susamak

17/11/2012 /0 Comments/in /by

İşin özü değişmez. İşin özünde, insanın doğumla gelen hakları vardır. Dünyanın çoğu ülkesi bu konuda hemfikir olmuş ve uluslararası sözleşmeler yoluyla bunu kağıda dökmüşler. Kendi kaderini belirleme hakkı, kendini anadilinde ifade etme hakkı. Onurla yaşama hakkı. Hayat hakkı. Türkiye’de ise insanlar ötekinin ölümünü diliyor.

Xwînxwarî

17/11/2012 /0 Comments/in /by

Naveroka kar nayê guhertin. Ya esas ev e; mafên însanan yên bi zayînê re tên henin. Gelek welatên cîhanê di vê mijarê de hevpar difikirin û bi peymanên navnetewî ev mijar derxistinin ser kaxizê jî. Mafê çarenûsî û mafê ku xwe bi zimanê zikmakî bîne ziman. Mafê jîyaneke serbilind. Mafê jîyanê. Însan, li Tirkîyê mirina […]

Slowly but surely

14/11/2012 /0 Comments/in /by

In Turkey, the need for reform is large – as is the country’s capacity to implement these reforms. So, how effectively does governance in Turkey serve the needs of present and future generations, asks Fréderike Geerdink. Let’s start with the good news. Starting with the bad news would mean stating that Turkey is performing rather […]

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* Kurdistan Region, Iraq: +964 75185 44190

E-mail: f.geerdink@gmail.com

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