Turkey’s DEM Party hints at delay in expected message from Kurdish leader Öcalan
There are hints at a potential delay in a message from imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, widely expected to be...
Turkey: Van protesters defy cold to oppose mayor’s prison sentence
Thousands of residents in the Kurdish-majority city of Van (Wan) in eastern Turkey braved freezing temperatures to protest overnight following...
Swedish court jails woman for Yazidi genocide, war crimes
A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced 52-year-old Lina Ishaq to 12 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity, and...
Report highlights alarming rise in child labour, fatalities in Turkey
A new report published on Tuesday from Turkey’s Health and Safety Labour Watch (İSİG) has revealed a sharp increase in...
Grief in Diyarbakır as journalist Aziz Köylüoğlu killed in targeted Turkish drone attack
A memorial for veteran journalist Aziz Köylüoğlu, who was killed in a Turkish drone strike on 27 January in Ranya,...
DEM Party’s Co-Chair Hatimoğulları: Abdullah Öcalan must be allowed to engage directly for peace
“If a solution is truly desired, a platform must be established where Öcalan can engage directly with his organisation,” said...
Ten years after the battle for Kobani – an Australian perpective
Peter Boyle It was during the heroic and world-significant battle for Kobani (Kobanê) in 2014-2015 that together with the late...
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Rojava vs. Turkey is much-needed first step
Sarah Glynn The judges of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal examining the responsibility of Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and key...
Our duty is to build a garden of peace, says Sırrı Süreyya Önder
"Both society and we have a duty to build the garden of peace in the envisioned place," Sırrı Süreyya Önder,...
Turkey: Van protests erupt as co-mayor sentenced in politically charged case
"We, as the people of Van—1.2 million strong—will protect our honour, pride, and will, no matter the cost," declared Van...
