Benedetta Argentieri: ‘The ideas of Abdullah Öcalan offer an alternative to the system’
Benedetta Argentieri is a journalist and film producer. Her work concentrates on women’s problems and activities world-wide. She has visited...
Turkey: Police violence against young man captured by cameras
On the night of 18 November, a young man by the name of Tacettin Aslan was beaten up by police...
Water games of Turkey and Iran evolve into dangerous period in Iraq
Syria and Iraq face drought because of the dams Turkey has built on the Euphrates and Tigris, the two rivers...
Major river dries up in Isfahan, thousands of Iranians take to streets in protest
The River Zayandeh, one of the most important water sources in Iran, has dried up below Lake Urmia due in...
Post-Erdoğan dreams – a weekly news review
Turkey’s next elections need not be held before June 2023, but you don’t have to be a seasoned Turkey pundit...
Why Kılıçdaroğlu didn’t vow to ‘helalleşmek’ the Dersim massacres
Fréderike Geerdink CHP* leader Kılıçdaroğlu was praised this week for his parliamentary speech in which he promised to ‘helalleşmek’ historical...
World Children’s Day: Millions exposed to violations in Turkey
On World Children's Day, celebrated world-wide on 20 November to enhance international awareness of problems surrounding children and to promote...
Families protest at Sêmalka on 40th day
The action of the Families of Martyrs Council at the Sêmalka Border Crossing, demanding that the bodies of People's Defence...
Özsoy: There are strong claims of Turkish Airlines involvement in people smuggling
As claims reach the public of a partnership between the Turkish AKP (Justice and Development Party) and Iraqi Kurdish KDP...
Attack on grave of Kurdish singer Ahmet Kaya
The tomb of Kurdish singer Ahmet Kaya in Paris has been vandalised, reports MA. Ahmet Kaya's tomb is located in...
