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Kurdish question
Page 11
"Cross-Border Operations Damage Turkey's Economy"
Acar of the Erbil Businesspeople's Association says: "Violence is affecting economic relations, this is to Turkey's detriment. There are people on both sides feeding from violence."
3 January 2008
Erhan Üstündağ
Peace Parliament: Solve Kurdish Question in 2008
The Peace Parliament called on the government to allow different identities to develop: “The Kurdish question should be solved within Turkey, not across the borders.”
1 January 2008
Gökçe Gündüç
Erdogan: Peace and Affluence for 2008
In his last speech of 2007, Prime Minister Erdogan mainly spoke of the Kurdish question and violence. “We are aiming at a democratic, laicist and social legal state for 2008.”
1 January 2008
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Claims of Fourth Operation in Northern Iraq
Based on reports by the Reuters News Agency, Turkish news websites have stated that the Turkish Armed Forces carried out a fourth operation in Northern Iraq.
26 December 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Operations: 20 Million Dollars and 1,800 Displaced People
The Hürriyet newspaper estimates that the four-hour operation cost Turkey around 20 million dollars. The UNHCR reports that around 1,800 people have been displaced as a result of the operations.
19 December 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
DTP Chair Demirtas Arrested by Military Court
Nurettin Demirtas, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish DTP, was arrested at the airport in Ankara on his return from Germany. The DTP has condemned the arrest.
19 December 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Ergil: Operations "Necessary" But Not On Their Own
According to Prof. Dr. Ergil, the PKK will be weakened, but not destroyed by the attacks. A more comprehensive package addressing the Kurdish question is necessary.
18 December 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Singer Tunc's Trial Postponed by Five Months
The four-year trial of singer Ferhat Tunc, who criticised the imprisonment of Leyla Zana in the "Gündem" newspaper, has still not ended.
16 December 2007
Erol Önderoğlu
Turkish Armed Forces Attack Sites in Northern Iraq
The General Staff has announced that PKK targets on Kandil mountain have been bombed, and that attacks were not aimed at people living in Northern Iraq. Reuters says that 10 villages were hit, homes and schools ruined.
16 December 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
"Good Guys" Released in Semdinli Trial
A military court in Van has released the three suspects, two of them soldiers, in the Semdinli bombing trial. They will be tried without detention. Joint attorneys walked out of the hearing.
16 December 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Büyükanit Calls Human Rights "Psychological Operation"
Speaking of the DTP, Chief of General Staff Büyükanit said, "terrorism has entered parliament." Türk of the DTP said the MPs had been elected in order to take part in democratic politics.
12 December 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Case Against Besikci and "Esmer" Dropped
The court case against sociologist Besikci, "Esmer" magazine owner Kaya and editor Izmir has been dropped because of lapse of time.
10 December 2007
Erol Önderoğlu
DTP: Support the Turks in Western Thrace and the Kurds in Turkey
The DTP has reacted to Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan's visit of solidarity to the Turks in Western Thrace: "Do not fear Kurds in Turkey".
10 December 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
"You Can Negotiate with Terrorists - I Have!"
Speaking at an international conference in Venice, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari emphasised the importance of including all relevant players in peace negotiations.
7 December 2007
Ertuğrul Kürkçü
"Newroz" and "Kawa" Reason for Imprisonment?
A trade union representative in Kilis, southeastern Turkey, is on trial for using the letter "w" in two newspaper articles.
4 December 2007
Tolga Korkut
Prison Sentence Demanded for DTP Politicians
A Diyarbakir prosecutor is demanding prison sentences for MP Aysel Tulguk and province party chair Hilmi Aydogdu for a speech they made on Peace Day.
4 December 2007
Erol Önderoğlu
Pacifists, Take Candles and Come to Galatasaray
The Peace Parliament has called on opponents of operations to gather in front of Galatasaray Highschool this evening.
4 December 2007
Tolga Korkut
Gül Silent on Plans for PKK
In an interview with journalists on the way to France, Gül said, "Democracy isolates terrorism and terrorists."
28 November 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Rally in Diyarbakir: Call for "Dignified Life"
A rally was organised by the DTP in Diyarbakir yesterday. Tens of thousands gathered on the Station Square in Diyarbakir to protest against operations and call for rights.
26 November 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Women Call for Peace
122 women, many of them well-known singers, actresses, writers, academics and journalists have gathered under the slogan "We have promised peace" and published their call for peace on the internet and in newspapers.
23 November 2007
Gökçe Gündüç
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Activist Keskin Sentenced for Saying “Kurdistan”
Human rights activist Eren Keskin has faced two trials for the use of “Kurdistan”. In one proceedings were dropped, in the second one she was sentenced.
21 November 2007
Erol Önderoğlu
"Anti-Terrorism Propaganda" at School
In Diyarbakir the police organised a conference "against terrorism" at a school. Education Trade Union Egitim-Sen warns that children and their families are being put on lists.
21 November 2007
Erhan Üstündağ
Peace Parliament Calls for Discourse of Peace
At its second assembly, the Turkish Peace Parliament condemned the attempts to close the DTP and vowed to support the hostage soldiers.
21 November 2007
Tolga Korkut
Columnists Against Closure of DTP
Columnists Tinc, Akyol, Tamer and Kahraman all agree that the pro-Kurdish DTP should not be closed, but not because they support the party.
20 November 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
"Don't touch DTP, Allow PKK to Disarm"
The ÖDP organised a march in Istanbul on Sunday to call for coexistence and social peace.
20 November 2007
So, Prime Minister, What is the "Comprehensive Plan"?
Condoleezza Rice has talked about the Turkish government's "comprehensive plan" to solve the Kurdish question. Erdogan speaks of the PKK laying down arms, but does not commit to a concrete strategy.
20 November 2007
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General Staff Denies Silencing Retired Officers
The General Staff has denied that retired generals have been told to stop talking.
19 November 2007
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
"Erdogan Against Operations But Not For Peace"
According to TIHV president Önen, Erdogan is stuck between the army and the USA. His anti-operation stance is due to US influence.
19 November 2007
Gökçe Gündüç
MHP: DTP Immunity Should Be Lifted
Former CHP politician Karakas has called the MHP's attempt to lift the DTP politicians' immunity "anti-democratic".
16 November 2007
Erol Önderoğlu
Oh Turks...Love, Protect and Trust Your Kurds!
Don't be angry at the Kurdish father who sells his children to the mountains, but at the leaders who have forced him into this situation. The Turkish Republic must stop being a state which has forgotten its humane sensitivities.
16 November 2007
Mustafa Sönmez
301 Defended, DTP Attacked
Ahmet Türk of the DTP has protested against calls to lift MPs' immunity. Meanwhile, Minister of Justice Sahin has announced changes in, but not the abolition of, Article 301: "Many EU countries have similar articles."
14 November 2007
Geylani: You Can't Stop Me From Speaking Kurdish
Independent Hakkari MP Hamit Geylani has protested against attempts to have his immunity lifted for speaking Kurdish during the election campaign.
14 November 2007
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