Kurdish question

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Gün TV: Kurdish Broadcasts Difficult

The Diyarbakir Gün TV channel has been broadcasting in Kurdish, but has faced many difficulties due to RTÜK stipulations.

14 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

“Eight Soldier Hostages Arrested as Deterrents”

“Eight Soldier Hostages Arrested as Deterrents”

Retired military judge Kardas criticises the condemnation of the eight soldiers for “not dying”. Journalist Akad sees the arrest of the soldiers after their release as an attempt at deterring further cases of surrender.

13 November 2007 Emine Özcan

252 Organisations Call for Peace

252 Organisations Call for Peace

Organisations in the East and Southeast of Turkey have called on the PKK to put down arms and on the government to create favourable conditions for peace.

9 November 2007 Tolga Korkut

Multilingual Diyarbakir Municipality on Trial

Multilingual Diyarbakir Municipality on Trial

After offering municipal services in three languages apart from Turkish, mayor Abdullah Demirbas from the Sur municipality in Diyarbakir was taken from office and his municipal council was dissolved. The trial against Demirbas and twenty others has started.

9 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

PKK Attack: 1 Soldier, 3 PKK Militants Dead

The PKK attacked a gendarmerie station in Tunceli. One sergeant and three PKK members were killed.

7 November 2007

Newspaper Dismisses Writer Speaking on Roj TV

Erdogan Aydin has been dismissed by Cumhuriyet newspaper after taking part in a programme concerning religious education on the Kurdish Roj TV channel.

6 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Tunc from EMEP Party at ECHR

EMEP Tunceli Province Chair Hüseyin Tunc has been sentenced for “praising a crime and criminals”. He will appeal at the ECHR.

2 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

DTP Congress: "Democratic Autonomy"

A "Democratic Society Congress" organised by the DTP in Diyarbakir from 26 to 28 October has called for "democratic autonomy" and has condemned military operations.

31 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Battles in Southeast: 4 Soldiers, 17 PKK Militants Dead

Military operations in the Southeast are continuing with thousands of soldiers and air support involved.

30 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Operations in Tunceli: 1 Soldier, 15 PKK Militants Dead

Operations in Tunceli: 1 Soldier, 15 PKK Militants Dead

During operations in the province of Tunceli on Sunday, 15 PKK militants and one sergeant were killed.

29 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

War Mongering, Not Reporting

War Mongering, Not Reporting

Ombudsman Baydar points to the increasing dominance of a discourse inciting to war and hate speech among the media. Journalists have to recall their responsibilities.

29 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Iraqi Kurds Flee From Bombed Villages

Five Kurdish villages in Northern Iraq have been deserted, say local Yuksekova newspaper

29 October 2007

EU Calls for Ceasefire and Political Steps

Condemning the PKK attacks, the EU has also called on Turkey to refrain from cross-border operations. Turkey and Iraq are called upon to seek lasting solution.

26 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Fascist Lynching Attempts in Bursa

Fascist Lynching Attempts in Bursa

According to the IHD in Bursa, Kurdish citizens have become the targets of attacks since 12 soldiers in Hakkari were killed on Sunday. At least six people have been injured.

26 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Hostage Soldiers Are Alive

Hostage Soldiers Are Alive

The PKK has published photographs of the eight soldiers it took hostage at the weekend.

24 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

"We Don't Want to Give Birth to Martyrs"

The TKDF is trying to organise a big rally to condemn terrorism: "In war, it is always us women who suffer most. If we unite, the pain can have an end."

24 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Motherhood Has No Ethnicity: The Tears Are The Same

Motherhood Has No Ethnicity: The Tears Are The Same

Gürbüz, whose son has been tried and imprisoned for PKK membership, said that she feels the pain of the dead soldiers' mothers: "There should be no death, not in the army and not outside of it".

24 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Call Against More Violence

Call Against More Violence

Political parties of the left and the Union of Turkish Chambers of Mechanical Engineers have called on the PKK to lay down arms and on Turkey to take urgent steps towards democratisation.

23 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

12 Soldiers Killed in Hakkari Province

12 Soldiers Killed in Hakkari Province

After the recent heavy losses in Sirnak, twelve soldiers were killed in Hakkari last night. Sixteen more are wounded, some of them seriously. More than ten soldiers are said to be missing.

21 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Assistant Professor Dr. Yegen Comments

Multiple Discourses on Kurdish Question Silenced

Sociologist Yegen has evaluated the current political climate as a silencing of alternative discourses on the Kurdish question. The arena has been left to the army and the PKK.

17 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Talabani Gives PKK Ultimatum

Iraqi President Talabani warns the PKK that if activities do not stop, they will have to leave.

17 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Parliament Authorises Government's Cross-Border Operations

Parliament Authorises Government's Cross-Border Operations

An overwhelming majority approved a one-year authorisation of cross-border operations into Northern Iraq.

17 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Parliament to Vote on Operations into Iraq Today

Parliament to Vote on Operations into Iraq Today

Today, Turkish Parliament will debate and vote on an authorisation for the Turkish army to carry out cross-border operations into Northern Iraq. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the debate and vote will be open.

17 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Government Seeks Parliamentary Consent for Cross Border Operations

Government Seeks Parliamentary Consent for Cross Border Operations

The government will ask parliament to authorise one year of operations. Cicek: The PKK, not Iraq, is the target.

16 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Parliament to Discuss Northern Iraq Operations

Parliament to Discuss Northern Iraq Operations

Parliamentary approval for Turkish soldiers to carry out cross-border operations in Northern Iraq may be debated in parliament as early as today (15 October).

15 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Foreign Press Concerned About Cross-Border Operations

Today, newspapers in Britain and the USA covered the possibility of Turkey carrying out cross-border ground operations in Iraq.

10 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Escalation in Violence:

Newspaper Headlines Agitating Emotions

While most newspaper columnists agree that military operations will not solve the Kurdish question, the frontpage headlines today were highly emotional and many called for revenge.

9 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

"There May Be Cross-Border Operations"

"There May Be Cross-Border Operations"

Today government members, army and secret service members and police officers met to discuss the increase in violence in recent days.

9 October 2007 Erhan Üstündağ

Peace Requires "Social Transformation"

Prof. Dr. Sancar warned of the danger of seeing violence as the only problem in the Kurdish question.

9 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

End Violence - But How?

End Violence - But How?

DTP, ÖDP and human rights organisations have countered the mainstream discourse on an intensification in the fight against terrorism with a call for an end to violence and democratic reforms.

9 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Kurdish Party: "We are Being Made Targets"

The pro-Kurdish DTP has protested against being shown as Turkey's enemies.

8 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

13 Soldiers Killed in Sirnak Ambush

13 Soldiers Killed in Sirnak Ambush

According to the General Staff, 13 soldiers died in a PKK attack on Sunday.

8 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

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