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Kurdish question

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Şırnak Province Calls on PKK and Government to Create Peace
Call for Peace
Şırnak Province Calls on PKK and Government to Create Peace
The Bar Association and the Medical Association of Şırnak want an unlimited ceasefire and government steps towards peace.
4 June 2009 Tolga Korkut
Women Called for Peace in Diyarbakır
Kurdish Question
Women Called for Peace in Diyarbakır
On Sunday, thousands of women called for peace in Diyarbakır. Participants Yurdalan and Baykal told bianet their impressions.
4 June 2009 Bawer Çakır
Conference for Dialogue on Kurdish Issue in Istanbul
Kurdish Question
Conference for Dialogue on Kurdish Issue in Istanbul
On 6 June, the Peace Parliament is organising a conference to be attended by lawyers, journalists, academics and politicians. The conference will focus on dialogue in the Kurdish question.
2 June 2009 Tolga Korkut
PKK Extends Ceasefire until 15 July, But...
Kurdish Question
PKK Extends Ceasefire until 15 July, But...
The unilateral ceasefire of the PKK, which had excluded "legitimate defence", has been extended for another 1.5 months. However, it is not clear what will happen after that.
1 June 2009
PKK Warns: Intensified Fighting if No Change in Government Attitude
Kurdish Question
PKK Warns: Intensified Fighting if No Change in Government Attitude
As the unilateral ceasefire of the PKK has come to an end, no concrete plans for a peace process have emerged yet.
1 June 2009
72 NGOs in Diyarbakır Call for Peace
Kurdish Question
72 NGOs in Diyarbakır Call for Peace
Women's organisations, professional associations, trade unions and human rights activists in Diyarbakır have come together to appeal for peace.
28 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
President Gül Warns of Delays in Solving Kurdish Question
Kurdish Question
President Gül Warns of Delays in Solving Kurdish Question
The President called the Kurdish question "Turkey's most pressing problem" and warned of any further delays.
28 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
Fourteen Years of Unanswered Questions
Saturday Mothers
Fourteen Years of Unanswered Questions
Today is the fourteenth anniversary of the first protest against unsolved disappearances in Turkey.
27 May 2009
DTP MP Calls for Stop to Military Operations
Kurdish Question
DTP MP Calls for Stop to Military Operations
DTP MP Sakık said that the current climate of dialogue and the possibility of an extension of a PKK ceasefire meant that the Turkish army should also stop operations.
26 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
State Wants Kurdish-Speaking Employees, But Tries Kurdish Mayor
State Wants Kurdish-Speaking Employees, But Tries Kurdish Mayor
Demirbaş, mayor of a municipality in Diyarbakır, is hopeful about changes in state attitude on public services in Kurdish.
25 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
State Wants Kurdish-Speaking Employees, But Tries Kurdish Mayor
State Wants Kurdish-Speaking Employees, But Tries Kurdish Mayor
Demirbaş, mayor of a municipality in Diyarbakır, is hopeful about changes in state attitude on public services in Kurdish.
25 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
Demonstration in Istanbul: "Silence Guns, Not DTP"
Kurdish question
Demonstration in Istanbul: "Silence Guns, Not DTP"
Around 10,000 protesters in Çağlayan, Istanbul, gathered to call for an urgent, peaceful solution to the Kurdish question rather than operations against the DTP.
25 May 2009 Bawer Çakır
Province Human Rights Board Report
Children's Situation in Diyarbakır Prison is "Desperate"
A province human rights delegation has called for drastic improvements in conditions for children in prison in Diyarbakır.
19 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
DTP MPs Face Prosecution Despite Immunity
DTP MPs Face Prosecution Despite Immunity
Six members of the pro-Kurdish DTP face trials because of speeches they made, despite having parliamentarian immunity.
19 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
“Indirect Negotiations with PKK Seem to Have Begun”
Analysıs by Mesut Yeğen
“Indirect Negotiations with PKK Seem to Have Begun”
According to Ass. Prof. Yeğen, utterances by Minister of the Interior Atalay and PKK leader Karayılan are sending similar messages.
14 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
“Monumental Opportunity” for Solution to Kurdish Question
Kurdısh Polıtıcıan Ahmet Türk
“Monumental Opportunity” for Solution to Kurdish Question
The co-chair of the DTP said, “The public wants an end to violence. We are ready to meet the government on the path towards a solution.”
13 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
President Gül’s Speech “Has Created Hope in Diyarbakır”
Kurdısh Questıon
President Gül’s Speech “Has Created Hope in Diyarbakır”
Lawyer Danış Beştaş has called Gül’s comments on the Kurdish question “positive”. In Prague, Gül had called the Kurdish question "Turkey’s priority".
13 May 2009 Bawer Çakır
“Many Reasons for The Massacre, Yet Root Cause is Denial of Kurds"
Sociologist İsmail Beşikçi on Mardin massacre
“Many Reasons for The Massacre, Yet Root Cause is Denial of Kurds"
Dr. Beşikçi argues that the massacre of 44 people in a village in Mardin cannot be blamed only on feudalism, the village guard system, ignorance or underdevelopment.
8 May 2009 Ismail Beşikçi
5,000 People on 2-Day Hunger Strike in Protest of DTP Arrests
Operation against DTP
5,000 People on 2-Day Hunger Strike in Protest of DTP Arrests
On Sunday, DTP politicians, members and supporters began a two-day hunger strike in Diyarbakır.
4 May 2009 Emine Özcan
Prison Sentences for 23 Children in Adana
Kurdish Question and Children
Prison Sentences for 23 Children in Adana
The Human Rights Association has protested against the prison sentences handed down to children who took part in Newroz celebrations.
30 April 2009 Erhan Üstündağ
Explosion in Diyarbakır Province Kills 9 Soldiers
Kurdish Question
Explosion in Diyarbakır Province Kills 9 Soldiers
An explosion near Lice, Diyarbakır, killed nine soldiers in a military vehicle at 6.30 am this morning.
29 April 2009 Emine Özcan
State Disciplines Kurdish Children in Prison
Children's Holiday
State Disciplines Kurdish Children in Prison
This article was written by bianet's Erhan Üstündağ on the day of Children's Festival, 23 April. It shows that hundreds of children are confronted with a much harsher side of the state, facing years of imprisonment.
23 April 2009 Erhan Üstündağ
“Punishment for Peace Call Violates ECHR Case Law”
“Punishment for Peace Call Violates ECHR Case Law”
Two Kurdish politicians have been convicted for a call for peace in which they used the word “guerilla” for PKK members.
22 April 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Two Dead as Police Prevents Öcalan Birthday Celebrations
Two Dead as Police Prevents Öcalan Birthday Celebrations
The police intervened when around 5,000 people tried to visit the village of imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan’s birth on his birthday. Two people died. More than 10,000 people took part in the funeral of one of them.
6 April 2009 Bawer Çakır
DTP Has Proven That It Represents Kurds
Assoc. Prof. Yeğen argues that neither Kurds nor Turks are happy with the AKP’s “embarrassed recognition” of the Kurdish question.
31 March 2009 Tolga Korkut
Kurds See Local Elections as Referendum
Kurds See Local Elections as Referendum
Altun of the Socialist Labour Movement spoke with bianet about her impressions at the Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır. She said, “Most people are expecting peace.”
24 March 2009 Emine Özcan
Newroz in Turkey: Calls for a Solution to Kurdish Question
Newroz in Turkey: Calls for a Solution to Kurdish Question
300,000 people celebrated Newroz in Kazlıçeşme, Istanbul. In Diyarbakır, estimates of the crowd range from 75,000 to one million.
23 March 2009
Radio Station Acquitted in Second Kurdish Song Case
The Adana Radio station Dünya has been acquitted for the second time, after playing a Kurdish song had landed it in court.
21 March 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Five-Day Newroz Celebrations in 66 Places
The Newroz programme of the DTP starts in Urfa on 20 March and ends in Kars on 24 March. Kurdish musicians and politicians will take the stage.
19 March 2009 Bawer Çakır
“Freedom for Leyla Zana” Campaign Launched
A group of rights activists has started a campaign against the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Kurdish politician Leyla Zana.
17 March 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
New Excavation in Silopi: Bones, Hair and Clothing Found
New Excavation in Silopi: Bones, Hair and Clothing Found
After the find of bones and flannel on 9 March in one well, the opening of another well has revealed bones, hair and clothing.
12 March 2009 Tolga Korkut
Diyarbakır Police Prevents Release of Children
Diyarbakır Police Prevents Release of Children
Two children arrested for “membership in an illegal organisation” after taking part in protests during PM Erdoğan’s visit are being tried in detention. Rights activists came to watch the trials.
26 February 2009 Erhan Üstündağ
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