Published by The New York Times, 17 September 2015 ISTANBUL — Hours after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out against a prominent newspaper here, an angry mob of his supporters descended on the publication’s headquarters, smashing windows, chanting profanities...
Published by the European Council on Foreign Relations, 14th September, 2015 Europe must prioritise diplomatic support for peace between Turkey and the Kurds as a pre-requisite for a successful strategy against Islamic State. Since 20 July 2015, the PKK has...
Situation in Turkey’s Kurdish regions escalates further The southeast of Turkey has not come to rest since September 4: There is a curfew in Cizîra Botan (Cizre), and there are snipers on minarets and other high towers in the city. Several other villages in the...
Residents of south-eastern towns say they are living under daily terror from marksmen after new law authorising use of live ammunition to quell protests Published by The Guardian, Tuesday 8 Septembre 2015 Clad in traditional baggy trousers and the woolly cap of a...
Asim Murat Okur Septembre 11, 2015 IHD Human Rights Organisation Today is the 7th day of continuous curfew in Cizre District of Şırnak Province which has 133.000 population. This curfew declaration of Şırnak Governor, causes the citizens to live deprived of their...
To put the European refugee crisis into a realistic perspective: watch these pictures and read the story by Belgium journalist Pieter Stockmans and photographer Baram Maaruf. The refugee flow to the wealthy continent of Europe is just the tip of the iceberg....
