The following is an interview with Yavuz Önen, a former President of Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects(TMMOB), and was conducted by Yusuf Gürsucu for Özgür Gündem. It has been translated into...
Kurds returning to Kobani, Syrian Kurdistan. Photo: AFP Ekurd Daily, March 29th, 2015 KOBANI, Syrian Kurdistan,— An estimated 40 people have been killed by mines and booby traps in Kobani in the two months since...
Foreword by Martin van Bruinessen Where should one locate the beginnings of Kurdish nationalism as a modern mass movement, with well-organized political parties, explicit programs, and the mobilization of mass support...
The following report is the first part of a larger series compiled by Ömer Çelilk and Ferhat Arslan for ANF. It has been translated into English below. The Kobanê Autonomous Canton, which has won its freedom at heavy cost against a savage ideology left over from the...
VAN, Turkey’s Kurdish region,— A domestic security bill prepared by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) stirred a debate in the country because it bans a traditional Kurdish garment called sal u sepik. Many Kurdish citizens living in the southeast wear sal...
By M. K. Kaya (vol. 8, no. 5 of the Turkey Analyst) The row over Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s reinstated intelligence chief, is suggestive of shifting power realities and rivalries within the AKP regime. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu suffered a serious setback when he was...
