DTP leader Ahmet Türk said they would try to support the government’s democratic initiative, also referred to as a Kurdish opening. “The Kurdish problem is Turkey’s problem. But there are Kurds living in other countries and regions. We...
According to one poll, which is not going to be made public but was obtained by Today’s Zaman, 85 percent of ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) voters support a democratization process in Turkey. This percentage is 65 percent for the opposition...
Constantinos P. Kavafis The "Barbarians" arrived in an early autumn morning, with the people of Turkey waking up to the roar of military tanks. The calendars were showing the date September 12, 1980, and as Kavafis’ lyrics above suggest, the first...
The operation was started in Ankara following a ceremony held at the Karsiyaka Cemetery honoring Writer Kutsiye Bozoklar who died recently. Detainees of other cities were immediately sent to Ankara.On September 11, a criminal court of Ankara decided to put under...
