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Quite some interesting information and news from the Kurdish regions – Bakur (Turkey), Başȗr (Iraq), Rojava (Syria) and Rojhilat (Iran) – is rarely, if ever, reported by the mainstream media.
The Kurdish Institute tries to fill this gap by reporting on a regular basis through its own news page recent facts and events, both from the Kurdish regions and from the rest of the world.
EUTCC questions Deniz Baykal’s (CHP) invitation to the European Parliament
Mr. Deniz Baykal has been the party leader of Republican People’s Party (CHP) which is the oldest and most devoted Kemalist party in Turkey. Mr. Baykal is invited to The European Parliament in Brussels April 12, 2010 by the Socialist group of parliamentarians, and is supposed to give a speech at one of the meetings.
The mine blast scandal and the Turkish Armed Forces’ (TSK) credibility
"Noting that we cannot know at which level of the army these lies are concocted and by whom…the reason behind many of these lies is clear. “Lies are nested in closed societies. They love the darkest points of such societies since there is no inspection, criticism or accountability in closed societies. So, if we don’t want more lies to be told, we should work on making our society an open one, with all its institutions. This will of course be a difficult struggle. But, a significant part of this struggle is calling a lie ‘a lie’…"
Conference: The Future of Iraq:Kirkuk and Disputed Territories A Kurdish Perspective
Monday 26 April 2010, 13:00 – 16:00 hours, European Parliament: PHS P1A002, Hosted by MEP Dennis de Jong, Socialist Party, the Netherlands,
Organised by:
The Kurdish Institute – Brussels
KESC, Kurdish Educational, Scientific and Cultural Center – France
Fayli Kurds feel ignored
Kurdistan Parliament "must consider" Fayli complaints
Kurdish politician Leyla Zana Sentenced to 3 Years Imprisonment in Turkey
Northern Kurdistan- Diyarbakir: the final trail of the Kurdish female politician Leyla Zana was ended on Thursday morning. The Diyarbakir Court sentenced her to 3 years imprisonment for supporting the Kurdistan Worker Party (PKK).
Turkey and Iraq’s Kurds: Loving thy neighbor
Regarding the PKK, Bakir reiterated that it is not a military problem and as such does not warrant military intervention. “This problem is political in nature. We don't believe there is a military solution for it. We have stated clearly to the Turkish side that short of military operations, we are ready to do anything to solve this problem peacefully. We are ready to lend a helping hand in this regard. Having a safe and secure border is in the interest of both sides,”
Confirmed: Soldiers Killed by Mine from the Army
"A gendarmerie laboratory confirmed that the mine that killed seven soldiers in South-East-Turkey in May 2009 belonged to the army. The prosecution file of the case launched by the victims' families was transferred to the Prosecutor's Office of the General Staff….Even if Erdoğan will not do anything, he still owes an apology to the DTP, to Kurdish politicians and to Ahmet Türk…"
Tolga KORKUT
Letter from prison
Abdullah Demirbas' 30/12/2009
Summary of Amnesty International’s Concerns in Turkey
Amnesty International AI Index: EUR 44/004/2010
8 March 2010 Public, July to December 2009, Concerns in Turkey – July to December 2009
