PKK leader Karayilan: EU responsible for stalemate in Kurdish issue
Region: Turkey
Also published on Turkish Diary The Qandil Mountains, in Iraqi Kurdistan. We arrived here expecting training camps and PKK fighters all over the place. We find houses, children playing, women who greet us - all we can say... more
Views: 2012Democracy, Turkey's Double Edged Sword.
Region: Turkey
By Nicole Dweck While the Bush administration touts its agenda of "democracy building" as the way forward for nations of the world, we've seen time and time again, fledgling democratic systems high-jacked by political g... more
Views: 2090Dogan was attacked during his speech
Region: Bulgaria
Against the MRF leader Ahmed Dogan was an attempt to assassinate in the hall of the NPC, which hosted the Eighth Conference of the DPS.Sofia,Bulgaria! www.youtube.com/watch A man came out of the podium as ... more
Views: 252Islamists in Turkey impinge on Ataturk
Region: Turkey
Turkey's ruling pro-Islamist party of Justice and Development (AKP) wants the name of the founder of the secular state in Turkey to be dropped from the oath of their national assembly ( Majlis). Proposal of the AK... more
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