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Back to homepageKurdish politicians warn of chaos after election board disbars BDP’s Dicle 0
Post Views: 9 TODAY’S ZAMAN ?STANBUL YSK ruled that Hatip Dicle of the pro-Kurdish BDP does not qualify to become a deputy because he had been convicted in a terrorism-related case. Following the decision, the AK Party’s Oya Eronat won
Read MoreElection Board decision: A coup against the Kurds and democracy 0
Post Views: 4 The decision to strip Hatip Dicle of his democratically given mandate amounts to nothing short than a coup The decision by the Supreme Election Board (YSK) to strip Hatip Dicle of his legitimate mandate as MP amounts
Read MoreElection Board strip off Hatip Dicle of his mandate 0
Post Views: 18 The Supreme Election Board (YSK) unanimously voted to strip off Hatip Dicle’s of his mandate.Hatip Dicle, was elected MP for Diyarbak?r. He was convicted of “disseminating propaganda of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party” in 2009 by the
Read MoreArab Spring, Kurdish Summer, writes Tuncel MP 0
Post Views: 10 In an Op Ed contributor in the New York Times Istanbul MP Sebahat Tuncel writes of Kurdish summer after the Arab Spring Turkey often presents itself to the world as a model Muslim democracy, but it is in
Read MoreCHP leader to question PM on negotiations with ?mral? 0
Post Views: 9 ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News The CHP chief said the PKK had extended its cease-fires due to the meetings with the government. Turkey’s main opposition leader said Friday that he intended to quiz the prime minister about
Read MoreOcalan extended the ceasefire 0
Post Views: 6 Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan extended the unilateral ceasefire which was declared by the PKK for an undisclosed time perod but said that the process should last within a few months. Ocalan had earlier stated that he will
Read MoreHorror of mass graves in Kurdistan 0
Post Views: 19 It is believed that German Andrea Wolf is among the 41 guerrillas’ bodies found in grave The pictures of the horror of mass graves are blood-chilling. German human rights activist and sociologist Andrea Wolf is allegedly among
Read MoreGovernment officials spoke with Öcalan, lawyer 0
Post Views: 8 Officials met Öcalan on Tuesday Lawyers for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have returned from Imrali island where they had their weekly meeting with their client. Lawyer Do?an Erba? confirmed that officials from the Turkish state have met
Read MoreErdo?an’s half victory 0
Post Views: 10 The Kurdish people have brought peace to the political agenda Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, choosing to speak from the balcony of his party’s headquarters, has underlined once more the way he feels about himself: some feet
Read MoreKurds make big gains in Turkish election 0
Post Views: 14 Kurds celebrate elections results in southeastern province of Hakkari, where BDP won three seats to the parliament. Pro-Kurdish candidates nearly doubled their seats in Turkey’s national elections, making sure the autonomy-seeking minority’s demands for greater rights get
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