The dispute between Turkey and Iran over a poem read by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has apparently come to an end after a calming message was shared by Iran.Read More
Budget talks continue in Turkey’s parliament amid harsh arguments. Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu’s dismissive remarks regarding the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) criticism of trustee corruption led to strong reactions on social media.Read More
by Meghan Bodette – USA Throughout the months of November and December, women’s movements in Rojava (in northeastern Syria) and Bakur (south eastern Turkey) took to the streets to raise awareness of gender-based violence. Centred around the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November, the actions called attention to crimes […]Read More
Already harmed by the curfews implemented four years ago, the shopkeepers of Yüksekova district of Hakkari (Colemêrg) in Turkey are having difficulties due to their products being seized, ecnomocial crisis and the Covid pandemic. Yüksekova Chamber of Merchants and Craftsmen (YETSO) chair Vedat Çoğaç stated that 117 shopkeepers closed up their shops in the last […]Read More
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Mona Zeidu has been living thousands of miles away from her native city of Afrin for a decade and a half now. Nevertheless, distance has never functioned as a barrier between her and the people of her city.Read More
The Kurdish Democratic Party’s (KDP’s) forces attacked People’s Defence Forces’ (HPG’s) guerrilla forces near the village of Sêgirê in Amediye in Iraqi Kurdistan. Three guerrillas were seriously injured in the attack, according to local sources.Read More
As the hunger strikes launched against the İmrali system of isolation continued to the 17th day, Garip Pehlivan, a prisoner’s relative said that if the demands are not met, the families would also participate in the action.Read More
The vigil launched on 2 December by the people of Sinjar to support the Yazidi Asayish (Yazidi security forces in Sinjar) and to protest the agreement signed between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) continues on its 12th day.Read More
Turkey’s attacks on Muelek Village near Ain Issa located near the M4 international highway continue. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are resisting against the attacks. As SDF commander stated that they were ready for all possible attacks, the people of Ain Issa called upon Russia and the international coalition to fulfil their responsibilities.Read More
The Human Rights Association (İHD) Ankara Branch, issued a statement on Human Rights Week pointing out that the human rights in Turkey was worse than those detailed in the UK’s Magna Carta charter of 1215.Read More
