“They are threatening me”, Private Osman Özçalımlı told his father by phone on the first day of Eid al-Adha. Stationed at İzmir Aliağa High Security Prison, doing his short-term military service, he was found dead the next day after this conversation.Read More
The Galata Tower, an enduring symbol of Istanbul, is an iconic medieval stone 67m (200 ft) tall structure. Every year, tourists queue to enter the tower, which offers some of the best views of the city. However, this beautiful tower, located in Beyoğlu, has been seriously damaged during “restoration” works.Read More
On 6 August 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and the world changed for ever. As people everywhere commemorate the 75th anniversary of that first nuclear attack, we face a bigger threat to our existence than at any time since.Read More
Ender Zaman / Istanbul Political dissidents will be increasingly imprisoned in their homes using electronic shackles. Turkey is set to begin ‘local’ production of electronic shackles, which are described as one of the new ‘instruments’ of use in the modern penal system. Legalists have noted that this will be a further blow against freedom of […]Read More
Abdullah Öcalan, the founder and leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has been held in İmralı F High-Security Prison since 1999. He has been kept in isolation for years, serving aggravated life imprisonment.Read More
Located within the borders of Southern Kurdistan, in the south of Duhok and where Yazidis (also often referred to as Êzidîs) live, Sinjar is a district of the city of Mosul. This place is the gateway to both Rojava (Til-Koçer) and Duhok-Zaxo.Read More
Health and Safety Labour Watch (İSİG) has reported that 164 workers, including 7 children, died in workplace related incidents in July 2020.Read More
Generation Z is a commonly used term that refers to the generation that was born between the years 1995 and 2010. The significance of this generation cannot be overstated when it comes to the next general election. Some analysts contend that one out of every five potential voters at that time will have come from […]Read More
“If we speak Kurdish they will fire us”, said an employee in Cizre Park Shopping Centre to a customer, when asked about why he was not responding in Kurdish.Read More
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