IVOS 2: ΚΕΙΜΕΝΑ,ΕΙΚΟΝΕΣ

  (...) “A constitutional guarantee for all [peoples] existing in Turkey should be equally referenced in the new charter without reference to any higher identity,” (...) The free and unconditional use of mother tongues, including at state schools and in government offices, should be protected by the constitution. Protection of all cultures; decentralization through enhancing the duties and responsibilities of local municipalities; full rights to workers including the right to strike; removing all hurdles before women’s participation in political, economic and cultural life; constitutional guarantees for freedom of expression and press in line with universal practices; and maintaining ecologic balances through a sustainable environmental policy were other points of the protocol outlined by Kışanak. (...)  the removal of the 10 percent election threshold, an amendment of the current political parties’ law and work on new legislation for the release of de

Turkish bombing: Seven deserted villages At least seven villages in Iraqi Kurdistan have been deserted by the bombing of the Turkish Air Force which begun on Aug. 17, according to a Kurdish official. The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has condemned the "violation" of its territory and called on Turkey to stop the aggression. After the threats by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the Kurdish politicians and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the army launched a series of air strikes against the PKK-controlled areas in the north of Iraq, where hundreds of villages are located, away from the guerrillas. 457 TARGETS BOMBED The army said 457 targets were bombed in three days, between 17 and 19 August, by aviation and artillery. The bombing resumed on the morning of August 20 on the Kandil and Zap areas. Last night, warplanes have been bombing villages and Pishteshan Girnek in the region of Kandil, causing a f

The Chemical Ozel  ... Οζέλ ο χημικός ANF / NEWS DESK  02 August 2011 Το κουρδικό τηλεοπτικό κανάλι Roj Tv πρόβαλε ένα βίντεο για τον Νετζντέτ Οζέλ, διάδοχο του παραιτηθέντος Αρχηγού του Γενικού Επιτελείου της Τουρκίας, που τον δείχνει κατά τη διάρκεια επιχείρησης στην οποία διέταξε τον βομβαρδισμό ανταρτών του ΡΚΚ με χημικά αέρια.   Μετά την πάλη για την εξουσία μεταξύ της κυβέρνησης και των Τούρκων Στρατηγών, που είχε ως αποτέλεσμα την παραίτηση την περασμένη Παρασκευή του Αρχηγού του τουρκικού Γενικού Επιτελείου και των διοικητών του στρατού ξηράς, της πολεμικής αεροπορίας και του πολεμικού ναυτικού, ο σημερινός αρχηγός της χωροφυλακής Στρατηγός Νετζντέτ Οζέλ, διορίστηκε αρχηγός του τουρκικού στρατού ξηράς. Υποστηρίζομένος από την κυβέρνηση, θα πρέπει να προαχθεί τελικά σε Αρχηγό του Γενικού Επιτελείου των Ένοπλων Δυνάμεων, σε αντικατάσταση του σημερινού Στρατηγού Isik Kosaner. Το βίντεο που προβλήθηκε τη Δευτέρα 1η Αυγούστου από τον κουρδικό σταθμό Ro

The Kurds declare Democratic Autonomy Congress for a Democratic Society (DTK), a platform for Kurdish associations and movements, the main Kurdish party, BDP, have proclaimed democratic self-government, saying that the Kurds do not want to live without a status. The 850 delegates of the DTK, meeting Thursday, July 14 in Diyarbakir, the capital of Turkish Kurdistan, have decided to proclaim a "democratic autonomy" for the peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question. "In the light of international conventions on human rights, respect for the territorial integrity of a common land and the prospect of a democratic nation, we, the Kurdish people, pledge our Democratic Autonomy, as well as national commitment to unity of the peoples of Turkey, "says the final declaration, read by the co-chair of the DTK, Aysel Tugluk . Stressing that democratic self-government is the natural system of all communities, Tugluk indicates that this autonomy is not in

People of Diyarbakır said yes to Democratic Autonomy Hundred thousand "yes" to Democratic Autonomy 05 June 2011 Hundred thousands people joined Saturday election rally by Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block in Diyarbakır. The crowd enthusiastically said “ Yes ” to Amed Democratic City Council’s decision to implement the Democratic Autonomy. Gathering at Station Square in Diyarbakır for the rally of Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block, over 100 thousand people expressed their reactions to the ruling AKP with banners, slogans and placards. The rally, joined by BDP Co-Chairs Filiz Koçali and Hamit Geylani and Diyarbakır Candidates of the Block, began with one minute’s silence in memory of all those who lost their lives within the struggle for democracy. DEMOCRATIC AUTONOMY ENTHUSIASM While Medeni Alpkaya, on behalf of Amed Democratic City Council, read the council’s decision for " the realization of democratic autonomy ", the decision was put to vote o

One man died as police attacked crowd protesting against PM, scores arrested while protesting against police violence    (1) Sixty people detained in Ankara, tension sky high It is difficult to write with pictures of people beaten, attacked with incredible violence, dead bodies, young, women, old, men running to escape police fury in front of your eyes. It is even harder because this violence just seems to get worse by the minute. There seems to be no end to this violence. The state violence, the government violence. Prime Minister Erdoğan seemed determined to prevent anyone protesting against him and his government by ordering the police to literally quash them. The chronicle of today is a chronicle of escalating violence. People with blood on their faces, people baton charged by police, tear gas thrown with the precise aim to hit. More violence, more detentions. On Erdoğan's side, one of his bodyguard is said to be in critical conditions after falling from the ro

Big jump in human rights violations in Turkey, activist says Friday, May 27, 2011 ΠΗΓΗ: ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Human rights violations in Turkey’s east and southeast have risen dramatically, an activist said Friday, comparing the number of incidents in the first four months of this year to the figures from five years ago. Some 11,340 human rights violations allegedly occurred in the region in the first four months of 2011, compared to 4,507 in the same period of 2006, the Diyarbakır branch secretary of the Human Rights Association told a group of journalists at a press conference in Istanbul’s Taksim Hill hotel . “ These figures include unsolved murders, torture [incidents], people who lost their lives in prison due to not receiving medical treatment and those who died in conflicts with the police in protests,” Raci Bilici said. He also claimed that about 800 people had been tortured in the region over the past four months. “

Turkish government blamed for increasing violence  Government “ pressure and violence ” are responsible for the recent tension in the Southeast, prominent pro-Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak has said ahead of a planned election-campaign visit to the region by the prime minister. “Does the prime minister think he can solve the Kurdish issue by holding an election rally in the region for an hour surrounded by armored vehicles? The prime minister needs to ask himself how he can solve the issue through cruelty and pressure,” Kışanak, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, or BD P, told the Hürriyet Daily News. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to hold an election rally Thursday in the Southeast Anatolian province of Siirt, where Kışanak is running for Parliament as an independent candidate supported by a BDP-led coalition. Erdoğan is scheduled to hold election rallies Friday in Van and Saturday in Hakkari. “ It’s not even political any

‘Read, Speak, Write in Kurdish Everywhere’ (...) There will be no freedom until our language is free  ... the struggle of Kurdish people for their language will go on (...)     Kurdish Language celebrated in many cities 14 May 2011 15 May 1932: Kurdish literature, art and philosophy magazine Hawar started publication by linguist Celadet Ali Bedirxan in Damascus Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) General Office, in the statement made for the 15 May Kurdish Language Celebration Day, made a call for an end to assimilation while celebrating the language feast of the Kurdish people who brought their ‘ language and culture’ into being through the struggle they give. BDP Co-chairs Filiz Kocali and Hamit Geylani’s message for the 15 May Kurdish Language Celebration Day is as follows; “May 15, the day Kurdish literature, art and philosophy magazine Hawar started publication by linguist Celadet Ali Bedirxan and his fellows in Damascus in 1932, is celebrated as Kurdish Lang