One day after his invitation caused an “earthquake” in the Turkish political scene Devlet Bakhcelileader of the Nationalist Action Party (MIR) and its government partner Recep Tayyip Erdoganto the Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan to appear in the National Assembly to publicly denounce the PKK‘s armed action, a terrorist attack – for which the PKK claimed … Read more
Turkey today announced a military cooperation agreement with Iraq to set up joint command and training centers against the militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which Baghdad has decided to ban as a party. “We will increase our cooperation to the highest level thanks to the joint command and training centers included in our … Read more
Seven years. That was the time he had to wait Recep Tayyip Erdogan in order to get the time to get another invitation to the White House. However, before his long-awaited return to the Oval Office on May 9th as announced, he will have brokered a perhaps even more important meeting back in our neighborhood. … Read more
Tensions between the Turkish and Kurdish communities in Ghent continue to rise. A Kurdish bakery was destroyed in the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Police were able to arrest 22 rioters, half of them minors. Mayor Mathias De Clercq (Open VLD) has decided to introduce a ban on gatherings. Laura Moens, Pieter Van Maele Yesterday … Read more
Kurds are a stateless people. Largest stateless population. They were Iran’s target in Iraq. That’s another story. The first attack took place in Iraq. The reason for that is different, the ballistic missiles fell in the Kurdish region of Irbil. It has happened before. Mahsa Amini was a Kurdish woman who was killed in the … Read more
Saturday thousands took part in a demonstration Kurdish Major event in Lausanne, in which about six thousand people participated, according to police and media sources, on the occasion of the first centenary of the treaty concluded in this Swiss city and demarcating borders Türkiye Hadith, denouncing its repercussions on the Kurds. The march took place … Read more
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has decided not to take military action against the Turkish army during the aftermath of earthquakes in the southeast of the country. This was announced by the head of the political wing of the PKK, Jamil Bayik. “We call on all our forces that are fighting: stop the hostilities in … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•yesterday, 10:17 pm Turkey’s high court has frozen the accounts of the left-leaning People’s Democratic Party (HDP). These are bank accounts into which government aid is paid and which are used to finance campaigns. The decision comes five months before elections in Turkey. HDP is Turkey’s third largest party. The constitutional court argued … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 21:33 The man suspected of yesterday’s attack on a Kurdish cultural center in Paris has been transferred to a police psychiatric ward. This was announced by the French prosecutor. Pre-trial detention has been formally revoked, but the man remains under the supervision of the authorities. The 69-year-old gunman was transferred on medical … Read more
EPA ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 16:31 Sweden has extradited a Turkish Kurd to Turkey for alleged ties to terrorism. With this, Sweden fulfills one of Turkey’s requests to admit the country to the NATO alliance. The extradited man sought asylum in 2015 after being sentenced to nearly seven years in prison in Turkey. According to Turkey, he has … Read more