Let me first describe the scenery. A sand road in a mountainous area, some 35 people sitting beside it, including me. To our left, after the road takes a bend to the right: a road block with an armoured vehicle, … Continue reading
The weirdest question I have been asked since the PKK announced its withdrawal from Turkey will start on 8 May, is whether the people here in the Southeast of Turkey are feeling ‘victorious’. How little do you know of the … Continue reading
‘The PKK’, an elderly man says, ‘should not withdraw from Turkey. Why not? Because they are our children!’ He gets the biggest and longest applause from the people attending the first public meeting of the ‘wise people commission’ in Diyarbakir. … Continue reading
If you follow the Kurdish question, you will know that last week the Human Rights Commission of the Turkish parliament approved the report of the investigation into the Uludere massacre. The work was carried out by a sub-commission, especially set … Continue reading
Delal’s father, a teacher at the BDP academy and accused of membership of a terrorist organisation, is still in jail. He has diabetes and wanted to go for a hospital check-up without handcuffs, but that right was not granted to … Continue reading