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Kürkçü: We Will Show that Autonomy is Necessary for Everyone

The BDP MP from Mersin, Ertuğrul Kürkçü, has stated that his party, along with the HPD, will struggle to create a new state structure based on local administration both in … Continue reading

October 14, 2013 · Leave a comment

BDP MP Kürkçü: Gezi was an Uprising Proper for the 21st Century

The BDP MP from Mersin, Ertuğrul Kürkçü, took part in a panel over the weekend as of part of the ongoing “Conversations on Rebellion” program at the Kumbara Art Workshop in … Continue reading

October 13, 2013 · Leave a comment

Kışanak: Demonstrations in Diyarbakir on September 1st will Send a Message to the Middle East and the World

  Speaking with Özgür Gündem about the rallies planned for this Sunday, the co-president of the BDP, said that “a message will be sent from Amed (Diyarbakir) to the Middle East … Continue reading

August 30, 2013 · Leave a comment

Program for Sunday’s World Peace Day Rallies Announced amid Calls to Take to the Streets

The BDP/HDK have announced their plans for rallies scheduled for this Sunday, September 1 – World Peace Day. Major demonstrations are set to take place in Istanbul, Diyarbakir, Van, and … Continue reading

August 29, 2013 · 1 Comment

Large Demonstrations Planned for Rojava on World Peace Day

Demonstrations are being organized in major cities in Turkey such as Diyarbakır, Istanbul, Mersin and Van for September 1st – World Peace Day – to call for an end to … Continue reading

August 26, 2013 · Leave a comment

Al-Nusra continues to organize and recruit in Turkey

According to reports published today in both Özgür Gündem an at ANF, the al-Nusra Front – an affiliate of al-Qaeda thought responsible for numerous atrocities in the Syrian Civil War … Continue reading

August 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

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