In a joint statement four Kurdish political parties from Iranian Kurdistan condemned the closing down of the DTP by a Turkish court.
In the statement, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Komala Party – Iranian Kurdistan, Kurdistan Freedom Party and the Organization of Iranian Kurdistan’s Struggle, expresses grave concern about the closing down of the DTP [...]
A Turkish Constitutional Court voted unanimously to ban the Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP). The ruling comes despite a warning from the European Union that outlawing the DTP would violate Kurdish rights.
The ruling will only bring about more tension between the Kurdish people and the Turkish state; a natural response will be that the Kurdish [...]
I receive different questions about a vide range of issues related to the situation in the Middle East on a daily basis via emails, phone calls and in discussion with people in different meetings. I will from now on answer some of those questions here on the blog. If you have any questions you would [...]
For some, Turkish membership in the EU is of vital importance, others underline that Turkey have a long way to go before fulfilling the membership criteria’s. Large sections of the Turkish population, and all of its political elite, expresses a paranoia towards the Kurds that is not only halting Turkeys development towards EU membership, but [...]
