PKK/KONGRA-GEL Archive
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PKK top member arrested in Istanbul: deputy PM
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsANKARA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said on Sunday that a top member of the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) was arrested in the Turkish... -
Sassounian’s column of Dec. 1, 2011
Posted on November 29, 2011 | No CommentsNo one should be Fooled by Erdogan’s Empty Apology for Kurdish Massacres By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkish society was thrown into turmoil last week when... -
Is Turkey’s EU integration over?
Posted on November 25, 2011 | No CommentsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine attend a ceremony to celebrate 50 years of Turkish guest workers in Germany on November 2,... -
Turkish Forces Kill Ferry Hijacker
Posted on November 12, 2011 | No Comments24 passengers and crew unharmed VOA News The hijacked ‘Kartepe’ ferry is seen in the Marmara sea off the northwestern Turkish town of Silivri, near Istanbul, November 12, 2011. Photo:... -
Turkey’s Kurdish conundrum
Posted on November 10, 2011 | 1 CommentPosted By Mohammed Ayoob Wednesday, November 9, 2011 – 4:52 PM Share Any time spent in Turkey and one cannot help but be taken in by the country’s economic dynamism... -
A Civil War Revived
Posted on November 8, 2011 | No CommentsNov 6, 2011 10:00 AM EST Turkey’s prime minister promised peace with the country’s Kurdish separatists. A year later, violence between the two sides is worse than ever. The cycle... -
Erdogan: nobody shall expect our security forces to lay down arms
Posted on November 7, 2011 | No CommentsTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that nobody shall expect Turkish security forces to lay down arms, Anadolu Agency reported. Erdogan replied questions of reporters after he performed... -
Is the KCK a party, an organization or an alternative state structure?
Posted on November 6, 2011 | No CommentsIn recent times, Turkey has begun to hear about the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) more and more frequently. The structure that these three letters describe, however, is not sufficiently understood.... -
Crackdown on Kurds tests limits of Turkish democracy
Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsThomas Seibert Nov 4, 2011 ISTANBUL // Opposition parties and intellectuals in Turkey say the arrest of hundreds of people accused of supporting Kurdish militants is part of a political... -
Turkey Takes Strong Stance Against Kurdish Rebel PKK
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsDorian Jones | Istanbul, Turkey Turkish soldiers in armored vehicles patrol in Sirnak province on the Turkish-Iraqi border, October 21, 2011. Photo: Reuters Turkey’s recent military operations against the Kurdish... -
U.S. preparing arms sale to Turkey to fight terror group
Posted on November 1, 2011 | 3 CommentsBy National Security Producer Jamie Crawford The Obama administration may transfer combat helicopters from existing Marine inventory to Turkey the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday. The DSCA has formally... -
Turkey puts more pressure on Europe to curb PKK activities
Posted on November 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe reluctance of many European countries to move against terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) activities on their soil continues to be a major concern for the Turkish government, which has... -
Why Syria and Iran are becoming Turkey’s enemies, again
Posted on October 31, 2011 | 1 CommentDemonstrators shout slogans and wave Turkish flags on October 23, 2011 during a protest in central Ankara against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) after the separatist group’s guerrillas killed 24... -
Turkey’s Demands and Kurdistan’s Answers
Posted on October 29, 2011 | No CommentsBy REBWAR KARIM WALI The wave of arrests of Kurds in Turkey as well as violence between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Turkish security forces that began again... -
Azerbaijan supports Turkey in the fight against terrorism
Posted on October 27, 2011 | No CommentsIzmir. Mais Alizadeh-APA. The first meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council has taken place in Izmir, Turkey. Speaking at a press conference following the meeting, the Turkish Primer... -
Letters to the Editor: CONDEMN PKK TERROR
Posted on October 27, 2011 | No CommentsOn the night of Oct. 19, militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) staged a terrorist attack against the Turkish armed forces, killing 24 and wounding 18 servicemen. The four-hour... -
Turkey’s leading civil society organizations join forces against PKK
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsA major rally is being planned for Istanbul on Oct. 30, with organizers aiming to bring together 1 million people to march against escalating acts of terrorism in the wake...





















