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Turkish Diary: The new French war on religion

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Sunday, April 17, 2011. The new French war on religion. The issue is, ça va sans dire. The burqa, the all-covering face veil, which is worn by very few women in France, is now banned by law. So, French policemen are fining veiled women, or, far worse, dragging them to their headquarters to admonish them about the right way of life. And Akyol's point is:. The attack to Sarkozy goes even farther than that:. But here comes the real issue, the one that Turks are sick of having to swallow all the time:. Enter...

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Turkish Diary: Earthquakes in Turkey: a nightmare repeating itself

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Monday, October 24, 2011. Earthquakes in Turkey: a nightmare repeating itself. The devastating earthquake that struck Turkey yesterday is unfortunately only one of the many seismic events occurring periodically in this country, which has a complex tectonic structure. Everybody's mind goes back to the 1999 earthquake, in the Northwest, which had a dreadful death toll. Orhan Pamuk remembers those dramatic moments in his book Other Colours. Hayip is very critical towards the government. One example: "Th...

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Turkish Diary: Fatih Akin presents Law of the Border in Lyon

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Fatih Akin presents Law of the Border in Lyon. The theatre is full of people. Even I, with a press pass, have to sit on the floor. I must admit I didn't expect all this success for a Turkish film from French - and especially Lyonnese - people. Fatih Akin (right) with Thierry Frémaux. It's October 4th. Fatih Akin is here, at the Institut Lumière, in Lyon, at the exact spot where cinema itself was born. The occasion is the Festival Lumière. Law of the Border. Akin explain why t...

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United States of Kurdistan: September 2010

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United States of Kurdistan. Thursday, September 30, 2010. Kurdish people reiterate their position. Thursday, 30 September 2010. How many times Turkey collaborated with Iran, other states agents in the region and they crossed over to Qendil mountains, bombed the place day in, day out? What are the results at the end? Cost Turkey billions of Euros on those bombs. Plus many innocent civilians Kurds were killed. Enough is enough, its time for peace. Posted by United State of Kurdistan. Every year many Kurds,...

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Turkish Diary: CAMPAIGN FOR EARTHQUAKE IN VAN

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Monday, October 24, 2011. CAMPAIGN FOR EARTHQUAKE IN VAN. If you want to help, you can find all the information on this page. Thank you in advance. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. This blog is read - and quoted - by. Enter your search terms. Dew on the Dove. Du Bretzel au Simit (en français). Internations Musings: Istanbul, Florence and Athens. Kurdish Info (English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Kurd, Türkçe). Nouvelles d'Arménie (en français). The Journal of Turkish Weekly.

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United States of Kurdistan: PKK will lay down arms if Turkey accepts autonomy for Kurds

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United States of Kurdistan. PKK will lay down arms if Turkey accepts autonomy for Kurds. Murat Karayılan says "Catalan model is what we are looking at". KCK president Murat Karayılan says PKK will lay down arms if Turkey accepts autonomy for Kurdish populated areas. Karayilan told El Mundo daily, PKK's autonomy demands are similar to existing Catalonia autonomy in Spain. If we obtain a Catalonia(-style) autonomy, we would lay down our weapons and hand them over to the United Nations" said Karayilan.

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United States of Kurdistan: Kurdish intellectuals write to US President Obama

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United States of Kurdistan. Kurdish intellectuals write to US President Obama. Kurdish intellectuals write to President Obama about Kurdish question. The text of the letter reads as follows:. We, the writers, journalists and intellectuals, who have been exiled and not allowed to exist in our own land, could find no solutions other than informing you of the situation. In fact, our endeavor here is the expression of a scream of Kurdish writers as well as an appeal to the conscience of the world. Jailed PKK...

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United States of Kurdistan: Ocalan:Mutual trust and a non-conflict term are the pillars for a solution

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United States of Kurdistan. Ocalan:Mutual trust and a non-conflict term are the pillars for a solution. ANF 23.07.2010- The leader of PKK Abdullah Öcalan said he is taking the peace calls from NGO’s in the Kurdish region seriously. “However, creating a mutual trust atmosphere and declaring a bilateral cease fire are the prerequisites for peace. Everybody should act responsible.” added imprisoned Kurdish leader. BDP should present an alternative constitution. Supporting BDP’s boycott against the con...

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United States of Kurdistan: Unilateral ceasefire to last until 2011 elections: KCK

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United States of Kurdistan. Unilateral ceasefire to last until 2011 elections: KCK. PKK ceasefire extended until 2011 general elections. The Executive Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Confederation (KCK) has announced that the unilateral ceasefire, which ended yesterday, has been extended up to the 2011 general elections. Turkey's next general elections have not yet been formally scheduled but Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said last month he was thinking about the first week of June 2011.