Yazidis: 74thFirman[1] “We were killed not only by ISIS, but also by our neighbors” This is the first time I am going to Iraqi Kurdistan by car. We get to the border very easily; there is no traffic. My friend coming with me says before the attacks of ISIS, there were long queues of trucks, […]
‘We are in need of a handful of water; if you cannot do anything else, at least send us a handful of water’ After Diyarbakır’s burning hot days, I am on a long-awaited vacation with my children. Though, my plan was to pass these days without my phone and computer, our holiday soured as ISIS […]
Where are the Kurds? They went up to the mountains. Where is the mountain? The state bombed…[1] One of the basic topics on the Twitter timeline on May 1st was this: “Where are the Kurds?” When some Turks who were on the streets on May 1st International Workers Day became subject to pepper gas and […]
Doğu’daki kırsal kalkınma çalışmalarına hâkim olan mantığı, Kavar’daki deneyiminden hareketle sorguluyor Nurcan Baysal: “Kim ‘kalkındıracak’? Niye biz ‘kalkındıranız’? Kim demiş masada yemek yemenin daha iyi olduğunu? Ya kalkınma adına yaşamın çeşitliliğini yok edersek? Kim tanımlamış yoksulluğu? Kim kime göre yoksul? Kalkınma adına mı döşeniyor bu otobanlar? Kalkınmayı nasıl insanileştirecektik? Adalet ve eşitlik olmadan kalkınma olur […]
The consensus view of village guards: “The state used us” *As published in BIANET on 10/11/2013 The village guard system has been a subject of discussion in Turkey since 1985, the year the system was first launched. The system came to agenda usually with respect to crimes committed by village guards. There is a lack […]
Kurdish Women: Resilience In The Face Of Double Discrimination (Interview with Handan Çağlayan and Nurcan Baysal) Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on favoritesShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services Source: AWID 12/04/2012 www.awid.org FRIDAY FILE: Kurds living in Turkey mainly inhabit the East and South-East of Turkey. They are the largest ethnic minority in the country […]