From Corporate Watch: ‘Hundreds of people have been killed by the Turkish police and military in north Kurdistan since Turkey’s general election in June. While people around the world watch the actions of the Turkish police force with horror, military companies are cashing in. Published below is a list of … Continue reading
Today, bombs placed at a rally in the Turkish town of Ankara killed at least 86 people. This comes in the context of the bomb attacks in Amed in June, against an election rally; the attack on Kobanê from Turkey’s borders in June and the attack in in July in Suruç … Continue reading
Yesterday at least 31 people were killed by a suicide bombing in Suruç, in North Kurdistan on the Turkish border with Rojava. They were part of an initiative to rebuild Kobanê after the ISIS attack last year. Comrades in Turkey and Kurdistan say that it was done by ISIS in collusion … Continue reading
While those struggling to protect Kobane have been victorious, the Turkish police and army have been on a killing spree. Turkish border cops shot dead a 30 year old Kurdish woman called Nezahat Celal, as she tried to cross into Cizre in Northern Kurdistan on Thursday. She was reportedly trying … Continue reading
There are reports that the nationalist leader Devlet Bahçeli’s visit to the province of Tunceli (Dersim in Kurdish) was met by thousands of protesters today, some of whom threw stones at the police after they were prevented from marching. The Turkish police had put repressive security measures in place before … Continue reading