For the first time, a pro-Kurdish party has entered into the Turkish parliament, throwing a spanner in the works of ErdoÄanās autocratic ambitions
Source of life, cause for conflict
Their ultimate aim is to become a role model for others: autonomous and independent
The Turkish government says it will not accept that genocide took place one hundred years ago, despite that 1.5 million of a total 2 million were killed during the fall of the Ottoman Empire one hundred years ago
The only option to bring about real change workers are left with is to take matters into their own hands
Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu attended a Paris march to defend free speech, but had the dubious honour of being the leader of a country that frequently jails journalists
In the consumerist Valhalla of central Istanbul, the 26A collective provides a glimmer of hope that there is still an alternative to capitalist society
An important detail which is often overlooked is that the people of Rojava did not separate themselves from Syria; they declared their autonomy and not their independence
After 134 days of resistance, the Kurdish forces of the YPG/YPJ have finally pushed IS out of Kobani
As long as governments require a sedated, pacified population in order to push through unpopular redevelopment plans, to prevent the unification of the populace and to be able to effectively silence all voices that dare to question authority, there will always be a new bonzai
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