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Turkey's
Kurdish Question at a crossroads
Kurdish
Herald Vol. 1 Issue 5 September
2009
Turkey
has changed drastically over the last two decades. With
respect to the Kurdish question, much has happened over
the last
two decades that have significantly changed the relationship
between the Turkish state and the Kurdish people, including
demands, concessions, and methods of dialogue. It cannot
be disputed that the Kurdish people living within Turkey’s
borders have more right to the expression of their identity
than ever before. However, just as equally undeniable
are the presence a number of draconian and selectively
enforced laws remaining in place that effectively restrict
the most basic rights.
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Iraqi
Kurdistan Votes
Kurdish
Herald Vol. 1 Issue 4
August
2009
On
25 July 2009, the parliamentary and presidential elections
in Iraqi Kurdistan did represent a significant step forward
in the region’s experiment with democracy. About
79% of all eligible voters turned out to vote on Election
Day in Iraqi Kurdistan’s three provinces: Dohuk,
Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. This
month's feature is the Iraqi Kurdistani elections; the
issue also covers Kurdish-Iraqi oil disputes, revisits
Kuwait
19 years after the Iraqi invasion, explores the Kurdish
struggle in Turkey through the EU Court of Human Rights,
and highlights organizations tackling social issues concerning
women's rights in Iraqi Kurdistan.. plus much more!
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Disputistan:
Resolving Injustice in Iraq
Kurdish
Herald Vol. 1 Issue 3
July
2009
Collectively,
the disputed areas in northern Iraq tell a story of injustice,
a story of people being forced out of their homes for
the crime of belonging to one ethnic group and not the
other. The city center of Kerkuk is undoubtedly the most
important of the disputed areas as its mixed population
is estimated to be close to a half a million, and within
the landscape of Kurdish politics, few things are more
important than the issue of Kerkuk.
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Hopes
for Kurdish-Turkish Dialogue?
Kurdish
Herald Vol. 1 Issue 2
June
2009
This
issue focuses on the ever so near dialogue
between the Turkish government and the Kurdish
people in Turkey. Election results in Turkey
revealed a new political landscape and seemed
to indicate that one of the most important
issues, especially for the predominantly Kurdish
southeast, is the Kurdish question. Although
direct talks concerning the Kurdish question
have not yet taken place, discussions have
emerged across Turkey following the Turkish
president's remarks regarding a need for resolution
and an interview with a Kurdish rebel leader.
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A
New Era?
Kurdish
Herald Vol. 1 Issue 1
May
2009
This
month's issue explores the bilateral relations between
the Kurdish and Turkish peoples, disregard for ethno-nationalism-based
policies, calls for respect of human rights and the rejecting
of violence. On the flip-side, tension increases and
escalation of violence after a number of events within
Turkey shatter the hopes of the most optimistic observers.
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