Tag Archives: Kurdish Turkish Solidarity

Firat News: The reason why I am a conscientious objector – Mehmet Yıldırım

Mehmet Yıldırım, the brother of Medeni Yıldırım who was shot and killed by Turkish soldiers during a protest against a base construction in Lice this past June, has announced that he will refuse to do his military service. Mehmet Yildirim has demanded the right to conscientious objector status, saying “If I pick a weapon I will have picked up a [...] → Read the full article…

Firat News: Let Us Meet at the Barricades for Peace – Ertuğrul Kürkçü

The co-President of the HDP Ertuğrul Kürkçü, speaking at a meeting of HDP MPs, told those assembled that what suits the Gezi youth is to be demonstrators for peace, not soldiers, and that “we will not die nor we will kill nor will be soldiers for anyone” – according to an article in today’s Özgür Gündem. He went on to [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Wanna eat sunflower seeds, heval? – Özlem Akcan

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The country’s east and west are both resisting. “Long live the brotherhood of people” chants are echoing everywhere. It was a mistake to expect those in power to bring about peace, so now the people are taking over the process. We enter Taksim with slogans, folk songs, people bumping into each other and apologizing, chanting “Come, come, come!” and the [...] → Read the full article…

Firat News: Demirtaş – We stand by the people

Speaking about the Taksim resistance which has spread to the whole country on its eight day now, Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş commented the protest as a ‘legitimate rebellion’ against repression. Demirtaş said they stood by people’s legitimate resistance which -he said- was the only way to achieve democracy and freedom. He pointed out that protestors on [...] → Read the full article…