Editorial

CENTRAL NEWS Nuri Dersimi was the son of a teacher, poet and musician from Dersim, and was related to Seyyit Rıza. He studied veterinary medicine in Istanbul, where he came into contact with newly formed Kurdish nationalist organizations. Nuri is well-known amongst the Kurds for his leading role in the...

CENTRAL NEWS While the Turkish state continues to bombard civilians and PKK guerrillas with the aid of the KDP and PUK in southern Kurdistan, the long term effects of this dirty collaboration have proven to take a heavier toll on the attackers than their targets. While much focus has been...

CENTRAL NEWS Until 1944, the Night Witches flew without a parachute to increase the number of bombs they could carry, reaching 15 departures per night, guided by the brightness of flames and compasses. They approached the target by gliding low and with the engine off over the Nazi camps, which...

CENTRAL NEWS Researcher Lyuba Vinogradova (Moscow, 1973) reports on the struggle against sexism that the  notorious Night Witches faced in their own ranks. "Compared to most women in the Soviet army, constantly subjected to sexual harassment and sometimes sexual violence, the 'Night Witches' were a privileged group. Open bullying was...

CENTRAL NEWS The president of the AKP's youth organisation, Volkan Uzun, was detained after he was exposed on social media for raping his neighbour's dog until it died. The element was found lying naked with the dead dog by police at 04:30am after neighbours alerted security forces, worried about the...

CENTRAL NEWS After coming to power through elections, the preferred target of rulers with authoritarian projects is to equip the judicial system with an eye, especially on the control of the Supreme Court, allowing changes in the Constitution under an apparent tutelage of legality. Another part of the strategy works...

Around the globe, there are hundreds of regimes considered democratic in the eyes of the international community. Especially the countries in the north of the world are seen as examples of democracies to be followed, but several atrocities are committed in the name of this model of democracy. Take the...

According to this official narrative - mostly expressed by the KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party) - the main reason for the Turkish air attacks on Bashur is the existence of the PKK. However, the majority of the population does not think so and does not believe the official statements.

CENTRAL NEWS The word 'Orientalism' derives from the Latin-originating word 'Oriens', which is a reference to the sunrise. While the term is used in French as 'orient' meaning “east,” it is used in English to refer to the East. Although orientalism is described as “the study of the East” as...