MINORITY RIGHTS | Platform for Peace and Justice

Kurds in Turkey: Children of a Lesser God?

José Miguel Rocha

05/07/2019

An old Kurdish adage says that “Kurds have no friends but the mountains”. A long history of persecution promoted by successive Turkish governments targeting Kurds adds weight to the argument. Among the Turkish... Read More...

[REPORT] Violations Against Children’s Rights In Turkey

PPJ

13/04/2018

Journalist and law expert Leighann spencer has written a report for the Platfrom for Peace & Justice (PPJ) entitled "Violations Against Children's Rights in Turkey". The report highlights violations of fund... Read More...

[OPINION]Despite Setbacks, Kurds Continue Celebrating Newroz

Philip Bernard Kowalski

30/03/2018

Newroz, the Kurdish variant of the spring festival commonly known as Nowruz and associated with Iran, is a quintessential example of a subversive holiday. As a festival that celebrates Kurdish identity, Newroz... Read More...

[OPINION] Diyarbakır’s Tragedy Displays AKP’s Distaste for Multiculturalism -1

Philip Bernard Kowalski

12/03/2018

Diyarbakır is a city unlike any other in Turkey. With the second longest set of historic walls in the world that enclose its densely packed antique core, it rivals better known Middle Eastern cities ... Read More...

[OPINION] International Women’s Day 2018 – How Does Turkey Fare up?

Leighann Spencer

08/03/2018

By LEIGHANN SPENCER*- 8 March 2018 In theory, Turkey is quite progressive when it comes to women’s rights. Both domestic laws and international agreements provide for safety and equality. In 2012, Turkey... Read More...

[OPINION] Turkey’s Kurds and their expendability in AKP politics

Anthony Derisiotis

28/02/2018

The AKP’s rise to power in 2002, brought along its commitment to address the longstanding Kurdish issue, by underlining the need for a different approach as compared to that of the kemalist administrati... Read More...

[OPINION] Freedom of the Press and the Chinese-Turkish Convergence

Roie Yellinek

20/02/2018

On August 3, 2017, the Turkish and the Chinese foreign ministers, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Wang Yi, met in Beijing to discuss ways to strengthen the relationship between the two countries. At the press co... Read More...

[INTERVIEW] Prof Mehmet UGUR: “We may be enjoying relative freedom in Europe but this freedom is tainted by continued violations in Turkey”

Fernando Lozano

28/01/2018

PART2 First part of our interview with prof. Mehmet Ugur, a member of Academics for Peace Initiative, has received much attention. Today we publish the second part of the interview. In th... Read More...

[NEWS] Pastor Brunson’s Attorney: “Brunson is being used as a bargaining chip and a political hostage!”

PPJ

19/11/2017

By PPJ Pastor Andrew Brunson's daughter Jacqueline Furnari and US Attorney Cece Heil were among the witnesses at the hearing "Prisoners of the Purge" hosted by the Helsinki Commission of the US Congr... Read More...

[OPINION] Disengagement of The Kurds

MEHMET EFE CAMAN

10/10/2017

By MEHMET EFE ÇAMAN (This article is originally published in Turkish by tr724.com on 5 October 2017 ) Nationalism had been one of the prominent reasons for the demise of the Ottoman Empire. It was b... Read More...

Kati Piri: “Our red line on Turkey has been crossed, and that is how we have ended up with our position today ”

[Interview] Shahnura Kasim: Xinjiang- es gibt dort nicht nur ein Lager, sondern Dutzende!

[INTERVIEW] Mesale Tolu: You can experience all that, but you can go on!

[INTERVIEW] Meşale Tolu : Man kann all das erleben, aber man kann weitermachen!

Çiler Ilhan on Women’s Rights

Local Elections in Turkey are of Vital Importance

Kati Piri “Erdoğan has all the power possible, but he still blames others for the economy”