Category Archives: Turkey

Intriguing peace feeler from Turkey’s “PKK” Kurdish movement

Helena · 5:16 pm · 07/05/2019 · Kurds, Turkey

On July 3, the Washington Post carried an intriguing op-ed from Cemil Bayik, whom it identified as “one of the five founders of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK.)” The PKK is a militant movement of ethnic Kurds who are Turkish citizens and who make up a large portion of the population of Eastern Turkey. From … Continue reading Intriguing peace feeler from Turkey’s “PKK” Kurdish movement →

The Real Plight of Idlib’s Civilians

Helena · 7:35 pm · 06/05/2019 · Ethics, Humanitarian Intervention, Refugees, Syria, Turkey

In the northwest Syrian province of Idlib, three million civilians find themselves at the vortex of large-scale battles as the Syrian government and its allies seek to retake the area from the rebel forces that have controlled the region for nearly eight years. Idlib is now the beleaguered last redoubt within Syria of the armed … Continue reading The Real Plight of Idlib’s Civilians →