Tag: Turkey
Turbulence in Eastern Mediterranean: How Warships and Warming Seas Strangle Fish and Fishermen
With military tensions soaring, the Eastern Mediterranean is increasingly criss-crossed by military vessels, and at the risk of the same environmental damage seen on its neighboring seas. With world leaders openly talking of a global conflict just round the corner, what is to happen to the seas that we hardly got to know?
The PKK’s Dissolution Paves the Way for a New Era of Radical Democracy
A painted portrait of Abdullah Öcalan. ©Joey L. Link copied! The recent call by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan for the dissolution of […]
Ten Years After Its Liberation From ISIS, Kobane Fights a New Existential War
Townspeople from all walks of life describe the current phase of fighting as an existential war, a question of existence and non-existence for the town and its Kurdish identity. Many have personally endured the threat of ethnic cleansing when the Islamic State (ISIS) besieged the city ten years earlier and they are determined to defend their city once again.
“We Will Fight With All Our Strength:” as Islamists Oust Assad, Women’s Struggle Persists in Syria
So far, the HTS government has not spoken out about the role of women or women’s rights, and there is a general silence on the subject. As women in North and East Syria, we are determined not to take a step back.
The Changing Syria: Voices From the Ground
The Arab Spring in 2011 being a distant memory in many of the countries engulfed by the protest wave, in Syria, the long road to freedom appears now significantly shorter than a few months ago.
Turkey’s 2024 Elections: A Struggle for Democracy Amid Authoritarian Backlash
Batman, Turkey, November 4, 2024: Mayor Gulistan Sonuk and her constituents confront police in Batman after she was replaced by a state-appointed trustee, demanding the […]
A Year of Elections, a Year of Reflections
As the world grapples with growing authoritarianism, shrinking communal space, the rise of far-right movements, and more wars, the question remains: What does it mean to build a democratic society in the 21st century?
From Collapse Doctrine to New Peace Talks: Kurdish Resistance at the Edge of Declaring Victory in Turkey
Peace with the Kurds, a new democratic constitution, and solving problems through dialogue and political methods rather than violence have become the most used concepts in the last two weeks by the ruling elites of Erdogan’s regime.
Squashed by Climate Change and Turkey’s Ecocidal Warfare, Northern Syria Fights the ‘Worst Drought in 70 years’
The fragile state of Syria’s ecology and agriculture has been weaponized by the warring factions of the civil war, often without a clear military objective, targeting the environment and civilian population. For neighboring Turkey, ecocidal attrition has become a prominent feature of its cross-border operations.
Ecocide is Genocide
As isolationist, conflict-prone, and militarized state responses testify, the “dangerous duo” of conflicts and climate change calls for a renewed internationalist consciousness to guide local and global struggles for justice, peace, and ecology.