By Joan Melancon July 30, 1995 [Editor’s note: This interview was broadcast on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), on July 30, 1995. Joan Melancon, a radio journalist, spoke with Mr. Gerger in his jail. Mr. Gerger since then has been released. He continues to write about the folly of Turkish war against the Kurds and urges… Continue reading
Commentary
The Dark Cloud Over Turkey
By Yasar Kemal From: Index on censorship No: 1-1995 One of the greatest tragedies in Turkey’s history is happening now. Apart from a couple of hesitant voices, no one is standing up and demanding to know what the Turkish goverment is doing, what this destruction means. No one is saying: “After all your signatures and… Continue reading
The Follies of the Kurds
By Kani Xulam June 17, 1995 I looked forward to reading Jonathan C. Randal’s newest book, After Such Knowledge, What Forgiveness? My Encounters with Kurdistan. I was curious to know how a Washington Post reporter would view my homeland. Would his projections as an outsider collide with mine or would they be similar to what… Continue reading