An Open Letter to the Turkish Soldier

by | Aug 9, 2015 | Commentary, Oped Feature

Aug 9, 2015 When the brutal war of Turkish aggression against the Kurds ends one day, what will you say of your friends who died fighting the Kurds? When you go back to your homes in Konya, Ankara, Bolu and Bursa—like your ancestors did when they were ejected from...

Türk Askerine Açık Mektup

by | Aug 9, 2015 | Commentary, Oped Feature

Aug 9, 2015 Kürt halkına karşı Türklerin bu zalim savaşı bir gün bittiğinde, Kürtlerle savaşırken ölen arkadaşlarınız için ne diyeceksiniz? Atalarınız Yunanistan’dan, Bulgaristan’dan, Lübnan ve Suriye’den çekildiğinde evlerine döndükleri gibi, siz de Konya’daki,...

Calling all John Browns in Turkey

by | Aug 2, 2015 | Commentary, Featured, Oped Feature

Aug 2, 2015 I hope there is a John Brown roaming around somewhere in Turkey—one who hates supremacy of Turks over the Kurds as much as John Brown detested the slavery of blacks in America. Brown, an ardent abolitionist, determined to free the slaves through armed...

Kurds and the Persian Nuke Deal

by | Jul 22, 2015 | Commentary, Featured, Oped Feature

Jul 22, 2015 The so-called nuclear “peace” agreement negotiated with Iran has generated lots of diplomatic niceties—but little substance. President Barzani of little Kurdistan hoped for “peace” in the region while his Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, a graduate of...