reports & opinions 

Turkey's Iraq dilemma
Murat Unlu. Oct 27, 2002


Should we punish Northern Iraq once again? 
Mehmat Birand. Oct 23, 2002
Turkey has sleepless nights over Kurdish fox, Iraqi hen house

M. Noureddine Oct 14, 2002
Open Letter to Ambassador of USA in Ankara

Zeki Kentel. Oct 14, 2002
Friends of Saddam, enemies of Iraqi peoples

Dr.N. Hawramany. Oct 14, 2002
Give Us Back Our Name!

R Karadaghi. Oct 12, 2002
Why Aren’t We a "Nation" Yet?   R Karadaghi. Oct 7, 2002
Turkish threats can not intimidate the Kurds anymore 

Simko.  Oct 5, 2002
The Kurdish cause is a collective responsibility

Simko.  Oct 4, 2002
Kurds in Iraq Must Not be Betrayed Again!

Dr.N. Hawramany. Oct 2, 2002  
Oct 31, 2002 
• Kurdish parliament debates draft constitutions for "federal" Iraq
• Talabani "certain" of US attack after Ramadan
• US to put Saddam and his 'dirty dozen' on trial for war crimes

Oct 30, 2002 
• Human Rights Watch slams Turkey for failing to help Kurds go home
• Repression on DEHAP Increased

Oct 29, 2002 
• Kurds demand UN intervention to determine fate of missing
• Project on Internal Displacement Releases Report on the Internally Displaced People of Iraq and Southern Kurdistan
• BP pipe plan to pour oil on conflict

Oct 28, 2002 
• DEHAP meeting in Istanbul attracted half a million people.
• The Torch is in the Hands of the Intellectuals

Oct 27, 2002 
• Kurdish Parties in Southern Kurdistan Discuss Draft Constitution
• Anti-War Novel Shows Kurdish Heroism

Oct 26, 2002 
• N.Barzani: We Are Ready To Give Guarantees Demanded By Ankara
• Women, roses in their hands, requested votes
• We are against a Kurdish state: US

Oct 25, 2002 
• Interview With The Chairman Of HADEP Murat Bozlak
• CIA Sets up Stations in Southern Kurdistan
• Nechirvan Barzani to Mend Fences with Turkey, but Retain Claim Over Kirkuk
• Iran's Kurdistan province "safest" in country: interior minister
• U.S. Asks Iraqi Opposition for Help
• The EU praises reforms but says they still have to be seen in action.

Oct 24, 2002
• Kurds push U.S. for a promise of protection
• Iraqi Kurds say peace deal on track, but yet to get down to details
• Turkish police detain election candidate for speaking Kurdish

Oct 23, 2002
• Turkish reforms music to Kurds ears
• Kurd Militants Linked to al-Qaida
• A Message For His Uncle

Oct 22, 2002
• Barzani: We have a right to independence. Interview
• Talabani: Turkey Won't see an independent Kurdistan. Interview
• Kurds Lose Sway In Iraqi Opposition Groups
• Iraqi Kurds exiles in own country
• Iraqi Kurds Eye Oil Revenue Dreams

Oct 21, 2002
• No answer being given to Ozkok's Iraq question
• Iranian Minister: Joint Kurdish Parliament an Internal Propaganda Game
• Kurds play guessing games over Iraqi army's stomach for a fight
• Iraq Empties its Prisons

Oct 20, 2002
• Sudden Apparent Change in Turkey's Stance Toward A Possible Federal System in Iraq
• Kurdish Army Seeks Oil-Rich Areas
• Kurd rebels blamed as Iran revolutionary guard gunned down
• Turkey vows to keep military presence in Southern Kurdistan
• Yilmaz: international community Won't recognize Kurdish State

Oct 19, 2002
• Massoud Barzani wants Turkish troops out of Iraq
• Threat of War and the Future of the Kurds
• Hemzeh Qaderi was executed by the Islamic Regime of Iran
• Talabani rejects US government in post-Saddam Iraq
• KDP and PUK turn to dollar to counter cash crisis
• Talabani: No need for Turkey to be concerned for Kirkuk
• Turkish Press Scanner: Be wise, Barzani!

Oct 18, 2002
• Nechirvan Barzani to Meet Turkish Officials
• Jawhar Salim: No part in US attack without guarantees
• Turkey, The U.S. And Southern Kurdistan
• Tehran, Ankara agree on Iraq, Kurds: Khatami
• Saddam Vote 'a Joke' in Kurd Region
• Kurdish broadcasts in Turkey subject to a thousand and one restrictions

Oct 17, 2002
• US Guarantees Against Foreign Intervention in Southern Kurdistan

Oct 16, 2002
• Turkish Foreign Ministry: It Is Not The Time For Polemics
• Tiny "yes", massive "no" to Saddam in Kurdish poll
• Weak US Dollar in Southern Kurdistan Market Discussed
• Barham salih says he wants democracy, not secession
• Abdullah Ocalan: I did my best for peace
• I.P. Adana Candidates Make Press Statement In Front Of Incirlik Airbase

Oct 15, 2002
• Iran executes Kurdish prisoners- KDP-I Statement
• Iraqi Kurdistan a flourishing but fragile state-within-a-state
• Kirkuk Was, and always will be, a Kurdish city
• Barham Salih: Iraq is divided ethnically and religiously
• Mersin Registration Office files a complaint against a Kurdish name
• EU refuses to put KADEK on its terrorist list

Oct 14, 2002 
• Izgi: Turkey Cannot Allow The Founding Of A Kurdish State With Kirkuk As Its Capital
• Turkey to set up "security belt" in Southern Kurdistan if US attacks
• Kurdistan's fighting men feeling abandoned by their protector

Oct 13, 2002 
• Ecevit: US Is directing Iraqi Kurds toward independence
• PUK delegation tries to soothe concerns in Syria

Oct 12, 2002 
• KDP denies printing their own currency
• Crossing the river into Southern Kurdistan
• Kurdish Windows is a technical-cultural campaign

Oct 11, 2002
• Iraqi Kurds close ranks as war looms
• Iraqi Arabs leaving Kirkuk for fear of US offensive: paper
• U.S. Has a Plan to Occupy Iraq, Officials Report

Oct 10, 2002
• Ecevit Reiterates the Turkish Junta's Hegemony and Racist Posture Toward Southern Kurdistan
• Kurdish leader predicts US war on Saddam to begin early 2003
• In Iraq, Kurds fear another betrayal

Oct 9, 2002
• Turkey urged to end solitary confinement of Kurdish leader Ocalan
• Turkey Must Wait for EU Membership
• Barzani Arrives in Sulaimany 
• Iraqi Kurds, surrounded by landmines, await war

Oct 8, 2002
• PUK to host 2nd session of Kurdish parliament
• Double-talk on the Mideast
• Syria's Kurds ask Assad to give them back citizenship
• Kurds put on a brave face but brace for invasion - yet again
• Splendid meeting in Batman

Oct 7, 2002 
• Iraq could face fresh nightmares in post-Saddam era
• Kurdish groups unite as Turkey watches, warily
• Struggle for justice against EU
• Ecevit: We Will Monitor All Developments In Northern Iraq
• TURKEY Takes a Decision

 

Oct 5, 2002

• Kurds endorse peace deal, win US plaudits, at landmark meet
• Rival Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers meet
• Kurdish Leaders Stand With Former French First Lady in Erbil

 

Oct 4, 2002 
• Ecevit Annoyed by  the Landmark Meeting of the Kurdistan Parliament
• Turkey, Mindful of Kurds, Fears Spillover if U.S. Invades Iraq

• Turkey: PKK is Deploying Guided Missiles on Turkish Border
• Aziz Warns Turkey Would Disintegrate if Iraq Does
• Turkey lifts death sentence on rebel leader

Oct 2, 2002 
• PUK and KDP Leaders Consolidate Kurdistan Alliance
• Aziz says Kurdish plans for Iraqi "federal constitution" are "nonsense"
• KDP Leader Massoud Barzani Meets With PUK Leader
• Barzani:  Kurdistan will never be a source of threats to any state

Oct 1, 2002 
• Barzani and Talabani Are to Meet Wednesday in Sulemaniya
• Turkey Accuses US of Encouraging Iraqi Kurd Independence Moves
• ECHR adjourned "The Case of the Century"

 

 


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