English Translate original post with Google Translate A short summary for those who do not speak Turkish based on info I have gleaned from friends, Twitter, and the Turkish press and TV that are covering  events. The protests  continue all over Turkey and have been joined by large numbers of workers, who went on strike in support of the Gezi Park campaign and also to demand an improvement in job security and working conditions. Thousands of football fans from different supporters clubs also staged a support march, each wearing the shirts of the opposing team.  There were reports of over

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English Translate original post with Google Translate In the space of barely a week Istanbul’s Gezi Park has probably become more famous than its great tourist attractions, the Blue Mosque and  Grand Bazaar.  Romantic visions of  the  Bosphorous  glittering beneath a skyline of  magnificent domes dating back to Ottoman times have temporarily been replaced by images of tear gas and bloodied protesters, flashed across the world at lightning speed.  Having examined a few of the reports in the English language media that are way off kilter, I feel compelled to share a few good links for those who don’t know

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English Translate original post with Google Translate An interview with Paula Darwish in Diyarbakır  2012 published in Kurdish and Turkish. Kurdish Turkish      

English Translate original post with Google Translate Photos of our lovely party and thanks to everyone for coming and making it such a great day. 2013 Newroz Party Pictures on Facebook    

English Translate original post with Google Translate Paula Darwish Bremen Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus 14th December 2012 with Mesut Suna & Fatih Yıldırım

English Translate original post with Google Translate I heard on the radio at the weekend that there has been a low response to the UN appeal for help for Syrian refugees living in tents on the borders with Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. These countries have taken in tens of thousands of refugees who now face sub zero temperatures in one of the worst cold spells to hit the Middle East. If you can spare some cash please help them out. People complain about immigration in Europe but it’s nothing compared to the hundreds of thousands of people taken in by

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