Statement Against Scotland vs Turkey Football Match (16/11/22)

Anti-fascist solidarity with Kurdistan – 16/11/22 Diyarbakır stadium On November 16th, Scotland’s football team is due to play Turkey in a friendly game at Diyarbakır stadium in Turkey’s south-east, the north of Kurdistan, in the region’s biggest city. The stadium is home to two local football teams; Diyarbakırspor and Amedspor. The latter team changed its … Read more

SpaceX Launches Turksat 5B Satellite Despite Links to Turkish Drone Warfare

On December the 18th, SpaceX successfully launched the Turksat 5B Turkish communications satellite. Less than 16 hours after launching a batch of Starlink broadband spacecraft. Turksat 5B lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The launch came despite calls from Greek and Armenian advocacy groups … Read more

Turkey Remains On UK’s Travel Red List

Despite intensive lobbying from the Turkish government and tourism companies, Turkey has not been taken off the UK’s travel red list. Travel to and from red list countries is highly restricted and requires paying up to £2,285 per traveller for an 11-day quarantine upon return to the UK. France has moved to upgrade Turkey from … Read more

Support the Campaign With the ADG’s Boycott Turkey Poster

Boycott Turkey logo

In collaboration with the Boycott Turkey campaign, the Autonomous Design Group has produced a poster to support the boycott of Turkish tourism. Inspired by inspired by a French Anti-Fascist poster protesting the Franco regime, the poster highlights the Turkish regime’s imprisonment of thousands of academics, journalists, political opponents and Kurds. Tourism in Turkey is directly linked … Read more

Boycott Turkey – Defend Kurdistan

Following the recent Turkish offensive in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq), the fascist murder of Deniz Poyraz and escalating attacks against the HDP party in Turkey; it is now more than ever important to Defend Kurdistan. That is why we are making a renewed call to Boycott Turkey; targeting specific brands, arms manufacturers and institutions directly linked … Read more

Turkish Army Razes Forest in Bitlis

Earlier this month, as part of military operations in Bitlis, Turkish forced burned thousands of acres of local forests to the ground. Locals estimate that almost 90% of the forest was destroyed by the fires. The fires are part of a military operation launched against 24 villages in the majority Kurdish region of Bitlis. This … Read more

In Memory of David Graeber

The unexpected and tragic death of the anthropologist, activist and author David Graeber has lead to an outpouring of grief and remembrance from across the globe. David’s work as a theorist was never afraid to ask difficult questions. His essays and books, including: ‘Debt: The First 5000 Years’, ‘Bullshit Jobs’ and many more; are constant … Read more

German and British Complicity in Turkey’s Drone Warfare

With military operations being waged by Turkey in dozens of countries, drone warfare has become a key part of the regime’s arsenal. Azerbaijan, Southern Kurdistan, Northern Syria, Northern Kurdistan, Yemen and Libya are just some of the areas where Turkish drones have played an active role. These drone strikes have often targeted civilians, including women’s groups … Read more

Turkish State Violence on the Sixth Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide

As thousands of people across the world commemorate the sixth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide, Turkish air strikes continue to target Yazidi communities in the Shengal region. The ISIS genocide of Yazidi communities in Northern Iraq (Southern Kurdistan) shocked the world with its utter brutality in 2014. It is important to remember how the Yazidi … Read more

Turkish Parliament Approves New Law Clamping Down On Social Media

This Wednesday the Turkish parliament ratified a bill, proposed by the AKP-MHP regime, that will give the state greater powers to restrict social media. The legislation comes as the Erdoğan government faces growing protests both online and in the streets. With the amendment, social media companies with more than one million users must appoint a … Read more