Dozens of academics, journalists and human rights activists have signed an open letter to the Boris Johnson and the British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. Along with 70,000 other students imprisoned by the Turkish state Ilhan Sami Çomak was imprisoned for political and anti-Kurdish reasons. The nationalist ideology of the regime means that they see Kurdish … Read more
After the HDP (People’s Democratic Party) party conference on Sunday the 23rd, 11 party members were detained by the Turkish government. The move reveals the undemocratic and authoritarian nature of the regime. The party’s congress took place on Sunday and was attended by thousands of members and international guests. The party has been a staunch … Read more
Dockworkers have continued their strike in the Italian city of Genoa. The strike is a refusal to load weapons in the port of Genoa, including arms destined for Turkey’s illegal military actions in Syria and Iraq. Workers took a similar action prior to the 18th of February when a Saudi ship docked at the port … Read more
Activists in Bern, Switzerland took action against the French insurance company AXA for the company’s links to the Turkish state. Activists threw red paint over several AXA company cars to highlight how the corporation is complicit in the atrocities of the Turkish state. They noted how comapnies like AXA, Credit Suisse, Mercedes and Rheinmetall are … Read more
On the 19th of February 90 education workers and others involved in trade union activism were sentenced to five months imprisonment. The activists had been involved in a 2015 protest by the Education Workers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) Izmir branch and Alevi association. They advocated for education in the mother tongue of ethnic and religious minorities. The criminalisation of ethnic … Read more
Ten students arrested in 2017 have now been sentenced to prison terms of up to seven and a half years. The students had been accused of “membership of an illegal organisation” for having “celebrated Newroz, protested the arrest of HDP deputies, possessed books and magazines” and protesting against Turkish air strikes in Iraq. The severe sentencing … Read more
Annual protests against the Turkish state’s imprisonment of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan took place across Europe and the rest of the world this month. ‘Long Marches’ took place in several cities such as Marseilles, Helsiniki, Malmö, Athens and Copenhagen. These marches covered a great distance and lasted for several days. Many marches ended with rallies … Read more
Activists for the Boycott Turkey campaign visited the Nordic Travel Fair in Helsinki to protest the Turkish tourism industry. The Fair is the biggest of its kind in Northern Europe with more than 60 000 visitors during the weekend. The Fair hosted several different stands, including Turkish Airlines, promoting holidays in Turkey. While people were … Read more
The action took place inside the Landsvetter Airport in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of the boycott of Turkish tourism. The Turkish occupation of Northern Syria and Rojava was condemned by activists who called on travellers to think twice about holidaying in Turkey. Activists also called on people to boycott Turkish products. The action was promoted by … Read more
Hundreds of protesters marched in the Greek town of Lavrio on the anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion of Afrin. The march organised by the Revolutionary Youth Movement was attended by the Kurdish community and Greeks alike. The protesters marched to the town square to condemn the Turkish state’s continued attacks against the democratic system … Read more