Kurds - an oppressed minority in Turkey and Kurdistan by Şehriban Sezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso People between oppression and rebellion en-us 2019-02-13 16:49:42 UTC 2024-06-04 18:46:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Welcome to my blog ! SehribanSezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/330920536 "Another blog" you might think now. Yes, indeed, by me, Sehriban Sezen !
Here you will find information and comments on various political topics. Mainly from the Middle East, Turkey and (Northern) Kurdistan. 
Turkey is a destination for many tourists but I would like to show you the shady sides of turkey.
Because it is important to bring the truth to light and to show how the Kurds are suppressed in Turkey.
Is Turkey really as beautiful as many think? Give you your own view and form your own opinion :)]]> 2019-02-13 17:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/330920536 What are Kurds? SehribanSezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/330941060 The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey.
With about 30 million people they are the world's largest people without a country of their own. After the First World War their settlement area was divided between the newly formed countries Syria, Iraq, Iran and Turkey.
The Kurds are, along with the Arabs, Persians and Armenians, one of the oldest peoples in the region. Their land is called Kurdistan. Kurdistan is a geographical, social and historical term, but not a state.
18 million Kurds live within the borders of Turkey, 8 million Kurds of Iran, 5 million Kurds of Iraq and 1.5 million Kurds of Syria.
The Kurds have their own language, Kurdish.
Regionally, the Kurdish language can be divided into three groups of dialects. Northern Kurdish or Kurmanji, Central Kurdish or Sorani and Southern Kurdish are spoken. Most of the Kurds speak Kurmanji.]]> 2019-02-13 17:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/330941060 History of the kurds SehribanSezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/330972706 In 1639 the Persians and Ottomans divided Kurdistan into two parts for the first time. After World War I the victorious powers England and France divided the area into semi-colonies.  A revolutionary reform movement against colonisation emerged under General Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) with the slogan "Islamic - Kurdish - Turkish Brotherhood" which finally won. The state of Turkey arose. Atatürk imposed his policy of "One state, one nation, one language, one identity", which meant that his own identities and cultures were to merge into a single Turkish one.
In addition to the practice of the Kurdish language and culture, the terms "Kurdish" and "Kurdistan" were also banned.
Speaking of Kurds and criticizing the oppression was considered a serious crime and was severely punished.
In 1925 the Kurds demanded "the establishment of the cultural, social and political rights of the Kurds, the establishment of an autonomous region and economic development in Kurdish regions of Turkey.
As a result, the Turks destroyed 200 villages and killed more than 15,000 Kurds. In 1938, the Turkish army killed up to 70,000 Alevis in Dersim.
The survivors of the massacres in Dersim who are still alive describe the incident of 1938 as 'Tertele', the day on which the world ended.
A "Tertele" talks about the Dersim genocide in the video.

]]> 2019-02-13 18:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/330972706 PKK SehribanSezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331418363 Abdullah Öcalan]]> 2019-02-14 17:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331418363 SehribanSezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331424011 For many Kurds, February 15 is a black day: Twenty years ago, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, was taken prisoner in Turkey. 
Abdullah Ocalan founded the "Workers' Party of Kurdistan" (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan - PKK) in Turkey in 1978, whose original goal was the establishment of an independent, socialist-oriented Kurdish state.
In 1984 Öcalan called for an armed struggle to achieve his goals. Through armed guerrilla groups - in particular the "People's Defense Forces" (HPG) - the PKK acted in  Turkey, the northern Iraqi 
border region and the north of the country Syria.
In 1984 the "party" took up the fight against the Turkish regime. First, two cities in the southeast of the country,  in the Kurdish region, were occupied. During the occupation and in the following fights there were fatalities on both sides. In the course of the next years the PKK made demonstrations, kidnappings, assassinations, bomb attacks on government buildings in addition, on civilian mechanisms of itself speech. This earned her a place on the international list of terrorist organizations.



]]> 2019-02-14 17:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331424011 YPG SehribanSezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331438416 Since Kurds are represented not only in Turkey, but also in Syria, Iraq and Iran, there are branches of the PKK as well as other Kurdish parties in these three countries. The national defense unit YPG are the Syrian faction of the PKK. However, it is not so much a party as the PKK, but rather an armed militia. In contrast to the Turkish umbrella organization, the YPG has not been classified as a terrorist group, except by Turkey.

]]> 2019-02-14 18:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331438416 Afrin... 20.01.2018 SehribanSezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331469810 With massive bombardment of villages in Afrin, a northern Syrian district inhabited mainly by Kurds, the Turkish army launched its offensive against the Kurdish self-defence units (YPG) on Friday, which has been announced for days. According to the YPG, about 70 shells struck several villages on Friday night. Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said that the shelling was the beginning of the operation. "All terrorist networks and elements in Northern Syria will be wiped out," the minister threatened.]]> 2019-02-14 18:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331469810 Concluding statement SehribanSezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331487961 There are numerous ethnic minorities in this world.
My aim of this blog is to sensitize people.
I hope to make a (very small) part of the injustice of this world aware and to get even more people to become active.]]> 2019-02-14 19:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331487961 Sources SehribanSezen https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331492467 book:  Die Kurden: Ein Volk zwischen Unterdrückung und Rebellion (Kerem Schamberger)
book:  Die Kurden: Geschichte, Politik, Kultur  (Lale Yalçın-Heckmann und Martin Strohmeier)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29702440
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kurd#ref284087
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/28/syrian-kurdish-militia-manbij-turkey
https://minorityrights.org/minorities/kurds-2/
https://journals.openedition.org/ejts/4008
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/world/middleeast/amid-turkeys-purge-a-renewed-attack-on-kurdish-culture.html
https://www.infoplease.com/world/countries/turkey/oppression-of-kurds-and-kurdish-culture-and-deadly-clashes
]]> 2019-02-14 19:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/331492467 kimberliemischke https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/335582192 Dear Sehriban,
First of all you choose a nice and also very important topic.
I´m totally shocked how a lot of turkish people treat the kurdish people and how the society reacts to this situation.
In my opinion you´ve done your job great !
The blog is not to long or to short - the lenght is perfect and also the words and adjectives you used are really creative.
I see how much time you spent with your blog and it shows me that it´s a very important topic for you and you also want that a lot of other people think about this topic....and you know what? - I will think about it !  
To conclude, your blog is really nice and you spent a lot of time creating it, and in my opinion you can be proud of yourself by this very awesome and interesting blog !
Best regards, Kimberlie

]]> 2019-02-26 19:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/335582192 sasse_alexandra https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/340889918 Hey Sehriban, 
what me impressed me the most about your blog was the fact that the Kurds are the worlds largest group of people without an own country. I think this is nearly unbelievable. I like your  introduction it is very detailed. It’s really good that you‘ve mentioned the history about the Kurds because their situation is now more understandable for the ones who don’t know something about the topic. The pictures you have chosen for your blog are very meaningful. You informed with your blog about a topic which is significantly for a lot of people especially for kurds. I think it’s great that we are also perfectly informed about this topic now. 
Lovely greetings, Lea  
]]> 2019-03-13 14:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/340889918 Dear Sehriban, nadinepiwek https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/344576921 First of all, I wanted to say that you choose a really interesting topic.
Before reading your blog I didnt know that the kurdish language can be devided into three groups of dialects.
I was really shocked to learn that the Kurds are the world largest group of people without an own country.
I think that your blog has a good strucure and is very informative.
Your aim to sensitize us for this topic was a success.

Best regards
Nadine]]> 2019-03-24 16:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/344576921 Dear Sehriban, tabea_kuennecke https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/346320022 I am in love your blog! You structured it so well and your choice of words is brilliant. I also love the way you introduced us to the topic, by saying that this might just be "another blog", but this one was made by yourself. Therefore, you seem pretty confident from the beginning and this confidence spreads through the whole text. I really like that. I also felt well informed while reading your blog and you made me think about this topic a bit more. All in all, I think this is a very well-structured blog, which deserves to be posted on an internet platform other than our padlet. Well done!
~ Tabea]]> 2019-03-28 19:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/346320022 Dear Sehriban, bente_laurasophie https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/346890400 First of all I would like to say that you have chosen a very interesting topic.

Before I read your blog, I had no idea about the situation of Kurds and because of your well-chosen introduction I was interested from the beginning to read it. You have introduced your blog very nicely and I found your question and request at the end of your introduction very good. While reading your blog I always had the question in the back of my mind, which kept me interested in the topic. 
I also like the pictures and videos you have chosen, they make your blog more understandable and interesting.  

Finally, I can say that your blog is very well structured and informative and was very nice to read. 

Best regards, Laura


]]> 2019-03-31 13:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/346890400 Hey Sehriban, a_jezella https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/347923173 i just wanted to tell you that your blog is really informative and easy to read and to understand. I did not know anything about the situation of the kurds and I was surprised and shocked that they are such a large group of people with an own language and culture without having their own country. 
I especially love the introduction and conclusion of your blog because it gave the blog a personal feeling which I really enjoyed.
Due to your layout, structure and use of videos your blog was easy to understand and kept me interested while reading it.
So all in all I think your blog is amazing and I want to thank you for informing me about this topic.

All the best
Ariane  ]]> 2019-04-03 05:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/SehribanSezen/w811es58tvso/wish/347923173