Kars street scene

Kurdistan, divided but not conquered

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June 28th 2014
Eastern Turkey 28th June 2014 “... while the killers in high places say their prayers aloud” Leonard Cohen, Anthem "Evacuations were unlawful and violent. Security forces would surround a village using helicopters, armored vehicles, troops, and village guards, and burn stored produce, agricultural equipment, crops, orchards, forests, and livestock. T ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more