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Mothers Of Diyarbakır
The Mothers of Diyarbakır ( tr, Diyarbakır Anneleri) is a group of Kurdish mothers who gather daily for a sit-in protest against the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), demanding the return of their children who allegedly were deceived or kidnapped by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The sit-in takes places outside the Diyarbakır headquarters of the HDP. In contrast to the Saturday Mothers in Istanbul, who also ask for the whereabouts of their relatives and whose protests face oppression from the police, the Mothers of Diyarbakır group are supported by the Turkish police who escort them home in the evenings, and are protected by the local state prosecutor. The pro-government media also support the group. History Before the action in Diyarbakır, similar complaints arose from time to time from mothers urging their sons to surrender to the security authorities. Aytekin Yılmaz, a former PKK member who wrote books about the organization, said that some young Kurds voluntar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sit-in Of Mothers From Diyarbakir Against PKK 2
A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change. The protestors gather conspicuously in a space or building, refusing to move unless their demands are met. The often clearly visible demonstrations are intended to spread awareness among the public, or disrupt the goings-on of the protested organisation. Lunch counter sit-ins were a nonviolent form of protest used to oppose segregation during the civil rights movement, and often provoked heckling and violence from those opposed to their message. United States Civil rights movement The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) conducted sit-ins as early as the 1940s. Ernest Calloway refers to Bernice Fisher as "Godmother of the restaurant 'sit-in' technique." In August 1939, African-American attorney Samuel Wilbert Tucker organized the Alexandria Library sit-in at the then-Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diyarbakır Province
Diyarbakır Province ( tr, Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır ku, Parêzgeha Amedê) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in southeastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km2 and its population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakır. The province has a Kurds, Kurdish majority and is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan. History It has been home to many civilisations and the surrounding area including itself is home to many Mesolithic era stone carvings and artifacts. The province has been ruled by the Akkadians, Hurrians, Mittani, Medes, Hittites, Armenians, Arameans, Neo-Babylonians, Achaemenids, Greeks, Ancient Rome, Romans, Parthia, Byzantium, Sassanids, Arabs, Seljuk Empire, Mongol Empire, Safavid dynasty, Marwanids (Diyar Bakr), Marwanids, and Ayyubids. In Turkey In order to Turkification, Turkify the local population, in June 1927 the Law 1164 was passed which allowed the creation of Inspectorates-General (Turkey), Inspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Durmuş
Semih is a Turkish given name for males, meaning ''Generous'' and also ''Worthy'' and Great. Semiha is the female form. People named Semih include: * Semih Aydilek, Turkish footballer * Semih Çalışkan (born 1986), Turkish novelist * Semih Deniz (born 1989), Turkish Paralympian middle distance runner * Semih Erden, Turkish basketball player * Semih Kaplanoğlu, Turkish playwright, film director and producer * Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer * Semih Özmert, Turkish judge * Semih Saygıner, Turkish carom billiards player * Semih Şentürk, Turkish footballer * Semih Tezcan, Turkish scientist * Semih Tufan Gülaltay, Turkish criminal * Semih Yağcı, Turkish weightlifter * Semih Sevimli Semih is a Turkish given name for males, meaning ''Generous'' and also ''Worthy'' and Great. Semiha is the female form. People named Semih include: * Semih Aydilek, Turkish footballer * Semih Çalışkan (born 1986), Turkish novelist * Semih Deniz ..., Turkish game designer, Entrepreneur {{given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothers Of Srebrenica
The Mothers of Srebrenica ( / ), also known as the Mothers of the Enclaves of Srebrenica and Žepa ( / ), is an activist and lobbying group based in the Netherlands that represents 6,000 survivors of the siege of Srebrenica during the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. The organization is best known for bringing a civil action against the United Nations for a breach of duty of care for the failure to prevent the genocide at Srebrenica. The Mothers of Srebrenica was founded in 2002 by Hatidža Mehmedović to advocate for justice for victims of the Srebrenica massacre and collect donations for their surviving family members. Mehmedović, a homemaker turned human rights activist who lost her husband and both sons in the massacre, had returned to Srebrenica, also in 2002, becoming one of the first Bosniaks to move back to the region after the war. She served as President of the Mothers of Srebrenica until her death in 2018. Court case The Mothers of Srebrenica bought proceedings in a Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk Koç (born 1979) is a former minister of Family, Labour and Social Services of Turkey. Private life Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk was born in Ordu, Turkey in 1979. She is the daughter of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) politician and former Minister of Culture and Tourism Atilla Koç (in office 2005–2007). After completing her secondary education at Ankara Atatürk Anadolu High School, she studied on full scholarship at Bilkent University earning a Bachelor's degree in Economics. She went to the United States and attended University of Michigan for a doctoral thesis. She continued her studies at University of Texas at Dallas, and received a Master's degree in Accounting and Information Resources Management. Between 2003 and 2007, she served as a research assistant at the same university. In 2007, she joined the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) as a senior research specialist, and became later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emine Erdoğan
Emine Erdoğan (; ; born 16 February 1955) is the current first lady of Turkey, and the wife of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Family and education Early life Emine Erdoğa, was born as Cemal and Hayriye Gülbaran’s fifth child and only daughter in Üsküdar, Istanbul. Her family is originally from the southeastern province of Siirt. She was educated at Istanbul Mithatpaşa Vocational Evening School for Girls. She did not graduate, however. She has been actively involved in social activities since her youth. Erdoğan was among the founding members of the “Idealist Women’s Association”, which she named herself. She closely followed the events organized by the National Turkish Student Union and the Ladies Foundation for Science and Culture. During this period, she met Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and married him. Family Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Emine Gülbaran married on 4 July 1978. The couple has four children: Ahmet Burak, Necmettin Bilal, Esra, and Sümeyye. Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (born Kemal Karabulut, 17 December 1948) is a Turkish economist, retired civil servant and social democratic politician. He is leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and has been Leader of the Main Opposition in Turkey since 2010. He served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's second electoral district from 2002 to 2015 and as an MP for İzmir's second electoral district as of 7 June 2015. Before entering politics, Kılıçdaroğlu was a civil servant and served as the President of the Social Insurance Institution (SSK) from 1992 to 1996 and again from 1997 to 1999. He was elected to Parliament in the 2002 general election and became the CHP's parliamentary group leader. In the 2009 local elections, he was nominated as the CHP candidate for the Mayor of İstanbul and lost to the AKP (" Justice and Development Party") with 37% of the vote, where the candidate from the AKP got 44.71% of the votes. He was elected deputy chairman of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican People's Party (Turkey)
The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is also the oldest political party in Turkey, founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president and founder of the modern Turkish Republic. The party is also cited as the founding party of modern Turkey. The CHP describes itself as a ''modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to the founding principles and values of the Republic of Turkey". Its logo consists of the Six Arrows, which represent the foundational principles of Kemalism: republicanism, reformism, laicism (Laïcité/Secularism), populism, nationalism, and statism. It is the main opposition party to the ruling conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the Grand National Assembly with 135 MPs. The political party has its origins in the various resistance groups founded during the Turkish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Süleyman Soylu
Süleyman Soylu (; born 21 November 1969) is a Turkish politician. He is a deputy chairman of the Justice and Development Party who currently serves as the Minister of the Interior since 31 August 2016. He previously served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security from November 2015 to August 2016. He is a former leader of the Democrat Party (DP). Soylu was appointed as the Interior Minister after the surprise resignation of Efkan Ala, with Soylu commenting that his appointment 'came as a surprise' to him as well. Soylu was known for his divisive style, often accusing the opposition of "siding with terrorists" and imposing restrictive measures on opposition-controlled municipalities. His re-appointment as Interior Minister after Erdoğan's election victory in 2018 was protested by opposition parties, whose MPs turned their backs as Soylu took the oath of office in Parliament. He removed large numbers of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) mayors and officials from their off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Parliament
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( tr, ), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament ( tr, or ''Parlamento''), is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the National Campaign. This constitution had founded its pre-government known as 1st Executive Ministers of Turkey (Commitment Deputy Committee) in May 1920. The parliament was fundamental in the efforts of '' Mareşal'' Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, and his colleagues to found a new state out of the remnants of the Ottoman Empire. Composition There are 600 members of parliament (deputies) who are elected for a five-year term by the D'Hondt method, a party-list proportional representation system, from 87 electoral districts which represent the 81 administrative provinces of Turkey (Istanbul and Ankara are divided into three electoral di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominick Chilcott
Sir Dominick John Chilcott (born 17 November 1959) is a British diplomat who is Ambassador to Turkey. Early life He went to the Catholic independent school, St Joseph's College, Ipswich, later also attended by his brother Martin. He attended Greyfriars, Oxford, a small Oxford permanent private hall that closed in June 2008. He gained a BA in Philosophy and Theology in 1982. Career Chilcott joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982. From 1993–95 he was based in Lisbon. From 1998–2002 he worked in External Relations in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom to the European Union. From 2003–06 he was Director of the EU Directorate. In 2006, he became the High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. He met the Queen as High Commissioner on 29 June 2006. From 2008–11 he was Deputy Head of Mission to the United States. Chilcott briefly became Ambassador to Iran in 2011 before diplomatic relations were suspended, and then Ambassador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrii Sybiha
Andrii Sybiha ( uk, Андрій Іванович Сибіга; born 1 January 1975) is a Ukrainian statesman, diplomat, and jurist who is currently the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. Early life Andrii Sybiha was born in Zboriv, Ternopil Oblast. In 1997, he graduated from University of Lviv, as a specialist in international relations. He is fluent in English and Polish. Career In 1997—1998, he was an attache, third, second secretary of the department of state and legal issues of the Contract and Legal Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. In 1998—2002, he was the second and first secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Poland. In 2002—2003, he was the first secretary of the legal and humanitarian cooperation department of the European Integration Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. In 2003—2005, he was the head of the international legal cooperation department of the Contract and Legal Dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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