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IHD 2020 report
The Human Rights Association (IHD) has released its 2020 report on rights violations in Kurdish-majority regions 100+ people subjected to torture & maltreatment 16 civilians lost their lives in the conflict Right to assembly often restricted
https://m.bianet.org/english/human-rights/239148-report-documents-rights-violations-in-kurdish-majority-regions-in-2020

Crackdown on HDPStatement by Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Foreign Affairs Spokespersons Feleknas Uca and Hişyar Özsoy on wave of arrests against their members & officials
https://www.hdp.org.tr/en/more-detentions-target-hdp-members-and-executives/15076/

EU External Affairs Spokespersons on political crackdown against HDP Statement by spokesperson for the external affairs of the EU Peter Stano on the ongoing actions against the members of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)

https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/93671/turkey-statement-spokesperson-ongoing-actions-against-members-peoples-democratic-party-hdp_en

Solidarity with HDP Open Letter to President Erdogan in solidarity with human rights defender & HDP MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, signed by many politicians, academics, writers & human rights organisations
https://observatoryihr.org/news/open-letter-to-president-erdogan-in-solidarity-with-human-rights-activist-and-mp-omer-faruk-gergerlioglu/

MIT’s involvement in Paris murdersIn 2013, three Kurdish politicians were murdered in Paris. Former head of General Staff’s intelligence department, Ismail Pekin, blurted out involvement of Turkish Intelligence Organisation (MIT) and demanded targeted liquidations of Kurdish politicians in a TV broadcast: “They also have their elements in Europe. We have to do something in this direction in Europe. I mean, it was already done once in Paris …”

http://mezopotamyaajansi27.com/en/ALL-NEWS/content/view/125538

EUTCC interview about the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Turkey and the KurdsSpeakers: Mr Philippe Texier, PPT President, France, & Mr Gianni Tognoni, PPT Secretary-General, ItalyModeration: Fréderike Geerdink, journalist, Netherlands
https://youtu.be/bwzpq3AKLdA

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EUTCC Conferences & Political realities in the context of EU, Turkey, Middle East & the Kurds then & now

Speakers: EUTCC board members Prof. K. Westrheim, Norway & Prof. M. Gunter, US Moderator: Dr. J. Miley, EUTCC board member, UK

EUTCC Interview (German):

EUTCC Conferences & EU – Turkey Relations 19.01.2021Speakers: HDP MP & former MEP Feleknas Uca, Turkey, former MEP and chair of The Left Gabi Zimmer, Germany & former MEP Jürgen Klute, Germany Moderator: Dersim Dağdeviren, EUTCC board member

https://youtu.be/efdvqOWfx30

First EUTCC Roundtable Debate

The US, Turkey and the Middle East: continuities, challenges and options26.01.2021Speakers: HDP MP Hişyar Özsoy, Representative of the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria to the US Sinam Mohamad & former CIA official Graham E. Fuller Introduction and moderation: EUTCC Secretary-General Michael Gunter, US

https://youtu.be/JMTohMp7KYI

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Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Turkey and the Kurds 02.02.2021Speakers: PPT President Dr. Philippe Texier, France, & PPT Secretary-General Dr. Gianni Tognoni, ItalyModerator: Fréderike Geerdink, journalist, Netherlands

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https://youtu.be/bwzpq3AKLdA

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European Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in Turkey, notably the case of Selahattin Demirtaş and other prisoners of conscience
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-tr/documents/ep-resolutions

First EUTCC Roundtable Debate
The first EUTCC Roundtable Debate, entitled “The US, Turkey and the Middle East: continuities, challenges and options” was held on January 26.
Speakers: HDP MP Hişyar Özsoy, Representative of the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria to the US Sinam Mohamad and former CIA official Graham E. Fuller
Introduction and moderation: EUTCC Secretary-General Michael Gunter, US

Bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report 2020
In 2020, men killed at least 284 women and 26 children, abused 265 children, forced 818 women to sex work, inflicted violence on 792 women and harassed 147 women in Turkey

https://m.bianet.org/english/women/237858-men-kill-at-least-284-women-in-2020

EUTCC Interview in German about EU – Turkey relations and the EUTCC conferences in the European Parliament
Speakers: former MEP & chair of The Left Gabi Zimmer, former MEP Jürgen Klute and HDP MP & former MEP Feleknas Uca
Moderation: EUTCC board member Dersim Dağdeviren, Germany

Save the date
2nd EUTCC Roundtable Debate
“EU-Turkey relations: cooperations, conflicts and controversies”
2 March 2021
4 pm CET

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Letter to the President of the European Council On the occasion of the meeting of the European Council on 10 and 11 December we sent a letter to the President of the European Council Charles Michel.
http://eutcc.net/?p=424

Comment on EUCO conclusions regarding Turkey The European Council imposed limited sanctions on Turkey in relation to its resumption of oil and gas drilling in EU member states’ territorial waters. Turkey’s further regression into a ‘zero rule of law’ presidential system, its hostage holding of politicians, among them the co-chairs, members of parliament and mayors of the pro-Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party HDP, the full-fledged assault on civil society and independent media remain unmentioned. The European Council is also silent about Turkey’s unlawful occupation and war crimes in Northern Syria. The European Council’s silence about all such issues a flagrant contradiction to the democratic values and the rule of law on which the council says the EU is grounded and encourages Erdogan to continue his destructive path chosen.
http://eutcc.net/?p=429

Interview with our board member Dersim Dağdeviren on EUCO conclusions regarding Turkey (German)
https://episodes.castos.com/5e2f5a2fe045c1-83979070/2020-12-13-Interview-Dersim-fin.mp3

Statement by EP standing rapporteur for Turkey Nacho Sánchez Amor and the chair of the EU-Turkey parliamentary delegation Sergey Lagodinsky in reaction to the decision in the case of Osman Kavala.
Contrary to the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights the court in Turkey has ruled for the continued imprisonment of Osman Kavala. The next hearing will be held on February 5, 2021.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20201217IPR94215/statement-on-the-turkish-court-decision-on-osman-kavala?xtor=AD-78-[Social_share_buttons]-[twitter]-[en]-[news]-[pressroom]-[afet-statement-on-osman-kavala]-

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The European Council imposed limited sanctions on Turkey in relation to its resumption of oil and gas drilling in EU member states’ territorial waters. In a press release from last Friday, December 11, the European leaders condemn Turkey’s provocative activities and escalated rhetoric against the European Union, its member states and European leaders.

Though on a collision course for several years already, Turkey’s president Erdogan had further escalated his rhetoric against several EU member states over the last few months. He boasted about Turkey’s military power to change the map with Greece and Cyprus and said the French President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment.

It is expected that in the coming weeks the EU sanctions regime against Turkey will include additional individuals and companies from Turkey’s energy sector involved in oil and gas drilling in Greek and Cypriote territorial waters. In a first response, Turkey’s ruling party’s spokesman Ömer Çelik wrote on Twitter that the European Council’s decisions are biased and unlawful.

Though at first sight the conclusions of the European Council’s meeting suggest the EU leader showed their muscles, the same leaders reaffirmed in the same conclusions their political determination and financial commitment to continue the so-called refugee deal with Turkey. Referred to as financial assistance to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey, the refugee deal gave Erdogan access to much needed EU billions to soothe discontent with his mismanagement of Turkey’s economy. Moreover, the continuation of the deal emboldens the Turkish president in using Syrian refugees as a bargaining chip to blackmail the EU. The EUTCC strongly emphasize that Erdogan’s expanionist strategy itself is causing refugees.

Yet that not being said could well be the most important part of the conclusions of the European Council. Turkey’s further regression into a ‘zero rule of law’ presidential system, its hostage holding of politicians, among them the co-chairs, members of parliament and mayors of the pro-Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party HDP, the full-fledged assault on civil society and independent media remain unmentioned. The European Council is also silent about Turkey’s unlawful occupation and war crimes in Afrin and parts of Jazire in Northern Syria and the ongoing attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces SDF, and its military interventions in Northern Iraq – all part of Turkey’s destructive military approach to the Kurdish issue. The recruitment of Jihadi fighters in Syria to fight proxy wars in Libya and more recently Nagorno Karabagh also go unmentioned.

The European Council’s silence about all such issues a flagrant contradiction to the democratic values and the rule of law on which the council says the EU is grounded and encourages Erdogan to continue his destructive path chosen.

On behalf of the EUTCC board

Kariane Westrheim, Chairperson
Dersim Dağdeviren, Board Member

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EUTCC Interview

EUTCC comment on the European Council’s final conclusions on Turkey