Re-Arrests of Stone-Throwing Kids Dash Hope of Reform in Turkey
Jenna Krajeski, for the Pulitzer Center, TurkeyThe July 2010 revision of the anti-terror law seemed to be a positive sign that the Turkish government was paying attention to the demands of the Kurdish...
View ArticleTurkey: The Kurds and the Quake
Jenna KrajeskiLast Saturday was Republic Day in Turkey, but the celebration was muted. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake had ravaged the southeastern city of Van—already poor and a center for violent activity...
View ArticleTurkey's Museum of Shame
Jenna KrajeskiOn a warm Sunday in October, Mehmet Takar, a 49-year-old Kurd in a tailored gray suit, sat beneath an umbrella in Diyarbakir's Kosuyolu park, sipping strong, unsweetened tea. Students...
View ArticleTurkey: The Razing of Kayarollari
Jenna Krajeski, For the Pulitzer Center, Istanbul, TurkeyBy bus and without traffic, it takes a little over an hour to get from Istanbul's Taksim Square to the western neighborhoods of Karayollari and...
View ArticleTurkey: Cultural Center Offers Outlet for Kurdish Youth
Jenna Krajeski, For the Pulitzer CenterIn downtown Diyarbakir's Sumer Park, the city's largest cultural center targets the most disenfranchised—the elderly, the disabled, and the young. Its long...
View ArticleTurkey: The Hunger Strike
Jenna Krajeski, Diyarbakir, TurkeyJust before the midday clouds broke with snow on the first day of March, a large crowd, including nearly eighty mayors with the pro-Kurdish B.D.P. (Peace and Democracy...
View ArticleTurkey: Days of Their Lives
Jenna KrajeskiFor 14-year-old Kerim, life is hard. Estranged from his father, whom he blames for his mother’s suicide, Kerim spends his time roaming the streets of Diyarbakır, one of the largest cities...
View ArticleJenna Krajeski: The Story of the Kurdish Stone-Throwing Kids
Jenna KrajeskiAfter hearing about the "Turkish model" while reporing on the Arab Spring, Jenna Krajeski decided to dig deeper. Her research led her to the Kurds and the Turkish government's record on...
View ArticleThe Past, Present and Future of Kurdistan
Jenna Krajeski, for the Pulitzer CenterDiyarbakir, a predominantly Kurdish city in southeastern Turkey, is riven by politics. Plastered all over the city walls are the letters 'PKK'--an abbreviation...
View ArticleKurdistan's Female Fighters
Jenna KrajeskiOn January 9, three Kurdish women were shot to death in the office of the Kurdish Information Center on a busy Paris street close to the Gare du Nord. The murders came at the beginning of...
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