James Kelman looks at the recent history of the Kurdish people’s oppression by Turkey and complicit European nations.

James Kelman argues that if we are to support Kurdish writers, we should demand proper media coverage and fully engage with their political cause.

  I first met Ragip Zarakolu six years ago, in Istanbul. I was there as part of a team of international observers to watch his trial – for what? I can’t remember the specific charge now, but there are two things the Turkish authorities hate. One is the suggestion that the Kurdish people are an […]