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co nt en ts The Roboski massacre: An interview with Servet Encu, a survivor............................ 116 "They stole my childhood" : The trauma ofbeing a Kurdish child in the 1990s...............122 From fascist to anti-militarist: An interview with a Turkish ex-soldier.................... 127 Imprisoned for singing in Kurdish: support Nûdem Durak...................................... 136 Interviews with Kurdish political prisoners................................................................. 139 "There is no justice in Turkey for Kurds": The imprisonment ofKurdish mayors........... 142 "These people were killed...their killers are free" : A meeting with Meya-der in Cizîr........ 145 Popular struggle against Turkish military bases in Bakur..........................................147 Building autonomy in Turkey and Kurdistan: an interview with Revolutionary Anarchist Action..............................................................................................................150 Part 6: Ecological struggles in Bakur............................................................................157 Save Hasankeyf, stop the Ilısu dam.............................................................................. 158 An interview with Batman Ecology Assembly.............................................................. 175 Wan Economic Commission speak about ecology......................................................180 Part 7: The struggle against Daesh................................................................................182 Rebuilding Kobanê..........................................................................................................183 The Rojava revolution and the Islamic State: A clash ofideologies............................188 Part 8: Companies complicit in repression in Kurdistan...........................................194 Arms companies............................................................................................................. 195 A company profile: Otokar.............................................................................................198 A company profile: Aselsan........................................................................................... 200 In brief: more Turkish arms companies.......................................................................202 International arms company profile: Lockheed Martin............................................. 203 International arms company profile: BAE Systems....................................................205 In brief: International arms companies supplying the Turkish military..................208 Arms companies supplying the Turkish police........................................................... 209 Companies complicit in ecological destruction in Kurdistan...................................213 Companies involved in dams: Andritz..........................................................................214 Other companies involved in dams.............................................................................. 215 Mining companies..........................................................................................................216 Fracking...........................................................................................................................217 Tourism.... .......................................................................................................................218 A company profile: Turkish Airlines..............................................................................219 Part 9: Act in solidaritywith the people ofKurdistan................................................221 Solidarity with prisoners...............................................................................................222 Solidarity with Kobanê.................................................................................................. 224 Other ways to act in solidarity.......................................................................................226 Links.................................................................................................................................227 We'd like to thank everyone who gave us their time during our various visits to Kurdistan. We're particularly grateful to everyone that we interviewed, many ofwhom shared very personal and harrowing accounts oftheir lives in the hope that we would tell the world about their struggles for existence. We are also thankful to all ofour translators, without whom we couldn't have published any ofour work. We're extremely grateful to our friend Ercan Ayboğa for being incredibly helpful, for sharing his knowledge, giving advice and for answering our hundreds ofquestions! Ercan's book, Revolution in Rojava , written with Anja Flach and Michael Knapp, will be published in English in summer 2016. A big thanks to our comrades Zaher Baher and Joris Leverink, who imparted their wisdom, helped us with contacts and shared their opinions with us. Thanks so much to Meral and Yannis in Roboski and to our friends in Farqîn for their kindness and hospitality, and to Onur Erem in Istanbul for his extensive knowledge and the time that he gave us. We are grateful to Janet Biehl, Michael Knapp and Nick Hildyard for their help and advice. Thank you to Antony and Peter from Brighton Kurdish Solidarity for travelling with us in Rojava, and for giving us permission to use photos and publish the interviews that we carried out together. Another big thanks to Antony for providing us with his article on Rojava in the wider context ofSyria, and to Jo Magpie for her article on the women's revolution in Rojava. We are grateful to activist and writer Ali Kanea for her input and photographs ofRojava. Thank you, also, to our Kurdish friends in Brighton and London, and to the organisations Peace in Kurdistan, Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) and Campaign Against Arms Trade for giving us contacts and for supporting our work. We are also grateful to our activist friends at Brighton Kurdish Solidarity for their support. You can find links to the work ofmany ofthese people and organisations at the end ofthis book. This book benefited from the editing and support given by everyone at the Corporate Watch co-operative. The responsibility for our opinions, as well as any omissions and mistakes, are entirely our own. acknowledgements 4 ac kn ow le dg em en ts Yüklə 4,96 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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