Congratulations for DTP!

Osman Baydemir. Istanbul March 2006 Photo: Kristiina Koivunen

The election victory of DTP in local elections in Turkey the 29th March 2009 is a great step for the Kurdish movement! Congratulations!

When looking at the situation from the South: let's hope that this victory of DTP is an important step in the democratization process of Turkey and search for solution to the Kurdish question. Which needs to be solved in all the countries between which Kurdistan is divided: Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.

I hope the success of DTP will inspire all Kurds to make cooperation with each others. Together Kurds are strong!

Sorry for my long silence!

Terrorist raid near Tikrit the 16th March 2009.

Sahmaran has been quiet for more than one month, sorry for that. Life in Hewlêr is busy, and the coming weeks don't look any better. Also the problems with Arianet continue.

I just inform that despite being busy I am very happy with my life here. Life in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan is not always easy, but it is never boring.

I work as teacher in the Language Centre of Salahaddin University, send newspaper articles to Finland and prepare a new book. I teach English for my students and they teach me Kurdish life. The exams will be very soon after Newroz. It will be the first time for me to make an exam. So if Sahmaran is quiet also at that time, I hope the readers do understand. Anyway, I don't think of giving up blogging.