Syria Kurds Plan Temporary Autonomous Gov’t. The Kurdish administration will take measures to organize elections in Kurdish areas

Syria's Kurds are planning to create a temporary autonomous government to administer Kurdish regions in the north of the war-torn country, Kurdish officials told Agence France Presse on Friday.
"We think that the crisis in Syria will not end anytime soon, so we need to create democratic self-rule in western Kurdistan," said Salih Muslim, head of Syria's Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD).
Western Kurdistan refers to Kurdish majority areas in northern Syria, including Hassakeh province in the northeast of the country and parts of Aleppo province.
"This has been our project since 2007," added Muslim, stressing nonetheless that the government would be temporary.
"This is provisional," he said. "Once there is a broad agreement on the future of Syria, we will put an end to this autonomy."

Kurds control Northern Syria. Turkish fighter planes are flying at low altitude to threaten the Kurds.

Map: balkaneu.com

By Manolis Kostidis – Ankara

Ankara is very concerned at the possibility of an autonomous Kurdish state being directly proclaimed in northern Syria. PYD rebels (offshoot of the PKK in Syria) occupied the town of Ras al-Ein, the final stronghold of Syrian opposition in northern Syria. Kurds now are in complete control of the entire northern part of the country.

This particular town is situated just beside the border with Turkey. A few days ago, the Federation of Turkish Organizations (KCK) had said it was preparing to “declare an autonomous Kurdish region in northern Syria”.

Turkish Supreme Court allows couple to name their baby girl Kürdistan. ‘Historic decision’

The Supreme Court upheld an appeal allowing a Kurdish couple to name their baby girl "Kürdistan" on July 13.

“Every person is obligated to have a name. The right of choosing a name that identifies with the person’s life and becomes an indistinguishable part of its personality is a fundamental individual right, guaranteed by the Constitution,” the Supreme Court said in its ruling.

A local civil registry had filed a complaint in 2011 against the Toprak family living in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa’s Hilvan district on the basis that the name could “offend the society.” The local court ruled in favor of the complainant, changing the baby girl’s name to “Helin.”

“According to the laws, the right of naming their children belongs to the parents. The fact that the name has a foreign origin does not justify that it has to change. Furthermore, a court cannot legally change the name ex officio to Helin, removing the use of an individual right,” the Supreme Court’s ruling also said.