Since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, the government has tried to assimilate the Kurdish people for years, oppressing them, banning publications in Kurdish, and persecuting those who speak Kurdish.Read More
Campaigns protesting the isolation of Kurdistan Workers’ Party leader Abdullah Öcalan continue throughout Europe.Read More
Turkish fighter jets have carried out an airstrike against villages located in the Qandil and Biradost regions of Iraqi Kurdistan.Read More
The second of the “Voice of the Past: Amida Concerts” took place in Diyarbakır’s Zerzevan Castle on November 13.Read More
Kemal Kurkut was killed by police officials during the 2017 Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır, Turkey. The final hearing of the case is to be held on 17 November.Read More
Tens of thousands of workers have been infected and 368 have lost their lives in the eight months of the coronavirus pandemic, according the a report by the Health and Safety Labour Watch (İSİG).Read More
The Şanlıurfa Bar Association has announced that the governorship has banned the Kurdish play Bêrû (Faceless).Read More
Turkey’s military operations continue in Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkish fighter jets bombed localities in the town of Derkarê in Zakho early on Tuesday morning, according to Roj News. The same areas were targeted again in the evening. Reports from the ground stated that the attacks started fires in the agricultural lands of the local people and […]Read More
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Dengbej: The musical preservation of Kurdish myths, testimonies and history
by Eylül Deniz Yaşar – Diyarbakir Dengbêjs have a significant place in Kurdish history, transmitting the pain and the joy of the Kurds over generations through their songs. Memorizing the events of their time, dengbêjs record what they have witnessed, presenting oral histories. When there was no chance for the Kurds to write down what […]Read More
Residents of Qandil in Iraqi Kurdistan protested against the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP’s) political stance regarding its relationship with the Turkish government. They urged the KDP to halt its “partnership with Turkey” and called for national unity amongst Kurds.Read More
