The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council member Sabri Ok spoke to Stêrk TV. He discussed the tensions that have arisen between the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and underlined that the only way to resolve the situation is through dialogue. Ok stated that “the real problem is the ongoing […]Read More
During the meetings of the Kurdish National Union Parties (PYNK), the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS) supported teaching materials prepared by the Syrian government instead of teaching materials in Kurdish for Rojava’s schools. However, educators stated that the Kurdish language should be protected and noted that ”the Kurdish language is one of the greatest achievements […]Read More
Yazidis have described the Sinjar agreement between Hewler and Baghdad as a treaty of ”betrayal”. They have voiced the concern that the plan is for Sinjar to be handed over to the peshmerga unconditionally, and they have emphasized that they will never accept such the agreement.Read More
In the village of Jinwar in the Heseke canton in Rojava, Syria, where Kurdish and Arab women live collectively, women finished their winter preparations. The women who prepare foods such as tomato pastes, pickles, tomatoes and cheese for the winter, talked about life in the village. In the village, women live and work collectively and […]Read More
Eight-year-old Enes Ata and 14-year-old Mahsum Mızrak were killed in Diyarbakır in 2006 when police used tear gas to disperse a crowd. On 15 October this year, a court upheld the acquittal of the defendant police officers.Read More
Mehmet Bal (58) travelled to Istanbul from Batman in Turkey to visit his son in prison. After his visit, he met with his relatives in Bağcılar district. Bal has been missing since 24 January.Read More
After president Erdoğan’s son-in-law resigned as Turkish finance minister, an optimistic atmosphere emerged in financial markets. However, the financial crisis will only get worse with the depreciation of the Turkish lira, analysts say.Read More
Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council member Mustafa Karasu issued a statement regarding the tensions between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the PKK. Karasu also commented on the US election results.Read More
A Yazidi (Êzîdî) town in Sinjar in Iraqi Kurdistan was bombed by unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkey.Read More
Mülkiye Tekin is a writer and poet who resisted patriarchal society and sexism and refused the life she was forced to live.Read More