The complex struggle for ‘Kurdistan’
The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.
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DEM Party pushes for wider recognition of Kurdish language in Turkey
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party wants the Kurdish language to be officially recognized in ...
Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms ...
Istanbul mayor's arrest throws Turkey's Kurdish peace bid into doubt
The detention of Istanbul's popular mayor risks undermining Turkey's move to end the PKK militant group's 40-year-old ...
From Minnesota, one of nation’s largest Kurdish enclaves works to keep its next generation connected to home
Zak Amin gives a lecture about Kurdish attire during his Kurdish heritage and culture class at Moorhead High School on Feb.
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What to Know About Abdullah Ocalan and the Turkey-P.K.K. Conflict
They speak multiple dialects of Kurdish, a language not directly related to Turkish or Arabic. Most are Sunni Muslims. The Kurds were promised a nation of their own by world powers after World War ...
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Abraham Accords’ Success and Rojava’s Survival Depend on Jewish-Kurdish Alliance
In 2022, Erdogan explicitly rejected the peace process between Jewish and Arab states under the Abraham Accords framework, a ...
Kurdish-led Syrian group rejects Islamist authorities' new constitution framework
The SDC is the political leadership of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which signed a deal with the Damascus ...
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Istanbul Mayor's Arrest Throws Turkey's Kurdish Peace Bid Into Doubt
The "Urban Consensus", devised by DEM in 2023, embodies one of its main aims - to strengthen local government and boost decentralisation in Turkey - alongside goals of boosting Kurdish language ...