In This Corner of Turkey, Stories of Conflict, Loss and Hope

An Armenian photographer explores intertwined passions against the backdrop of recent clashes. In the heart of Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey lies the ancient walled district of Sur. The mosques...

admin · 9 years ago

Why is the Turkish government now targeting cartoons?

ANKARA, Turkey — Late Sept. 28, the Turkish prime minister’s office issued orders for the closure of 23 TV and radio channels on the grounds they backed separatist and subversive activities. The decis...

redaction · 9 years ago

German school opened in Erbil

Erbil, Sept. 2 (AKnews) – The first German school in Kurdistan was opened today in Erbil, and will accept students for this academic year. The school is supported by both German and Kurdish governments. Speaking to reporters during the inaugural ceremony, Stefan Bantle, the German Consul general in Erbil, said the school fees will be inexpensive so that more people can afford to send their children to the school. Students from first through fifth grades will be charged $175 per month for

Rêvebir_E · 15 years ago

French Cultural Center celebrates the World Music Day with Kurdistan children

Erbil, June 23 (Aknews) - The French Cultural Center in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, held a musical concert with the participation of world music bands for the children of Kurdistan. "The French Cultural Center invited us to participate in the celebration for World Music Day and we accepted the invitation and will perform many pieces of music during the ceremony," Saadallah Mouhammed Ibrahim, the director of "Papula Kurdistan" musical band for children said on Wednesday. "

Ciwan Kawa · 16 years ago

Noam Chomsky "On the Kurds" | Namo Abdulla

admin · 9 years ago

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redaction · 9 years ago

Who are the Kurds?

DetailedMap - In the episode of DopeMaps, we are talking about the Kurds , or the Kurdish people, one of the indigenous people of the Mesopotamian, and one of the world’s largest peoples without a sta...

admin · 10 years ago

Warplanes conduct airstrikes as Turks races against Kurds to take Jarablus

admin · 10 years ago

Deadly Earthquake Hits Van City

Rudaw.net - A powerful earthquake shook the Kurdish city of Van in eastern Turkey on Sunday and around 138 people are confirmed dead and hundreds more injured. The earthquake that was of 7.2 magnitude destroyed scores of buildings in the close vicinities of Van. Officials expect the death toll to rise as a nighttime search is under way to find survivors. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan visited the city of Van to view the damage. Erdogan’s office released a statement to the media,

Mahabadi · 14 years ago

Debate Lingers Over Regulating Kurdistan’s Sex Trade

Rudaw.net, Iraqi Kurdistan -- Prostitution has become a hot topic of debate for legislators and activists in Iraqi Kurdistan, with some arguing that the sex trade should be legalized and regulated. Chlura Hardi, a prominent civil society activist and director of Khatuzeen women’s center in Erbil, believes that Kurdistan’s openness to the outside world has caused prostitution to spread. Nevertheless, Hardi maintains that banning prostitution is nearly impossible and argues that it should be reg

Rêvebir_E · 15 years ago

Iran shelling of Kurd separatist rebels displaces over 200 families

Dayilystar.com: Over 200 Iraqi Kurdish families have been forced from their homes by weeks of Iranian shelling of rebel bases in northern Iraq, local officials and an NGO said Tuesday. The shelling has targeted camps of the separatist Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) since mid-July, and the two sides have engaged in on-off clashes along the Iraq-Iran border. The International Organization for Migration has warned that the displaced “will not be able to survive long with

Rêvebir_E · 15 years ago

The Kurdish case | Jerusalem Post

The unilateral declaration of Kurdish autonomy in Turkey was greeted with deadly silence. The world couldn’t care less. Few of us may realize it, but 850 delegates from North Kurdistan recently declared democratic autonomy in Amed (Diarbakir), proclaimed as the capital of North Kurdistan. They invited all Kurds to regard themselves as Kurdistani citizens. The area the autonomy claims constitutes a substantial portion of southeastern Turkey. Ankara waxed furious. The world couldn’t possibly

Rêvebir_E · 15 years ago

Kurdistan Deploys Troops Along Border As PJAK-Iran Fighting Intensifies

Kurdistan has deployed 12,000 forces to an area along the Iran-Iraq border as ongoing fighting between Kurdish rebels and the Iranian military has killed civilians and raised concerns that Iranian troops are crossing into Iraqi territory. Salah Dilmani, a high-ranking Peshmarga officer, told Rudaw that the Kurdistan Region has sent around 12,000 Peshmargas or Kurdish military forces, to the Pishdar border district where Iranian forces have reportedly launched ground attacks on the rebel fighter

Rêvebir_E · 15 years ago

KÜRDİSTAN FEDERE HÜKÜMETİ BAŞBAKANI MESRUR BARZANİ'NİN TÜRKİYE ZİYARETİNE KISA BİR YAKLAŞIM!

KÜRDİSTAN FEDERE HÜKÜMETİ BAŞBAKANI MESRUR BARZANİ’NİN TÜRKİYE ZİYARETİNE KISA BİR YAKLAŞIM! M. Müfit Başbakan Mesrur Barzani’nin Türkiye’ye yaptığı diplomatik ziyareti tartışmalara neden oldu. Çoğu t...

Mehmet Müfit · 6 years ago

Newsticker #Efrîn

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admin · 8 years ago

“There is a profiteering and militarist attack on Hasankeyf”

Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive activist Ercan Ayboğa protested the demolition in Hasankeyf and stressed that the State of Emergency is being used to facilitate the demolition. S. ASUMAN DEMİR -...

admin · 9 years ago

Kurdistan is burning

The Turkish Army is burning down the ancient forests of #Dersim in a bid to spread terror. Where is the @WWF @GreenPartyUS   #DersimYanıyor-Tweets !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTag...

admin · 9 years ago

NETANYAHU TO CONGRESSMEN: KURDS SHOULD HAVE A STATE

BYHERB KEINON Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rarely addresses the Kurdish issue. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a delegation of 33 Republican congressmen last week that he is in favor of...

admin · 9 years ago