Reviving peace: Turkish-Kurdish conflict and global geopolitics
By Jürgen Klute At the end of January 2024, I visited southern Kurdistan with Zainab Murad Sahrab, the co-chair of...
Erdoğan escalates war against Kurds to offset his growing unpopularity
Peter Boyle Once again, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is escalating Turkey’s war against Kurds to offset his growing unpopularity. Şahan...
Murder trial of KNK representative Deniz Bülbün postponed again in Erbil
The murder trial of Deniz Bülbün, the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) representative killed in Erbil (Hewlêr) last year, has been...
PUK president calls for stronger intelligence with Baghdad amid ISIS threats
Bafel Jalal Talabani, President of Iraqi Kurdistan's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), has called for increased intelligence and stronger cooperation...
Salih Muslim evaluates Erdoğan’s desire to reconcile with Assad
Amed Dicle Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed a desire to meet and reconcile with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Although...
Allegations of false flag operations resurface on 15 July coup anniversary
As Turkey commemorates the eighth anniversary of the coup attempt of 15 July 2016, debates surrounding the nature of the...
Journalists detained amid Turkey’s invasion in Iraqi Kurdistan
Three members of the Channel8 news team, detained by Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) forces in Amedi (Amediyê) on Saturday while...
Documentary “Dargeçit” shines light on Turkey’s unresolved forced disappearances
"We wanted to relate how this struggle is being denied with impunity," said Berke Baş, director of the documentary Dargeçit,...
Öcalan’s release would be major step towards peace, says BastA!’s Franziska Stier
In an exclusive interview with MedyaNews, Franziska Stier talks about the influence of Abdullah Öcalan's ideas and highlights the importance...
Mass grave in Iraq reveals 139 victims of ISIS atrocities
The site is one of many mass graves left by the group, which is notorious for its brutal regime of...
