Jail sentence for Demirtaş upheld by Turkish appeals court
A jail sentence by a Turkish court for Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was...
Turkey: Animation video released for Kurdish children, who start their schooling in a foreign language
The Kurdish Institute of Istanbul (Enstîtuya Kurdî ya Stenbolê) posted an infotainment animation on International Mother Language Day that underlines...
Turkey: Residents of Diyarbakır protest against restrictions on Kurdish
Residents of Turkey's Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakır (Amed) spoke to Mezopotamya News Agency on Sunday about the bans and restrictions...
Ekushey: The Bengali origins of International Mother Language Day
Sarah Glynn Near the university in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, there is a striking concrete sculpture - the Shaheed...
Sinjar: Young Yezidi unites with family after years under ISIS captivity
Roza Emin, a young Yazidi woman, was in captivity for years. She survived and was brought back to her family...
Pressure on Kurdish language at its peak in Turkey
While Turkey enters its 20th year under Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule, pressure on the Kurdish language has risen...
Turkey: 34 inmates remain behind bars despite health conditions in Urfa
There are a total of 34 sick inmates in the prisons in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa (Riha), five of...
Turkey: RTÜK is waiting for the signal to censor Tarkan’s song, RTÜK member says
A member of the Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), known for his opposition to council's oppressive decisions, said...
Turkey: Kurdish reporter tells about the house raid and her detention
Zeynep Durgut, a Kurdish reporter who was detained in a house raid in Turkey's southeastern city of Cizre on Monday...
Turkey: Not even a stir after all the information provided by ministry board on ISIS
Information about Islamic State (ISIS) activities in Turkey continues to flow from a ministry board report through a court case...