Kurdish language fluency among children declines as assimilation policies persist
Only one in five Kurdish children under the age of 11 in Turkey can fluently speak their native language, according ...
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Amnesty slams Germany over Arabic language ban at pro-Palestine protest
Amnesty International has condemned the German authorities for banning the use of Arabic at a pro-Palestine protest in Berlin, calling ...
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Experts estimate Turkey’s economic loss from unresolved Kurdish conflict at $4.2 trillion
Turkey’s unresolved Kurdish conflict has cost $4.2 trillion, experts argued at a panel in Turkey's Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır (Amed) province on ...
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Wedding ceremony in Turkey attacked by nationalist group over Kurdish music
A Kurdish family wedding in Çanakkale, Turkey, was disrupted by a nationalist group allegedly opposing Kurdish music, with the attackers ...
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Turkish authorities crack down on Kurdish cultural celebrations
The Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party condemned recent attacks on Kurdish cultural practices and daily life in Turkey ...
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Turkish mob uses knives, machetes to attack Kurdish workers
Kurdish workers have been violently assaulted in Muğla's Seydikemer district by a group of around 20 individuals, allegedly for reasons ...
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Insufficient burns units cause excessive deaths from fire in Kurdish southeast Turkey
A devastating fire straddling the provinces of Mardin (Mêrdîn) and Diyarbakır (Amed) has exposed critical healthcare shortcomings in Turkey's Kurdish-majority ...
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