Mezopotamya Cultural Centre opens new İstanbul venue on 35th anniversary
The Mezopotamya Cultural Centre (MKM), a prominent institution dedicated to Kurdish arts and cultural expression, opened its new venue in ...
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Legendary Kurdish singer Ayşe Şan buried in homeland 29 years after death
The remains of the Kurdish artist Ayşe Şan were buried in Diyarbakır (Amed), the largest Kurdish-majority city in southeast Turkey, ...
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Kurdish diaspora communities gather at dance festival in Duisburg
A major celebration of Kurdish cultural heritage drew performers and audiences from across Europe to Duisburg, Germany, where the 36th ...
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Basque: Kurdish writer Mizgîn Ronak visits Gernika
Kurdish writer Mizgîn Ronak, freed in 2022 after spending 30 years in prison in Turkey, made her first international journey ...
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London Kurdish Film Festival comes to a close with dedication to Sırrı Süreyya Önder
The 14th London Kurdish Film Festival (LKFF) took place from 26 April to 3 May in London, England, during which ...
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Kurds in Iran celebrate Newroz in defiance of revolutionary guard warnings, threats
Kurds in Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhilat) are demonstrating solidarity in the face of threats from security forces, particularly from the Islamic ...
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Newroz festivities in Iranian Kurdistan highlight Kurdish identity amid government crackdown
On the eve of Newroz, Iranian Kurds have defied intense security pressures to imbue this year’s celebrations with a distinctly ...
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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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Online Kurdish film festival will showcase global Kurdish cinema in February
The second Zagros Film Festival, which started to great acclaim last year as the first online Kurdish film festival, will ...
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Kurdish actor Bavê Teyar dies following Turkish airstrike on Syria’s Tishreen Dam
"Six dead, over 20 injured, and a cultural icon lost: Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria's Tishreen (Tişrîn) Dam claim the ...
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