Former Turkish nationalist declares himself Kurdish in call for peace
In a striking personal and political statement, Mümtaz’er Türköne, a former Turkish nationalist intellectual and long-time commentator, has declared his ...
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Prof Scholz: Kurdish University is project of freedom
In a landmark development for Europe’s Kurdish community, Prof Dr Christoph Scholz* will serve as rector of the International Kurdish ...
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Germany to launch first Kurdish university in 2026
Germany is set to open the first-ever Kurdish university in 2026, offering a unique academic experience for Europe’s Kurdish population, ...
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Turkey: Kurdish language advocates demand official status and education rights
Kurdish cultural and linguistic organisations launched a series of events across southeast Turkey calling for official status and education rights ...
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KNK calls on Kurds worldwide to celebrate Newroz in a spirit of resistance
In its Newroz 2025 message, the KNK Executive Council underlined that Newroz is a day that has historically played a ...
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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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Turkey’s war crimes in Afrin, Syria: Peoples’ Tribunal hears evidence
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) on Rojava vs. Turkey, held at the Free University of Brussels (ULB), brought together legal ...
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Show me your football club to tell me who you are
Fréderike Geerdink Even though I don’t like football – and I’m expressing myself mildly here – I did once go ...
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