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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Turkey’s opposition leader Özel backs Kurdish language rights, calls for cross-party talks in parliament
Özgür Özel, leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has called for the creation of a cross-party platform ...
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Kurdish and Sami language advocates demand official recognition to counter assimilation
The 2nd Kurdish Language Symposium in Van (Wan), eastern Turkey, held from 17–18 May, is producing renewed calls for Kurdish ...
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Kurdish writer speaks out after detention, denounces criminalisation of Kurdish language
Kurdish writer Sami Tan, one of three authors recently detained in Turkey for their involvement in publishing the Kurdish language ...
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My Kurdish is sloppy, despite Hînker
It may sound fully absurd to you that a Turkish prosecutor decided to launch an investigation into three authors of ...
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Diyarbakır Municipality promotes Kurdish language in public spaces
In a significant step to promote the use of the Kurdish language in public spaces, the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakır ...
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