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 mayor Serra Bucak promotes women’s leadership at UN summit
Kurdish co-mayor Serra Bucak called for global solidarity in defending women’s political participation and leadership at the 69th session 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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“We will stand against violence together”: actions announced leading up to 8 March
Women co-mayors of the People's Democracy and Equality (DEM) Party held a press conference in in Diyarbakır (Amed) on Friday ...
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‘A space specific to women’: Women’s library opens in Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır, Turkey
Kayapınar Municipality in Diyarbakır (Amed), Turkey, led by the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has opened a new library, ...
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Kurdish municipality partners with Bar Association to provide legal aid for women facing violence
A new partnership aimed at providing legal aid to women subjected to violence was formalised between the Diyarbakır (Amed) Municipality ...
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