Kurdish
Turkey’s latest bombardment in N. Iraq kills a civilian: local official
World
June 19, 2020
Turkey’s latest bombardment in N. Iraq kills a civilian: local official
Turkish bombardment has killed a Kurdish shepherd in northern Iraq, a local official said on Friday, the first known civilian…
Turkey deploys troops to northern Iraq to fight Kurdish militia: report
World
June 17, 2020
Turkey deploys troops to northern Iraq to fight Kurdish militia: report
Turkey launched an air and ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Wednesday, in a move likely to…
Turkey arrests VoA reporter over pending prison sentence
Turkey
June 16, 2020
Turkey arrests VoA reporter over pending prison sentence
Arif Aslan, the Voice of America (VoA) correspondent in Turkey’s eastern Van province, was arrested on Tuesday morning to serve…
Kurds push for Kurdish courses on the language learning app Duolingo.
World
June 1, 2020
Kurds push for Kurdish courses on the language learning app Duolingo.
Concerned that an increasing number of Kurds in Turkey cannot speak their native language or have difficulties with their reading…
Turks in Europe hold marches on Women’s Day, demanding freedom for jailed sisters in Turkey
Turkey
March 9, 2020
Turks in Europe hold marches on Women’s Day, demanding freedom for jailed sisters in Turkey
Turkish civil society groups across Europe organized events and protests in 35 cities on Sunday, International Women’s Day, to raise…
Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors violates voters’ rights: HRW
Turkey
February 7, 2020
Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors violates voters’ rights: HRW
Turkey’s removal and arrest of multiple democratically elected Kurdish mayors across southeastern Turkey violates voters’ rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW)…
US halts drone intelligence program with Turkey due to Syria incursion: report
World
February 5, 2020
US halts drone intelligence program with Turkey due to Syria incursion: report
The United States has halted a secretive military intelligence cooperation program with Turkey that for years helped Ankara target Kurdistan…
Şırnak’s Cizrespor football team to withdraw from league due to discrimination
Sport
February 3, 2020
Şırnak’s Cizrespor football team to withdraw from league due to discrimination
Cizrespor, a football team from the southeastern Kurdish city of Şırnak, has announced that it will withdraw from the 3rd…
Erdoğan’s public approval rating dropped to 41.9 pct in January
Turkey
February 3, 2020
Erdoğan’s public approval rating dropped to 41.9 pct in January
The public approval rating of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dropped to 41.9 percent in January from 43.7 percent in…
Purge-victim doctor denied checking account by a Turkish bank
Economy
January 10, 2020
Purge-victim doctor denied checking account by a Turkish bank
Garanti BBVA, a financial services company based in Turkey, refused to open a checking account to a purge-victim medical doctor…