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Murat İnceoğlu

Is Turkey heading toward a new peace process? Pro-Kurdish DEM party says ‘We won’t reject an extended hand’

Is Turkey heading toward a new peace process? Pro-Kurdish DEM party says ‘We won’t reject an extended hand’

In a closed meeting with a limited number of journalists, DEM Party’s co-leaders discussed the recent talk of a potential new peace process with the Kurds, triggered by the unexpected handshake between nationalist leader Bahçeli and DEM's Bakırhan.

19 October 2024 Murat İnceoğlu

Kurdish patient denied audiological test for not understanding Turkish

Kurdish patient denied audiological test for not understanding Turkish

An elderly woman in Siirt could not undergo a speech recognition threshold test at a state hospital.

20 September 2024

Four Kurds involved in ‘Mahsa Amini’ protests face deportation to Iran

Four Kurds involved in ‘Mahsa Amini’ protests face deportation to Iran

The four individuals fled to Turkey after facing legal action in Iran for their involvement in the protests sparked by the death of Jina Mahsa Amini.

13 September 2024

Study finds 'alarming' increase in Turkish-Kurdish polarization

Study finds 'alarming' increase in Turkish-Kurdish polarization

"The alarm bells are ringing for social peace. The denial of Kurdish identity is pushing Kurds to cling more strongly to their identity,” says researcher Azad Barış.

5 September 2024 Ruken Tuncel

Leftist party in Turkey faces closure for defending Kurds’ self determination right

Leftist party in Turkey faces closure for defending Kurds’ self determination right

SOLDEP is given 60 days to change its party program.

3 September 2024

Iraqi Kurdish man fatally stabbed in İstanbul, family alleges hate crime

Iraqi Kurdish man fatally stabbed in İstanbul, family alleges hate crime

Hakim Lokman’s family claims he was killed for "speaking Kurdish," while the Turkish government asserts that the dispute leading to his murder arose from “staring at women.”

2 September 2024

Three men arrested in Balıkesir for ‘listening to Kurdish music’

Three men arrested in Balıkesir for ‘listening to Kurdish music’

The detainees were reportedly not able to obtain medical reports to document the injuries they sustained while being taken into custody.

Iran’s death sentences for Kurdish women protested outside embassy in Ankara

Iran’s death sentences for Kurdish women protested outside embassy in Ankara

A journalist and an activist were sentenced to death in Iran in late July. DEM Party members gathered outside the country’s embassy despite the obstruction by the police.

Kurdish traffic signs reinstated in Diyarbakır

Kurdish traffic signs reinstated in Diyarbakır

The authorities had justified the removal of the signs by citing the relevant regulations whereas the local communities consider it intolerance towards the Kurds and their culture.

Authorities remove Kurdish traffic signs in several cities

Authorities remove Kurdish traffic signs in several cities

“We condemn this attack on our multilingual efforts and urge judicial authorities and local NGOs to address this issue. We will use all legal means to protect the rich cultural fabric of our city,” says Mardin Metropolitan Municipality.

Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Turkey’s crackdown on Kurdish political movement expands to ‘terrorist weddings’

Turkey’s crackdown on Kurdish political movement expands to ‘terrorist weddings’

Within couple of weeks, dozens of people across the country faced detention for chanting 'terrorist' slogans during weddings. Such moves are part of a broader policy to suppress the Kurdish movement in Turkey, aligning with Erdoğan's intent to carry out large-scale military operations in both Iraq and Syria.

29 July 2024 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

İnanç Yıldız

Even rain stopped for Kurds, then why not there be peace?

NEWROZ IN DİYARBAKIR

Even rain stopped for Kurds, then why not there be peace?

Rainfall continued throughout the Diyarbakır Newroz, but it did not stop hundreds of thousands of people from flocking to the celebration area. Leyla Zana's messages of peace left a mark on the celebration.

22 March 2024 İnanç Yıldız

‘Kurdish Living Oath’ in Diyarbakır

‘Kurdish Living Oath’ in Diyarbakır

The activists say they will organize similar events across Kurdish cities.

6 November 2023 Bedri Adanır

Kurdish Barometer: 61% of Kurds want Kurdish to be official language

Kurdish Barometer: 61% of Kurds want Kurdish to be official language

According to the Kurdish Barometer's survey, 67.4% of Kurds strongly identify with their Kurdish identity. The ownership of Kurdish identity is higher among young people, students, traders, and the upper-income group compared to the average. Kurdish nationalism is on the rise compared to five years ago.

24 October 2023

On the centennial of the Treaty of Lausanne, Kurdish political groups call for recognition

On the centennial of the Treaty of Lausanne, Kurdish political groups call for recognition

The treaty, which shaped modern Turkey, recognized Greeks, Armenians, and Jews as official minorities, while leaving Kurds, which is the largest non-Turk ethnic group in the country, without constitutional recognition.

Kılıçdaroğlu accuses Erdoğan of 'labeling millions of Kurds as terrorists'

Kılıçdaroğlu accuses Erdoğan of 'labeling millions of Kurds as terrorists'

The opposition candidate has urged people "not to be fooled by propaganda."

Attack on Amedspor: Fans question how explosives, racist banners allowed in stadium

Attack on Amedspor: Fans question how explosives, racist banners allowed in stadium

The attacks on the Kurdish football club were "a black spot in the history of football," 13 fan groups said in a joint statement.

Erdoğan criticized over "PKK children' statement

Erdoğan criticized over "PKK children' statement

Advising an MP who recently joined his party to have more children, the president said, "Having children is very important. Look, PKK has five, ten, fifteen."

20 October 2022

Kurdish family attacked in Aydın

Kurdish family attacked in Aydın

A family was attacked in a village in Aydın, where they went to see the house they bought.

13 September 2022

Japan grants asylum to a Kurd from Türkiye for the first time

Japan grants asylum to a Kurd from Türkiye for the first time

About 2,000 Kurds from Türkiye reportedly live in Japan, but none of them had gained refugee status before.

'Civil disobedience': Author Mahmut Alınak offers Kurdish education at his house

'Civil disobedience': Author Mahmut Alınak offers Kurdish education at his house

Having turned his garage into a classroom, Alınak says the intellectuals have the duty to make the state take action for mother tongue education.

Women from across the world call on the UN to ‘take action regarding the attacks against Kurds’

Women from across the world call on the UN to ‘take action regarding the attacks against Kurds’

Seventy-five women's organizations and individuals from five continents have urged the UN to mobilize its mechanisms regarding attacks on Makhmour, Sinjar, and Rojava.

Study: Kurds want education, municipal services in mother tongue

Study: Kurds want education, municipal services in mother tongue

The Kurds' demands regarding their mother tongue are the ones that receive the least negative reactions from the public in Turkey, according to a new study.

İHD: Turkey should recognize Halabja Massacre as a genocide

İHD: Turkey should recognize Halabja Massacre as a genocide

"It will be meaningful and important that Turkey, where most Kurds live in the Middle East, recognizes the crimes committed within the scope of Operation Anfal as genocide," the association has said.

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu in Diyarbakır: ‘Turkey needs peace, embracing, making amends’

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu in Diyarbakır: ‘Turkey needs peace, embracing, making amends’

Main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has visited Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır: “We didn’t come, sit or talk. We didn’t drink your tea or sit at your table. We sat in Ankara and uttered some nice words.”

‘Kurdish children in Turkey die in armored vehicle crashes or explosions of war remnants’

DİYARBAKIR BAR CHAIR

‘Kurdish children in Turkey die in armored vehicle crashes or explosions of war remnants’

According to the report of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, 67 children lost their lives as a result of armored vehicle crashes and remnants of war in Turkey in the last 10 years. Bar Chair Eren says that the deaths occur in Kurdish-majority provinces.

3 March 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Perception study: Women, journalists suffer injustice the most in Turkey

Perception study: Women, journalists suffer injustice the most in Turkey

Kurds' confidence in the justice system is significantly lower than that of Turks; refugees are not considered to be a group that suffers injustice.

Massacre in Konya: Murder suspect Altun arrested

Massacre in Konya: Murder suspect Altun arrested

Mehmet Altun, the murder suspect of seven people from the Dedeoğulları family in Konya according to the security camera footage, has been arrested. Crime scene and autopsy reports of the massacre have also come out.

10 people arrested over deadly racist attack in Konya

10 people arrested over deadly racist attack in Konya

Detained over the racist armed attack that claimed the lives of seven people from a Kurdish family in Konya, 10 of the 14 suspects have been arrested. Fugitive suspect Mehmet Altun has still not been caught.

'What happened in Konya was a premeditated massacre’

RACIST ATTACK ON KURDISH FAMILY

'What happened in Konya was a premeditated massacre’

The Democratic Alevi Associations Central Office has released a statement about the racist attack that claimed the lives of seven people from the same Kurdish family in Konya. The organization has demanded justice for the deceased.

Selahattin Demirtaş: Let’s turn to collective conscience, not rage

RACIST ATTACK IN KONYA

Selahattin Demirtaş: Let’s turn to collective conscience, not rage

Imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has made a statement about the deadly racist attack against a Kurdish family in Konya: “The main reason behind this massacre, tension and conflicts is the discriminatory policies of the government.”

Deadly attack on Kurdish family | ‘They were threatened with death unless they left’

Deadly attack on Kurdish family | ‘They were threatened with death unless they left’

Erol Şen, a relative of the 7 Kurdish family members killed in a racist attack in Konya, says, “Yaşar Dedeoğulları was told, ‘Give us your house and go, we will not let you reside here.’ They were the only Kurdish family living in that neighbourhood.”

2 August 2021 Ruken Tuncel

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