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Quite some interesting information and news from the Kurdish regions – Bakur (Turkey), Başȗr (Iraq), Rojava (Syria) and Rojhilat (Iran) – is rarely, if ever, reported by the mainstream media.
The Kurdish Institute tries to fill this gap by reporting on a regular basis through its own news page recent facts and events, both from the Kurdish regions and from the rest of the world.
How a German doctor became a PKK hero – Amberin Zaman
High in the Kandil Mountains separating Iraq from Iran, a German physician has become a beacon of hope for ailing Kurds across the region. On a sunny autumn...
Rojhelat (Iran): more and more “Kobane activists” arrested
While the Iranian regime first encouraged Kurdish people to stage protest in support of Kobanê, it now started to arrest human rights activists active in those protests. Recently two more...
Kobane, ISIS and Turkey – Amed Dicle
The Kobane resistance is in its 56th day. ISIS is aware that it has been broken in Kobane. The psychological impact of this loss is clearly visible on the attacking groups. This reality is most visible on the frontline and from ISIS's internal walkie-talkie...
Research Paper: ISIS-Turkey List (David L. Phillips)
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS Research Paper: ISIS-Turkey Links By David L. Phillips Introduction Is Turkey collaborating with the Islamic State (ISIS)? Allegations range from military cooperation and weapons...
The Kurdish-Turkish peace process:Are the meetings between Abdullah Ocalan and the Turkish authorities stopped?
Pervin Buldan: It will not be Mr. Ocalan who terminates resolution process This interview was conducted by ANF, on November 5th 2014 Following your meeting with Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan in Imrali, did you as a committee meet with the government? If not,...
Statement from the Administration of Kobani Canton to World Public Opinion
Kobani will remain a symbol for the defence of human values Kobani, the small city on the Syria-Turkey border, forms a part of the civilisation of Mesopotamia and is inspired by the long-standing human values that came into existence in Mesopotamia. During the Syrian...
Global day for Kobani: Thousands march to support Kurds’ fight against ISIS
Thousands of protesters from across the globe – including Turkey, France, Italy, Germany, the UK, and Australia – marched to show solidarity with Kurdish fighters battling ISIS in the strategic city of Kobani, located on Syria's border with Turkey. Hundreds gathered...
Erdogan plays ‘Arab card’ in Kobani
Fehim Taştekin, Al Monitor, October 28, 2014 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements about the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani, under a weeks-long siege by the Islamic State (IS),...
TEV-DEM council member speaks about Duhok agreement
October 26, 2014 ERBIL,— In the following interview with Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) Council member Aldar Xelil speaks with journalist M. Ali Çelebi about the Duhok Agreement reached...
