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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.
Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan injured in ‘organized assault’
Published by Hürriyet, October 1 2015 Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan, who has been targeted with politically-motivated threats, has been injured after an assault in front of his home. Four men, arriving with a black Honda at 12:35 a.m. Oct. 1, attacked Hakan in...
Turkey’s Middle East policy ‘fiasco’ – Semih Idiz
Published by Al-Monitor, 29 September 2015 Talking to reporters in New York over the weekend prior to addressing the UN General Assembly, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made remarks that clearly indicated Ankara is not on the verge of a major policy change on...
Women’s delegation condemns the arbitrary killing of 21 civilians in Cizre
Please find bellow a report detailing the devastating impact of the Turkish military’s bombardment of Cizre, a city of 100,000 in the southeast of the country where the mainly Kurdish residents have been subjected to a round-the-clock curfew for 9 days, during which...
Turkey arrests 32 Kurdish journalists in Diyarbakir
Published by Ekurd Daily, Sepetember 29, 2015 DIYARBAKIR-AMED, Turkey’s Kurdish region,— Turkish police Monday arrested about 30 people working for Kurdish-language media in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir in Turkish Kurdistan, Dogan news agency reported....
In Turkey’s restive southeast, slayings of 2 Kurdish teens raise questions – Glen Johnson
Published by The Los Angeles Times, 28 September 2015 Muhammet Aydemir's loved ones last saw him alive one night in mid-August. The 15-year-old came bursting through the door of the family home, carrying pastries from the bakery where he swept floors and carted wood...
Kurdish festival in Brussels raises funds for Syrian Kurdistan’s Kobani
Published by Ekurd Daily, September 29, 2015 BRUSSELS,— Kurds staged a four-day music, dance and artistic extravaganza in Brussels to raise funds for the recaptured city of Kobani and celebrate Kurdish morale. People at one stand at the Kurdish Culture Week festival,...
Do Erdogan’s post-Moscow visit remarks indicate change in Syria policy? – Semih Idiz
Published by Al-Monitor on September 24, 2015 Turkey may be seriously at odds with Russia over Syria and silently fuming because of Moscow’s decision to increase its military assistance to the Syrian regime, but Ankara is treading cautiously to avoid tensions that...
Turkish Winter is Coming – Burak Kadercan
Turkey is collectively losing its mind and may be facing its most dangerous period in decades. Published by War on the rocks on September 23, 2015 Once heralded as a beacon of stability and democratic promise in a region where both have been short in supply, Turkey is...
U.S. says Syrian Kurdistan’s YPG not a terrorist organization
Published by Ekurd Daily on Posted on September 22, 2015 WASHINGTON,— The United States does not consider the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syrian Kurdistan, a terrorist organization, U.S. State...
