Kurds
Turkey’s parliament stripped two pro-Kurdish lawmakers and one MP from the main opposition party of their parliamentary status on Thursday after convictions against them became...
Kurdish man arrested crossing to the north, accused of being PYD member
A Kurdish man crossing from the south of the island to the north was arrested during the weekend on the accusation that he is a...
Turkey’s operation in northern Syria splits Germany’s migrant communities
Turkey’s military offensive in neighbouring Syria is raising tensions among Germany’s large Turkish, Kurdish and Syrian Arab communities, who are bitterly divided over the operation...
Betraying the Kurds is a tradition in the Middle East
EVERYBODY betrays the Kurds. It’s an old Middle Eastern tradition. But given Donald Trump’s reputation for treachery, it’s astonishing how bad he is at it....
Foreign ministry, Kurdish community condemn Turkey’s Syria offensive
The foreign ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the Turkish offensive on territory held by Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria, while the Kurdish community living in...
Kurds in Cyprus to mobilise for release of arrested compatriot
The Kurdish community in Cyprus are planning a protest next week outside the Larnaca district court and have launched a petition calling for the release...
Syria Kurds evacuate civilians from IS redoubt, hail Trump troop reversal
Kurdish-led forces in Syria said they would complete the evacuation of thousands of civilians from Islamic State’s last redoubt in the area on Friday, and...
Turkish soldiers killed, others wounded in Kurdish militant attack
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and three others were wounded after a roadside bomb in the southeastern province of Batman was detonated by Kurdish militants,...
Turkish troops ‘30km inside Iraq, could move on PKK stronghold’
Turkish forces are stationed 30 km inside northern Iraq and could advance further to target Kurdish PKK militants in their Qandil Mountains stronghold,Turkey‘s Prime Minister...
Six Turkish security force members killed in Kurdish attack
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants staged an attack near a military base in southeast Turkey’s Siirt province, killing six Turkish security force members and wounding...