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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.
Fatherland: Kurdistan in photos
Fatherland. A photographic project by Italian photographer Linda Dorigo that investigates Kurdish identity, by focusing on the presence and the meaning of the mountains in Kurdish culture and society. Those who were born and raised in the mountains know how important...
Fatherland: Koerdistan in foto’s
Fatherland. Een fotografisch project van de Italiaanse fotografe Linda Dorigo dat de Koerdische identiteit onderzoekt, door de nadruk te leggen op de aanwezigheid en de rol van de bergen in de Koerdische cultuur en samenleving. Diegenen die geboren werden en...
Kurdish Institute of Istanbul closed down and sealed
Posted on Kurdish info on 31 December 2016. The AKP government has closed down and sealed the Enstîtuya Kurdî ya Stembol (Kurdish Institute of Istanbul), a prominent Kurdish institution founded by intellectuals including Musa Anter, Feqî Hüseyin Sağnıç and Cemşîd...
Turkish helicopters bomb the rural areas of Syrian Kurdistan: YPG
Posted by Ekurd Daily on January 4, 2017. QAMISHLO, Syrian Kurdistan,— Three Turkish military helicopters have entered Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) airspace and bombarded the rural areas of the Kurdish region. The Syrian Kurdish YPG (People’s Defense Units) Press Office...
Syrian Kurdish-led forces seize historic castle from Islamic State
Posted by Ekurd Daily on January 6, 2017. BEIRUT,— Syria’s Kurdish-led forces in north of the country say they have taken control of a medieval castle perched on a hilltop over a strategic town held by the Islamic State group, less than 32 kilometers (20 miles) from...
Turkey shuts down Kurdish distinctive school
Published by the Daily Star on 28/12/2016 Mahmut Bozarslan| Agence France Presse DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: When it opened three years ago in Turkey’s biggest Kurdish-majority city, it was a symbol of Ankara’s changing – and more liberal – attitudes toward Kurdish-language...
AKP’s Toledo plan: 6 outposts to be built in Sur
Published by Kurdishinfo on 3/1/2017 A whole history has been destroyed by the state forces in the intense clashes in Amed’s Sur district that started on November 28, 2015 and lasted 104 days. Demolition still continues in several parts of the district, where the...
Turkey extends state of emergency by three months
Published by DW on 4/1/2017 Following the New Year's attack at an Istanbul nightclub, Turkey has extended its state of emergency for three more months. The news came as Turkish authorities continued their search for the main suspect in the attack. The Turkish...
Erdogan says Syria’s al-Bab to be taken soon, vows to hit Manbij
Posted by ARA News on 5/1/2017 Aleppo – The Turkey-backed offensive of the Euphrates Shield Operation to take Syria’s al-Bab city from ISIS should conclude soon, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. “In Syria, we hope to finish the operation of...
