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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.
The final resolution of the 13th annual EUTCC conference: Kurdish recommendations and demands
13th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "THE EU, TURKEY, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE KURDS" Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 of January 2016 - European Parliament, Brussels TURKEY, THE KURDS AND THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST TURKEY – DEMOCRACY SUSPENDED ISIS AND THE CRISIS IN THE...
Joint statement of the Belgian Commission on Foreign Affairs concerning the arrest of members of the Turkish Parliament belonging to the HDP group
Joint statement of the Belgian Commission on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber concerning the arrest of members of the Turkish Parliament belonging to the HDP group. This letter was delivered to the Turkish Ambassador in Belgium, Mr. Mehmet Hakan Olcay. Mr. Olcay gave...
Saleh Muslim’s official response to the Turkish arrest warrant
Health after the Revolution: Rojava’s new approaches to health
Written by: Anna Davies Anna Davies spent three months in Rojava in 2016, where she worked on different medical and psychological projects in collaboration with the Kurdish Institute of Brussels. The following is an interview between three Europeans who have spent...
Turkey accused of planning assassination of Kurdish activists abroad
This article was posted on ARA News on November 29, 2016. Written by Wladimir van Wilgenburg. The Turkish government is accused of planning plots to kill Kurdish officials abroad. The German media reported that the state prosecutor’s office in Bremen had initiated an...
Turkey’s ruling AKP party set to submit constitution bill within two weeks
Published by Ekurd Daily on November 29, 2016 ANKARA,— Turkey’s ruling AK Party will submit to parliament within two weeks a draft constitution reform law that will expand presidential powers, the head of the assembly’s constitutional commission said on Monday. Dogan...
The Arrest of Ahmet Turk: Erdogan’s Bloody Dictatorship Must Be Stopped – Arian Mufid
Published by Kurdistan Tribune on November 23, 2016 In light of Monday’s events in Turkey in which prominent Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (HDP) MP Ahmet Turk was arrested, I reflected on the time three years ago in July 2013 when I met this great man for 25...
The final nail in the coffin of peace process in Turkey – Cengiz Çandar
Published by Al-Monitor on November 22, 2016 Ahmet Turk is a man with posture. He appears to be the embodiment of nobility and dignity. His noble personality comes with his feudal background; he is the scion of a Kurdish landlord and tribal chiefs in a vast land along...
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels clash with Kurdish-led forces near Al-Bab
UPDATE by the Kurdish Institute staff: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are trying to recaptrure Al-Arima, a city held by Daesh (IS) between Manbij and al-Bab,while Turkish airplanes are bombing them at the same time. Also multiple attacks by Turkish 'FSA'-rebels on SDF...
