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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.
Iraqi Kurdish Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil wins Int’l Women’s Rights Award 2016
This article was posted on Ekurd Daily on February 24, 2016. GENEVA,— Iraqi Kurdish Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil has won the International Women’s Rights Award 2016 for her outstanding efforts to protect women’s rights. A global coalition of 25 human rights organizations...
Urgent Call: Don’t let tomorrow be too late for Sur!
Urgent letter of Mr. Hişyar Özsoy, HDP Vice co-Chair in charge of Foreign Affairs, about the round-the-clock curfews in the Kurdish cities of Turkey. The indefinite, round-the-clock curfews that the AKP government has declared in Turkey’s Kurdish provinces...
YPG Statement on Recent Attack in Ankara – Turkey
The General Command of YPG (People's Defense Units) has released a statement in response to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu who blamed the YPG for yesterday's attack in the heart of Turkish capital Ankara which left 28 people dead and 64 others wounded. YPG...
Turkey launches air strikes on Kurdish positions after Ankara bombing
By Matt Payton. This article was published by Independent on February 18, 2016. Turkey has launched overnight air strikes on Kurdish rebel camps in northern Iraq after a car bomb in Ankara killed at least 28 people. Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's Prime Minister, has...
Were there irregularities in Turkey’s 2015 elections? We used this new forensic toolkit to check.
By Walter R. Mebane, Jr., Allen Hicken and Ken Kollman. This article was published by The Washington Post on February 15, 2016. How can we tell whether election results accurately reflect voters’ intentions? The question can be broken into parts. Are proper procedures...
MEPs: We will continue to make efforts for delisting of PKK
This article was posted on Bestanews on February 16, 2016. 102 members of the European Parliament have launched a signature campaign calling on the European Union to remove the PKK (Kurdistan Worker's Party) from the list of terrorist organizations. Two...
Kurds’ advance in Syria divides U.S. and Turkey as Russia bombs
By Daren Butler. This article was published by Reuters on February 17, 2016. The rapid advance of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, taking advantage of Russian air strikes to seize territory near the Turkish border, has infuriated Ankara and threatened...
How the Toxic Patriarchy of War Plays out on Kurdish Women’s Bodies
Published by Research Turkey 15 February 2016 How the Toxic Patriarchy of War Plays out on Kurdish Women’s Bodies “What is naked today is not the body of a woman whom they have slaughtered but the very understanding of the government of war itself.” Figen Yüksekdağ A...
Turkey defied international calls, renews shelling of Kurds in Syria
This article was published on Ekurd Daily on February 15, 2015. BEIRUT — Turkey defied international calls and shelled parts of northern Syria for a third day on Monday, insisting it would not allow Kurdish-led forces to seize key areas along the border. The renewed...
