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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.
Kurdish-led Syrian forces seize Islamist-held rebel town
Published by Ekurd 16 February 2016 BEIRUT,— Kurdish-led forces on Monday seized a key rebel bastion in Syria’s Aleppo province, extending the opposition’s losses in the region after a major regime operation there, a monitor said.The Syrian Democratic...
Russia blasts Turkey’s ‘provocative’ shelling of Kurds in Syria
Published by Ekurd, 15 February 2016 MOSCOW,— Russia said on Monday that Turkey’s shelling of Kurdish and Syrian regime positions in the north of the country was a “provocative” action. “Moscow expresses its most serious concern about aggressive actions by...
EU calls on Turkey to halt military action in Syria
Smoke billows from a fire at the southeastern town of Nusaybin, Turkey, near the border with Syria, where Turkish security forces are battling militants linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers, Party or PKK, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, a day after Turkish media reports...
Turkey threatens fragile Syria peace accord – Al Monitor
A woman makes her way through the rubble of damaged buildings after airstrikes by pro-Syrian government forces in the rebel-held town of Dael, in Daraa province, Syria, Feb. 12, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir) Published by Al Monitor 14 February 2016 Turkey...
Invitation to the press conference:
Increasing humanitarian crisis due to 24-hours-long curfews in Turkey’s Kurdish Towns Dear Member of the Press, We would like to kindly invite you for a press conference that will be held on 16th February at 11:00 at the PLACE-SCHUMAN with the participation of the...
Erdogan’s new Kurdish allies
This article was published on Al-Monitor on February 4, 2016. ANKARA, Turkey — Ahead of the June 7 elections last year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put the Kurdish settlement process on hold. Then, addressing a rally in Istanbul in September, he said, “Turkey...
Aftenposten is being thrown out of Turkey
This article was published on the website of Aftenposten on February 9, 2016. For the first time since 1971, a correspondent for Aftenposten has been declared unwanted. Silje Rønning Kampesæter is being kicked out of Turkey. The previous time Aftenposten experienced...
Turkey’s nationalist ‘Gray Wolves’ enter Syrian fray – Fehim Taştekin
Published by Al-Monitor on February 3, 2016 Turkish involvement in the Syrian war has been heavily dominated by Islamist fighters, but the conflict has also drawn in an unlikely quarter — Turkish nationalists. The far-right Nationalist Action Party (MHP) and its youth...
Latest situation in Cizre: 66 massacred, no news from 73 others
This article was posted on ANF News on February 12, 2016. While people trapped in basements are being massacred by state forces in Cizre town of Şırnak, dozens of corpses have been taken to hospital and no news is received from many others facing a threat of imminent...
