Kurdish diva brokenhearted but resolute in face of language discrimination in TurkeyMonday, 5 September, 2022 , 16:32

Al-monitor.com | Amberin ZAMAN

Courtesy of Pervin Chakar

The "brutal" quashing of Kurdishness in Turkey continues to be state policy — even in entertainment.


  

Turkish strike kills at least 8 Iraqi tourists in northern resortThursday, 21 July, 2022 , 15:44

washingtonpost.com | By Louisa Loveluck | July 20, 2022

BAGHDAD — At least eight Iraqis were killed Wednesday in the country’s northern Kurdistan region after Turkish artillery strikes hit a crowded tourist resort, officials said.


  

With the help of factions’ leaders,Turkish-held areas turn into breeding ground for hashish cultivation and drug businessWednesday, 20 July, 2022 , 17:15

Syriahr.com

SOHR exclusive | Areas controlled by Turkish-backed factions have become a hotbed for drug producers, traders, promoters, traffickers and abusers.


  

Kakabaveh on the NATO settlement: A day of sorrow for SwedenWednesday, 29 June, 2022 , 12:00

Dagens Nyether | Marit Sundberg


  

Turkey will not be ‘rushed’ to back Nato expansion ahead of summitMonday, 27 June, 2022 , 15:34

Ft.com | Ayla Jean Yackley in Istanbul May 25 2022

‘Concrete steps’ needed on security concerns as Sweden and Finland seek membership


  

Kurdo Baksi: The settlement with Turkey is an embarrassing moment in Swedish historySunday, 26 June, 2022 , 12:00

Dagens Nyheter | Kurdo Baksi


  

Turkey Shows What NATO Really IsFriday, 27 May, 2022 , 18:10

nytimes.com | May 26, 2022 | By Cihan Tugal


  

Turkey reaches a new low of despotismFriday, 29 April, 2022 , 18:04

Washingtonpost.com

Osman Kavala, who already has spent 4½ years behind bars on invented charges of subversion and now is facing life in prison without parole, put it best at his sentencing Monday. 


  

Kavala: Spending 4.5 years of my life in prison is a nonrecoverable loss for meFriday, 22 April, 2022 , 17:31

Bianet.org | Hikmet Adal
At the sixth hearing of the Gezi retrial, the court board is expected to hand down its ruling. Following the statements of defendants, the lawyers of the defendants have taken the floor to make statements.


  

Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in KurdistanThursday, 21 April, 2022 , 17:01

Nytimes.com | Ben Mauk

Can it help knit together a nation?