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Pro-gov’t TV station censors woman speaking in Kurdish during daytime reality show
A pro-government TV station in Turkey cut the sound while airing one of its daytime reality shows because a woman started speaking in Kurdish, in...
Far-right party leader threatens to ban Kurdish news outlet Rudaw in Turkey
Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right, anti-refugee Victory Party (ZP), has accused the Rudaw Kurdish news outlet of being “separatist” and said he would...
Pro-Kurdish party supporter gets 3 years on terrorism charges for live-streaming Kurdish songs
A supporter of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has been sentenced to three years in prison on terrorism charges for live-streaming Kurdish songs...
Journalists demonstrate in solidarity with 16 Kurdish colleagues in jail
Journalists in several Turkish cities staged demonstrations on Friday to show solidarity with 16 of their colleagues who were arrested in the southeastern province...
Turkey sees banning of more Kurdish-language events across country
Local administrations have canceled four events, three concerts and a theatre play that were to be performed in Kurdish in three provinces across Turkey...
Kurdish Gen Z in Turkey is apolitical, wants to live abroad: survey
The Generation Z of Turkey’s Kurdish community is increasingly apolitical and believes Turkey is not a safe place to live, hoping to move overseas,...
Family of Gülistan Doku battered by police and detained in front of Justice Ministry
The family of Gülistan Doku, a young Kurdish woman who went missing on January 5, 2020, was battered by the police yesterday and detained...
Family of missing Kurdish woman meets with opposition politicians at Turkish parliament
The family of Gülistan Doku, a young Kurdish woman who went missing on January 5, 2020, met with opposition politicians at the Turkish parliament...
No room for Kurdish in Turkey’s multilingual city of İstanbul: report
As a city that attracts millions of tourists from around the world, İstanbul is skilled at providing multilingual services for its visitors, but Kurdish...
Writer criticizes Google Ads for rejecting advertisements in Kurdish
Writer Rêzan Tovjîn has said the Turkey team of Google Ads is responsible for rejecting a request to advertise a book titled “Şerm” (Shame),...
2 HDP members allegedly kidnapped by police using ‘JİTEM methods’ in Ankara
Two women who were allegedly kidnapped in broad daylight in Ankara by Turkish police told the Jin News website on Thursday that the latest...
Outrage over racism on the pitch sparks debate about racist slurs against Kurdish team Amedspor
This week in the UEFA Champions League, Europe’s foremost sporting event, French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) hosted İstanbul’s Başakşehir in the last week of...