Turkey

The Iranian and Turkish governments have deported more than 240,000 Afghan refugees this year, in violation of international law, reports Ben Radford.

Hands off Rojava

The Kurdish-led administration in North and East Syria hit back after Sweden鈥檚 foreign minister implied he would distance his country from the self-governing region in order to appease Turkey, reports Medya News.

Purple Color of Kurdish Politics

A new book edited by jailed former co-mayor of Diyarbak谋r, G眉ltan K谋艧anak, is set to teach the world a lesson about Kurdish women鈥檚 determination and resolve, reports Medya News.

Peoples Democratic Party - HDP

People鈥檚 Democratic Party (HDP) Foreign Affairs Commission co-spokesperson Hi艧yar 脰zsoy discusses Turkey鈥檚 growing international presence, domestic politics, and how the party is preparing for next June鈥檚 elections.

Semra Guzel

Peoples鈥 Democratic Party (HDP) MP Semra G眉zel, a 38-year-old medical doctor, became the latest elected representative of this major left-wing party to be jailed in Turkey, reports Peter Boyle.

NATO summit Madrid

NATO聽has given the Turkish state the green light for genocide against the Kurds, after the deal struck between Turkey, Sweden and Finland, reports Peter Boyle.

HDP congress Ankara

About 30,000 people, including more than 100 international guests, attended the 5th Congress of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Ankara, Turkey on July 3, reports Peter Boyle.

YPG fighters

Academic and Australian Kurdish solidarity activist John Tully responds to the announcement that Sweden and Finland struck a deal with Turkey to betray the Kurds for NATO membership.

Occupy Gezi protest in 2013

Turkish police arrested 170 protesters around Istanbul鈥檚 Taksim Square on May 31, as crowds gathered to mark the 9th anniversary of the nationwide anti-government demonstrations that began in nearby Gezi Park, reports Medya News.

Kurdish and Arabic words

A teacher in Turkey鈥檚 southern province of Mersin, was issued a fine for communicating in Kurdish and Arabic with his students, reports Medya News.

Kurdish letters w, x and q

Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the refusal by a public office to register a baby with the name 鈥淐iwan鈥 鈥 which contains the Kurdish letter 鈥淲鈥 鈥 was constitutional, reports Medya News.

Protesting the war

Seven political parties met in Ankara to discuss the creation of a democratic front and released a joint statement on the war in Ukraine, reports Medya News.