Kurdish officials in Kirkuk expressed concern on Friday about ethnic imbalances in recent police recruitment and urged ...
The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.
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Ocalan… A Farewell to Arms
This headline alludes to works of literature to illustrate political realities, beginning with Ernest Hemingway's “A Farewell to Arms” and up to the Kurdish author Ronak Murad's famous novel about the ...
There are longstanding political tensions over Kurdish autonomy and governance in northern Iraq, particularly in disputed areas like oil-rich Kirkuk. The KRG held a referendum for independence in ...
Iraq’s Oil Ministry announced an imminent deal with BP to boost production in Kirkuk, raising concern in Erbil over the lack ...
Despite ongoing challenges in Sinjar, new infrastructure projects signal renewal, but success hinges on the full ...
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has ignited mass protests in Turkey, raising concerns over political suppression, ...
Imamoglu was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019 and triumphantly re-elected last year. By winning Turkey’s largest city ...
On Sunday, a court ordered Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and several dozen co-defendants jailed on charges of ...
As Recep Tayyip Erdoğan climbed the first step on the long path to political power in Türkiye, the man who would attempt to threaten his rule was wrapping up his studies at Istanbul University.
Full interview with Turkish political scientist Ezgi Başaran on rising authoritarianism in Turkey, the arrest of Istanbul’s ...