HÜDA PAR: Kurdish issue should be resolved regardless of PKK disarmament
Earlier today, Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu, the leader of HÜDA PAR, commented on the expected statement from Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK. He emphasized that Kurdish demands should be addressed regardless of whether the PKK disarms. Yapıcıoğlu asserted that these are not merely demands of the PKK but represent the rights of all Kurds, […]
Hopes for peace shrink as Turkish Justice Minister rejects increased Kurdish rights
Earlier on February 8, Yılmaz Tunç, the Turkish Justice Minister, ruled out the possibilities of increased Kurdish rights in exchange for a dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), recognized by Turkey as a terrorist group. Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, is expected to call for the disarmament and potential dissolution of […]
What will happen on February 15?
As February 15 approaches, anxiety rises among many who are uncertain about what will occur on that day. Abdullah Öcalan is anticipated to deliver a speech announcing the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), following an invitation from Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). For the Kurds, the prevailing sentiment […]
The invisible Kurds
The earliest recorded presence of Kurds in Sudan dates back to the Ayyubid conquest of Nubia, shortly after around 1170. During the decline of the Fatimid Caliphate, Egyptians and Nubians fought intensely. After several Nubian raids, Kanz al-Dawlah, the mayor of Aswan, requested Ayyubid intervention from Salahuddin, who sent Turanshah to lead the military campaign. […]
Kurdish group incorporated into Syrian Ministry of Defense
Jamaat Ansar al-Islam (JAI) was founded in 2007, after Jamaat Ansar al-Sunnah dissolved as an organization. Essentially, JAI was a revival of the original Ansar al-Islam (AAI), a short-lived Kurdish group founded and led by Mullah Krekar from 2001 to 2003. However, it was distinct in many ways. JAI, while primarily composed of Kurdish fighters, […]
Neopaganism in Kurdistan
Neopaganism, often with nationalist and local ethnic influence, began to grow worldwide in the 20th century. Neopaganism did not have a presence in the Middle East, although it had a small presence in Turkey. Neopaganism was introduced to Kurdistan by Ahmad Barzani. He was a young Islamic scholar when his older brother, Abdulsalam Barzani, was […]
The rise and fall of Hizbullah
Hizbullah was an Islamist and Kurdish separatist militant group in Turkey, founded by Hüseyin Velioğlu in 1993. Its unique Kurdish identity set it apart from other Islamist groups. Despite being an Islamist group, Velioğlu did not seek cooperation with Turkish Islamists, and initially sought cooperation with Abdullah Öcalan, founder of the PKK and his former […]
Our only religion is Kurdistan
Without a doubt, Ey Reqîb is widely accepted as the Kurdish national anthem. However, one specific line is controversial to some Kurds. Organized by Dildar and Hussein Barzinji in 1938, the poem contains the lyrics “our only religion is Kurdistan”. In 1946, the Republic of Mahabad adopted Ey Reqîb as its national anthem, though it […]
Why the silence on the current Turkey-PKK talks?
Everything began on October 1, 2024, when Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), shook hands with members of the left-wing pro-Kurdish DEM Party during the opening of the 28th term of the Turkish Parliament in Ankara. Bahçeli, who had a long history of disrespecting the DEM Party and its various […]
The first Kurd in the new Syrian government
In December 2024, shortly after Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by the Syrian opposition, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the new Syrian president, drew attention as he appointed the first Kurd to the Syrian government. He is not just a Kurd, but he is known for always wearing Kurdish clothing and being a very vocal Sorani Kurdish […]