On causes and consequences – the state’s deliberate policy of discrimination against Kurds after the disaster – Background Information on the Inaction of the Turkish State – Solutions Proposed by the Kurdish Freedom Movement in this Time of the Crisis – February 2023 in PDF: Information on the Earthquake in Kurdistan, Turkey and Syria INDEX …
Early in the morning of 6 February, a massive earthquake struck the North of Kurdistan (Turkey) and Rojava/North and East Syria, leading to a humanitarian catastrophe that continues to unfold. This earthquake, with a reported magnitude of 7.8, was followed by a number of strong and deadly aftershocks. 20,000 people are already confirmed dead, and…
Early this morning, a massive earthquake struck the North of Kurdistan (Turkey) and Rojava/North and East Syria, leading to a humanitarian catastrophe.This earthquake, with a reported magnitude of 7.8, had its epicenter near Mereş (tr. Kahramanmaraş) and Dîlok (tr. Gaziantep) not far from the Syrian border, and has caused hundreds of deaths, destroyed thousands of…
At a critical political juncture, the Kurds in Europe have faced a second act of Turkish state terrorism. Not only in terms of domestic policy, but also in terms of foreign policy, the war against the Kurds has become a national strategy in the era of Erdogan. The first Turkish state terrorism took place on…
Today a Kurdish Cultural Centre and two other Kurdish-owned businesses in Paris were targeted by an armed man, killing three people and injuring three others. We condemn this heinous attack and all forces behind this act of barbarism in the heart of Europe. In the last few years the Turkish state has initiated an all…
The latest attack in Paris is clearly once again organised from Ankara. This attack is also an attack against the French people. According to eyewitnesses, an armed gunman first attacked the center, then a Kurdish restaurant and a Kurdish hair salon across the street. There are martyrs and wounded in the attack. The attacker was…
Tragic news of the death of Jose Maria Sison (known as Joma), has not only deeply saddened people in the Philippines and throughout Asia, but also us Kurds. Joma, who was a writer and activist alongside being a revolutionary, sacrificed his whole life to his faith and conviction that constructing a just world was possible.…
The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), which held its founding congress in Europe on 26 May 1999, has convened to hold its 21st congress. Representatives of political parties, intellectuals, writers, politicians from the 4 parts of Kurdistan, and observers attended the congress. The 21st congress of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), started on Friday in Den…