A senior official of northeast Syria’s (Rojava) ruling Democratic Union Party (PYD) on Sunday said that there are “serious ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Several Turkish far-right politicians have recently disrespected the Kurdistan Region by referring ...

Turkish authorities have arrested a Swedish journalist dispatched to cover ongoing nationwide protests on charges of ...

Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly ...

Turkish military bases in northern Iraq According to Turkish authorities, Turkey has 11 military bases in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. PKK members claim there are 27 military bases and ...

With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the ...

November 3, 1918 – (IRAQ) With the discovery of oil in the Kurdish province of Mosul, British forces occupy the region. August 10, 1920 – (TURKEY) The Treaty of Sèvres outlines the ...

The detention of Istanbul's popular mayor risks undermining Turkey's move to end the PKK militant group's 40-year-old ...

While Erdoğan abandoned these negotiations after a loss in the June 2015 parliamentary elections, they had a lasting impact in one area ... Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) if Kurdish groups ...

AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...

Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...