Mahmut Bozarslan

Solution to the Kurdish Issue Far Away

Reaction to the increase in attorney services from the bar associations

Kurds' centuries-old 'Sersal' tradition revived

Babacan: 'If you consider Kurdish an 'unknown language' in the Parliament, you cannot solve the country's problems'

Former Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin: 'If there is to be a peace process trial, everyone should be tried together'

Journalists' Day at Work: Nearly 500 lawsuits and investigations opened in a 48-year career

Party not allowed to be established for six years was founded by changing the name of another party

Diyarbakır has had a Kurdish department for 12 years but has no faculty to offer undergraduate education

Demirtaş Calls for Discussion on Autonomy to Erdoğan, Akşener, Bahçeli, and Özdağ

Reversal on 'mandatory retirement' decision for workers in Diyarbakır after backlash

Former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş did not attend his father's funeral

The largest ammunition cache of the PKK in recent years has been seized in the Claw-Lock Operation Area

Grandson of Sheikh Said Punished for 'Sharing Flag on Social Media'

Demirtaş Calls on Erdoğan: 'Let's Meet with Öcalan Together'

Bakırhan: 'We are ready to take on all responsibility for the democratic resolution of the Kurdish issue'

Investigation into DEM Party's Youth Congress in Diyarbakır

Syriac Christmas Message Stirs Debate in Turkish Parliament

Controversy in Turkish Parliament Over Assyrian Lawmaker's Christmas Message in Syriac

DEM Party Announces Its Own Candidates in Western Turkey for Local Elections

Resignations in the Good Party Diyarbakir organization over Sheikh Said debates

The name Sheikh Sait, which caused Salim Ensarioğlu's resignation, has been on the signs in Diyarbakır for years

Complaint against journalist Fatih Altaylı in the Şeyh Sait Boulevard debate, İYİ Party deputy Salim Ensarioğlu sent to discipline

The Equality and Democracy Party of the Peoples' short name became DEM Party

Controversy over 'Sheikh Said Boulevard' in Diyarbakır

Lawyers appeal after the first lawsuit against the Treaty of Lausanne is rejected

Journalist Abdurrahman Gök Released Before May Elections

While budget negotiations continue, what does KESK demand as it takes to the streets?

Protests in Diyarbakır Against the Court's Decision on the Turkish Medical Association

Women in Diyarbakır cycle to draw attention to violence

Climate Crisis Now on Women's Agenda

Turkey's Palate Flavors Meet in Diyarbakır

HEDEP prepares for action for Öcalan; governor's office issues 'ban'

The greatest danger to Kurdish is families speaking Turkish with their children

HÜDA PAR Chairman appears on stage with individuals in Hamas uniforms at 'Support for Aqsa Flood' rally

Another murder in the Syriac village where seven people were victims of unsolved murders

How did Özgür Özel becoming the head of CHP resonate in Diyarbakır?

Kurdish Language Oath in Diyarbakır

First march for Kurdish language banned in five provinces

HEDEP MPs apply to the Ministry of Justice to meet with Abdullah Öcalan

Former HDP Deputy Hüda Kaya Arrested

CHP Diyarbakır Deputy Tanrıkulu's wreath blocked by 'Regulation'

What does the Kurdish Barometer say for Kurds?

Women's anti-war demonstration in Diyarbakır blocked by 'Rojava' banner

Unions and health organizations in Diyarbakır react to the bombing of a hospital in Gaza

Protest actions against Israel continue in Turkey

Now that Iraq's central government in Baghdad has reclaimed oil-rich Kirkuk from the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq is considering changes that could hurt Turkey's standing in the oil market there.

The Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir enters the Christmas season as a victim of plunder and vandalism, despite its location in a sealed-off area with heavy security presence.

Parts of Iraqi Kurdistan are witnessing turmoil as people living primarily around Sulaimaniyah are demonstrating against the Kurdistan Regional Government, but what's behind the turbulence?

Using reactivated sleeper cells and new tactics in Kirkuk, the Islamic State shows it's back in action even as it is about to lose all its territory in Iraq and Syria.

In Turkey’s Afrin operation, a glaring gap has emerged between the coverage of pro-government media and that of oppositional and foreign media.

Now that Baghdad has lifted the ban on international travel to the Iraqi Kurdistan region, experts say the Turkish government needs to resume mutual flights as soon as possible.

Turkish audiences watch TV series more regularly than they watch the news — and the habit seems to be making Turkey's divide worse.

Iranian Kurdish sculptor Seywan Saeedian's life takes him across borders in a conflict-torn region, where artistic independence often comes at a steep price.

Election integrity remains a top concern for Turkey’s opposition ahead of the June 24 polls, especially for the country’s main Kurdish party, whose showing could be of critical importance.

Turkey's new government looks too much like the old one to offer Kurds much hope for a peaceful political resolution.

Istanbul denies claims from Human Rights Watch that Turkey has stopped registering Syrian refugees.

Diyarbakir’s book fair, one of the main cultural events of the region, had been stopped due to security reasons in 2015. Now that it is back, thousands of residents from Diyarbakir and region came to pick up a book or two.

In a rare show of unity, nine Kurdish parties in Turkey have established a joint platform to promote the use of the Kurdish language against what they see as a creeping danger of assimilation.

Turkish businesspeople have launched a campaign to restore ties between Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government, which were hit hard last year after Kurdistan's independence referendum.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan has placed restrictions on the activities of the Kurdistan Workers Party in the areas it controls.

A hunger strike by Kurdish prisoners, initiated by a female parliamentarian to protest restrictions on visits to jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, may have dramatic consequences if Ankara sticks to its indifference, lawyers and activists warn.

The word “Kurdistan” is once again becoming taboo in Turkey, with the judiciary targeting parties and civic groups that use the word in their names.

Turkey's president is reviving a bitter debate by threatening to nullify local election results in municipalities that elect mayors from pro-Kurdish parties.

A relatively new Kurdish group that doesn't reject relations with Turkey is rising, calling itself the Independent Kurdish Coalition of Syria.

Turkey’s wish for a joint operation with Iran against the outlawed Kurdish militants along the Turkish-Iranian border is back on the agenda once again, but how realistic is it? Experts believe it is not.

Turkey's decision to close its only border crossing with Iraq amid a spike in coronavirus cases there will deal a great blow to the country's economy, costing some $1 billion monthly.

Women whose houses are left underwater due to the Ilisu Dam vow to keep their memories alive.

The soccer team of Turkey’s largest Kurdish-majority city has become the target of nationalist animosity from rival fans as well as the government, which accuses the club of being linked to armed Kurdish militants.

Not even the coronavirus outbreak has slowed Ankara’s crackdown on local administrations held by Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party, which, many now fear, will continue until the last one is seized.

Some 4 million Syrians scattered across Turkey are among the most vulnerable to the novel coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout as most of them are unable to work due to restrictions and also cannot benefit from relief assistance.

Sulaimaniyah’s pursuit of enhanced self-governance has stoked concerns over the Iraqi Kurds’ hard-won unity as economic woes strain their autonomous region. Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2020/05/turkey-iraqi-kurdistan-intra-tensions-amo