Kurdish artist Nasir Rezazi and academic Dr. Feryad Fazel said on International Mother Language Day that protecting and modernizing Kurdish requires coordinated institutional support, digital ...

Language is never just a means of communication. It is identity, memory, access, and belonging. Across the Middle East, few languages embody this reality more clearly than Kurdish, a language spoken ...

Human rights observers said Türkiye’s parliamentary report fails to address Kurdish language and identity, leaving the issue unresolved and excluding cultural and educational rights.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish government proposal to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has put Kurdish rights back in the spotlight, at a time when Kurdish leaders say repression is ...

"The Language Wound: The use of the mother tongue in education and experiences of Kurdish students", a study from the Political and Social Research Institute of Diyarybakır, suggests bilingual and ...

The Kurdish language has faced many challenges in recent history, including being banned at different times in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, with heavy restrictions often placed on Kurdish-language media ...

The publishing house emphasizes that the widespread use of Kurdish is achievable through reading and writing, and this should be fostered from an early age. 5 February 2024 Survey: 31 percent of ...

In the heat of the day, groups of Syrian refugee students walk purposefully to the learning centre in Domiz refugee camp. Here, they are studying the local Kurdish dialects in preparation for the new ...

Imagine a government that spent decades silencing a tongue suddenly broadcasting in it. That’s exactly what happened with Turkey’s TV launch featuring Kurdish programming. It’s not just about ...