The Kurdish Language Platform slams Minister of National Education Selçuk, who answered a Parliamentary question by saying, “No language other than Turkish shall be taught as a mother tongue to ...

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 ...

This article is part of a series examining free expression and information access in civic spaces across six language communities in the MENA region. Nestled within the Kurdistan mountains near the ...

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 ...

A new generation of young Kurdish folklore collectors are helping to revitalise endangered languages and create a living archive, a new study shows. Stories and songs could be saved from oblivion ...

Harvard offered its first Kurdish Language course in the University’s history this fall after students from Kurdish-speaking backgrounds pushed for its creation. The course focuses not only on the ...

"Let us keep Kurdish alive not just in songs, but at home, on the street, and in every area of life. Kurdish must be the language of education and the street" said ten artists' joint message. Kurdish ...

Call him a choirmaster of endangered dialects from distant lands, or a prophetic polyglot. If Kurmanci, the Kurdish dialect of a people with a heritage but no land of their own, has a messiah, he has ...

The inclusion of the word "Bexêrbên" in the city's public transportation network has resonated deeply among a community whose ...

Anadolu Agency has launched training program for Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish-language reporters under its Kurdish Broadcasting Project. Kurdish will be one of the broadcasting languages of AA by ...

A Kurdish-language teacher in the Iranian city of Sanandaj has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her cultural activities and support for the Women, Life, Freedom protests that have roiled the ...

The scarcity of online resources highlights an urgent need for improved information accessibility. This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 6 September 2023. This article is part ...