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Turkey says it is closely following actions of Iranian Kurdish PJAK militant group

Turkey said on Thursday that it was closely following the actions of the Iranian Kurdish PJAK militant group, which...
World

Zenonas Tziarras: How Syria’s Kurds’ dream for autonomy shattered

A year ago, as Bashar al-Assad’s regime was collapsing, Syria’s Kurds appeared closer than ever to realising their long-held...
Local

Kurds and Cypriots march in Nicosia demanding action against Rojava attacks (photos)

Kurds and Cypriots took to the streets in the rain at midday to protest jihadist Damascus regime attacks on...
Op-eds

A troubled legacy: Abdullah Öcalan and the structural crisis of Kurdish political agency

By Muhsin Aslan Abdullah Öcalan's long-standing, formative influence over the Kurdish political field is today undergoing what Michel Foucault would...
World

PKK militants declare ceasefire after Ocalan calls for disarmament

Outlawed Kurdish militants declared a ceasefire with Turkey on Saturday, responding to a landmark appeal from imprisoned PKK leader...
World

Turkey ready to offer military training to Syria if new administration requests, minister says

The new administration in Syria should be given a chance to govern following their constructive messages, and Turkey stands ready to...
World

Detention of IS-linked Britons in Syria under threat amid Turkish offensive

The future of 66 British nationals with Islamic State links, including Shamima Begum, has become increasingly uncertain as Turkish-backed...
Opinion

Our concern for the Kurdish people

While all eyes are fixed on Damascus and the transfer of power in Syria following the fall of the...
Local

Kurdish protesters march in Nicosia against Syria attacks (photos+videos)

Kurdish residents in Cyprus are holding a protest march against terrorist and rebel attacks in Syria. The march began at...
World

Turkey strikes PKK targets in Iraq and Syria after Ankara attack

Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday it had bombed 32 targets linked to the PKK and its allies in...
Local

‘My heart remains in Cyprus’, Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz tells Phileleftheros

Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz, currently in German custody, has sent a heart-warming letter to Philenews journalist Alekos Michaelides, a...
Local

Kenan Ayaz delivers final plea calling Erdogan the “biggest terrorist” of the century

The final plea of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz commenced in the Hamburg Regional High Court amid a highly charged...
Local

Prosecutor requests 4.5-year sentence for Kenan Ayaz

The trial of Kurdish politician Kenan Ayaz, who has been on trial in Hamburg for a year, continued on...
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