The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

In the Ottoman era, “Turk” essentially meant “Muslim.” A Catholic Albanian, a Greek Orthodox, or a Jew who converted to Islam would become a Turk, which meant accepting Islam. At the time, the word ...

As the teachers attempted to bring their demonstration to Erbil, Kurdish security forces used tear gas and physical force to ...

With Assad gone, Turkey and its allied militias are ramping up attacks on Kurdish regions. The fight isn’t over. The same Kurdish forces that once defeated ISIS now face a new struggle—to defend their ...

Over the last two decades, developments in the Middle East have helped transform the Kurds’ struggle for greater ... the future progress of the Kurdish Question and its consequences.

This political deadlock has cast uncertainty over the region's governance and exacerbated public discontent amid ongoing ...

Shirmar is a village in Halabja province, home to about 100 families. While many urban residents in the Kurdistan Region and ...

Trump's plan to cut foreign aid will make it harder for Kurdish authorities to secure Syria's camps and prisons.

Six Kurdish groups released a joint statement urging people to stage a strike on Wednesday to prevent the executions of Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi. Click here for the full story in Kurdish ...