The Language, Culture and Education Commission of the National Congress of Kurdistan (KNK) has issued a statement on the occasion of the Kurdish Language Day on 15 May, calling for protection of the Kurdish language in order to strengthen the national unity of the Kurdish people.   The Language, Culture and Education Commission of the National Congress of Kurdistan (KNK) [...]

On 15 May, Kurdish Language Day, the Turkish Parliament dismissed a bill proposing Kurdish as a language of education, citing conflicts with the provision in the country's Constitution of Turkish as the state language.   It has emerged that the Turkish parliament has dismissed a bill proposing Kurdish as a language of education, citing conflicts with the provision in Turkey’s constitution of [...]

During a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, Turkish President Erdoğan claimed Turkey is treating over 1,000 Hamas members in medical care. An anonymous Turkish official later corrected this, stating it was Gazan civilians, not Hamas members, receiving treatment. The Turkish Communication Directorate under the Presidency, however, did not amend Erdoğan's statement, highlighting internal inconsistencies within the Turkish administration. [...]

People's Defence Forces (HPG), an armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), claimed that the Turkish army has used chemical weapons in recent attacks on tunnels used by Kurdish fighters, prompting calls for international investigations and solidarity. People’s Defence Forces (HPG) has accused the Turkish army of using chemical weapons and banned explosives in attacks on Kurdish fighters in the Girê [...]

The Turkish army and allied jihadists escalate their aggression against Manbij. Artillery attacks are directed against several villages on the edge of the line of contact between the autonomous region and the occupied zone. The attacks by the Turkish army and its jihadist proxy forces against the autonomous regions of northern and eastern Syria aimed at expanding the occupation zone [...]