Being Kurdish is genuinely hard. You suffer like a Palestinian, yet everyone hates you like an Israeli

I think i recently found out that being kind and expecting nothing in return is the best way to go.
At least here i mean in kurdstan someone makes a mistake just let it be don’t stress over it i have been like this for a week maybe and i already feel better i remember things more i mean before i kept forgetting where did i put my keys or anything else and trying this thing like not stressing over anything just opened a whole new world to me just let things be and going with the flow

Hi all, I hope I’m okay to post here (mods please remove and sign post me elsewhere if it’s not okay!).

I’m a primary school teacher with a kurdish child in my class who we are putting on the SEN register due to issues with executive function and cognition & learning. Dad’s English is good, Mum’s is not and I requested a translator for our meeting only to be told its too expensive 🙄.

I will be surviving on Google translate then but I want to collect a list of words we will use in the meeting a print them out ahead of time to reference.

Could I please ask for the following words/terms to be translated? If they are not translatable could you give me an approximation? Thank you so much, I really want to support this family and give them the tools they need to understand their child’s needs. There are a lot of words here so i really appreciate the help.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
SEN register
Primary area of need
Targeted support
Intervention
Pupil progress

Executive functioning
Working memory
Short-term memory
Sustained attention

Concentration
Organisation
Planning
Task initiation
Task completion
Following instructions
Processing information

Cognitive flexibility
Mental flexibility
Problem-solving
Decision-making
Self-monitoring

Managing transitions
Independence
Retaining information
Applying learning
Multi-step instructions
Processing speed

Cognition
Cognitive development
Cognition and learning
Learning difficulties

Acquisition of skills
Retention of knowledge
Recall
Understanding
Reasoning
Verbal reasoning
Non-verbal reasoning

Logical thinking
Generalisation of learning
Transfer of skills
Memory and recall
Information processing
Receptive language

Expressive language
Language processing
Scaffolding
Pre-teaching
Cognitive load

Neurodiversity
Neurodivergent
Neurotypical
Neurodevelopmental differences

Developmental needs
Developmental delay

is there any active Kurdish discords,instagram groups that is available to join?

im a Kurdish student living abroad and there aren’t any Kurds in my area so I would like to join any kurdish groups, preferably youths but any is fine!

Hello, I’ve never posted on Reddit before, but I can’t seem to find any advice on this topic from other Kurds, so I thought I’d ask here.

My parents immigrated to England around 20 years ago, and I’ve lived here my entire life. However, my Kurdish culture has always been a big part of my upbringing.
I’ve always been a good daughter. I’ve never gotten into trouble over boys, drinking or anything like that, and I’ve always worked hard at school and achieved good grades.
I’ve always wanted to attend a good university, preferably a Russell Group university, and I’ve been studying really hard to achieve the grades I need. I’m currently completing my UCAS application and have already chosen my five universities.

The problem is that I live in a small town with a local university that, in my opinion, isn’t particularly good. The entry requirements are very low compared to the universities I’m aiming for, and I don’t want all the effort I’ve put into getting good grades to go to waste because I’m not allowed to pursue the opportunities I’ve worked so hard for.

I’ve always been open with my parents about wanting to study outside our town, and until recently, they never really objected. My dad has actually been quite supportive. However, now that the application deadline is approaching, my mum is refusing to let me go. She has said that she would rather I not pursue higher education at all than attend a university outside our town. I have no intention of going to university to party, drink or date. I simply want to get a good degree, build a career and make something of myself. I don’t understand why I’m being denied this opportunity when I’ve worked so hard for it.

My parents argue that they don’t know any Kurdish girls who have moved away for university, and that the girls they know have all stayed in our town. I have cousins in Kurdistan who attend universities outside their home cities, and some even live independently, but my parents dismiss this by arguing that it’s safer there.

My mum is significantly stricter than my dad, and I feel that she has a lot of influence over his opinions and decisions. Other members of her family, including my uncles, also tend to get involved in our family matters, which makes everything even more difficult.

I feel stuck because I want to respect my parents and my culture, but I also don’t want to sacrifice my education and future over something that feels so important to me. I’ve worked hard for these opportunities, and it’s upsetting to think that I might have to give them up simply because I’m not allowed to move away.

Has anyone else experienced something similar in a Kurdish family? How did you handle it? I’d really appreciate any advice on how I could approach this situation or convince my parents to let me go.

• Iraq, Iran to discuss presence of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups on October 19

Rojava

• PYD: Nivîsgeha me wêran kirine û destdirêjî li sembolên gelê Kurd kirine: The PYD says its office in Hasakah's Ghwayran district was ransacked and images of women martyrs defaced, days after an attack in Tel Tamr, and calls the attacks systematic.
• Kurdish-language schools planned in Syria's Hama, Daraa: Kurdish official: Ilham Ahmed says five Kurdish-language schools will open in Hama province, with similar requests from Daraa, for Kurdish communities that have largely lost their mother tongue.
• Residents say illegal logging continues despite complaints in Syria’s Afrin: Villagers in Bafloun say tree-cutting keeps destroying public and private forests in the Afrin countryside, and that official complaints and forestry patrols have led to nothing.

Başûr

• Barzani Headquarters: The “MERI” Forum Has Absolutely Nothing to Do with Us and Failed to Uphold Political Pluralism This Year: The Barzani Headquarters says this year's MERI Forum in Erbil left out parties from other parts of Kurdistan, which risks deepening divisions, and stresses it has no link to the forum.
• ئەنجوومەنی وەزیران: دەبێت 14.14% ببێتە بنەمای دیاریکردنی پشکی هەرێم لە بودجەی گشتی فیدڕاڵدا: The KRG cabinet says the Region's 14.14% population share must be the basis for its share of Iraq's 2027 federal budget, with salaries paid on equal terms with the rest of Iraq.

Bakur

• Kadrî Bagdû hate bibîranîn: Divê dosye vebibe û lêpirsînek bi bandor bê kirin: Azadiya Welat newspaper distributor Kadri Bağdu was remembered at his grave on the 12th anniversary of his killing, with calls to reopen the case and investigate it properly.
• وەرزی تەکاندنی گوێزە لە پارێزگای مووشی باکووری کوردستان: The walnut harvest is under way in Mush, known for thin-shelled, oil-rich nuts that villagers still shake down, hull and sun-dry by traditional methods.

Rojhelat

• ڕۆژهەڵات و دیداری مێری؛ لە ڕەخنەی توندەوە تا پرۆسەی چارەسەری: An analysis notes that no Rojhelati voice spoke at MERI, yet Nechirvan Barzani criticised Rojhelat's parties while Bafel Talabani spoke of a Kurdish–Iranian solution process.
• لە سەقز پێشانگایەک بۆ هونەرمەند فاتیح رەزایی کرایەوە: Painter Fatih Rezaei is showing 30 works of Kurdistan's landscapes in Saqqez, most painted outdoors, to encourage people to protect the region's environment and wildlife.

Kurds in Armenia

• Du nav û du alfabeyên cuda li Elegeza keleha Kurdî: Kurdî û ‘Êzidîkî’: In the Yazidi Kurdish village of Elegez, children who all speak the same language are taught either "Kurdish" in Latin script or "Ezidiki" in Cyrillic.

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I matched with a Kurdish guy (from Turkey, if it matters) back in March from an online dating site.

We're both located in Canada and roughly 40 years old.

To my mind, it was pretty clear that at the beginning, his intentions towards me were purely casual.

However, after our last meeting a couple nights ago, he seems to have changed his tune. To be honest, I think he finally accepted that trying to treat me casually is against his self interest.

The morning after, he made a formal promise to be my good friend....and seemed very anxious that I return that commitment.

I know how I interpret things (for context, I was born in Canada but my family is Korean, and I've already seen how our different cultural backgrounds have lead to wildly different expectations) - so I'd really appreciate hearing from some Kurdish people what they think is going on so I can compare.

Also: what are there any particular rules or customs I should be aware of when it comes to appropriate conduct between a man and a woman who are now "good friends", after some romantic/sexual involvement?

I just want to know what I should reasonably expect from him and what I can reasonably do without giving any false ideas or hopes.

I'm happy to provide more details if needed, I just don't know what would (or wouldn't be?) relevant to the situation.

Hello!

Im getting ready to travel to Kurdistan by motorcycle for a 7000 km trip in total, all the way from Romania, next week.

I will enter trough the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing.

I have a few questions.

Do you think it is safe to drive my motorcycle from Ibrahim Khalil-Erbil-Suli and then back?

What routes should i advoid on the way? Google Maps is telling me to go trough Mosul and Kirkuk at some point, but that would mean crossing into federal Iraq?

What do you think is worth visiting? Already did some research but always open to some recomandations. :)

What is the situation with fueling up along the way?

Thank you very much, any help is kindly appreciated!!!

Hello,

I wont go into details but long story short im coming from america and want a toyota and has 20k$ im gonna stay for a year and will either sell the car again or give it to a relative of mine

I saw american imported car that are salvage titles being fixed and repaired in iraq or KRG or dubai? Idk shits confusing but they are cheaper than cihan or sas versions

Im looking specifically for a rav4 no big mileage

A year ago, our Visiting Fellow Dr Eray Çaylı published his monograph, Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan (University of Texas Press 2025), which focuses on contemporary art and media to examine the role of visuals in environmental violence and war in Northern Kurdistan.

Book summary

"Extractivism—exploiting the earth for resources—has long driven racial capitalism and colonialism. And yet, how does extractivism operate in a world where ecological and humanitarian sensibilities are unprecedentedly widespread? Eray Çaylı argues it does so by mobilizing these sensibilities in new ways. Extractivism is no longer only about moving the earth—displacing peoples, fossils, minerals, and waters—but also leaving those who witness this violent displacement sentimentally moved.

Earthmoving conceptualizes this duality. Derived from Çaylı’s years-long work in Northern Kurdistan, home to the world’s largest stateless nation—rendered stateless by colonial policies since the nineteenth century—Earthmoving focuses on the 2010s, a decade that began with peace talks between Turkey and the Kurdish liberation movement but ended with war. The decade saw extractivism intensify in the region and images of its harm proliferate across art and media. Together with contemporary artists, Çaylı shows that images challenge extractivism both by making its harm visible and by fostering self-reflexive and reciprocal collaboration that breaks with its valuation of the colonized and the racialized only in quantifiable and marketable terms."

I want some discord servers with a little amount of people like a community you can just talk and chat with a bit every day

• Barzani, Mazloum Abdi discuss Kurds’ future in Syria

Rojava

• Syria’s Afrin teachers say Kurdish language decree faces school-level hurdles: Kurdish-language teachers in Afrin say the presidential decree recognising Kurdish is applied unevenly, with staff shortages, inconsistent lesson schedules and delayed recruitment holding back mother-tongue classes.

Başûr

• دادگەی باڵای فیدراڵیی عێراق یاسایەکی پەرلەمانی کوردستان هەڵدەوەشێنێتەوە: Iraq's Federal Supreme Court struck down a 2003 Kurdistan Parliament law that had suspended parts of the Iraqi Penal Code dealing with crimes against the state's internal and external security.
• Îraq: Hebûna Tirkiyeyê ya leşkerî êdî nayê qebûlkirin: Iraq's national security adviser Qasim al-Aboudi told the MERI Forum that Turkey has agreed to withdraw its troops, starting from Bashiqa and in step with a settlement in Shingal.
• فۆتۆ؛ بەشێک لە پاشماوەی شوێنەواریی جۆگەی گاوری لە گەرمیان دۆزرایەوە: The rear gateway of the ancient Gawri canal in Garmiyan, which runs from the Sirwan river, has been uncovered for the first time, carrying symbols that point to ownership. Restoration is under way.

Bakur

• نێچیرڤان بارزانی و تونجەر باقرخان کۆبوونەوە: Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and DEM Party co-chair Tuncer Bakırhan met in Erbil and agreed that the peace process in Turkey is a historic opportunity that must not be lost.
• Mîthat Sancar: Birêz Ocalan teqez kir ku divê garantiya hiqûqî pêk were: DEM Party Imrali delegate Mithat Sancar says Abdullah Öcalan told them the Framework Law alone is not enough, and that reciprocal practical steps and legal guarantees must follow.
• Riha hosts UNESCO music cities meeting as residents welcome global exposure: Riha (Sanliurfa) is hosting a three-day UNESCO music cities gathering that brings together artists from 30 countries on four continents.
• Sîmir Rûdan bi 10 stranên nû vegeriya: Albûma 'Ez û Gîtara Xwe' belav bû: Sîmir Rûdan has released his third album, ten solo songs recorded with only his voice and guitar, a stripped-back turn after his earlier studio-heavy records.

Rojhelat

• Fate of Five Kurdish Men Detained in Baneh Remains Unknown: Five Kurdish men arrested by Iran's Intelligence Ministry in Baneh over the past two weeks remain missing, and their families have no information on where they are held.
• نێردراوی تایبەتی ڕێکخراوی نەتەوە یەکگرتووەکان پەیوەست بە هەڵمەتی “سێشەممانی نا بۆ سێدارە” دەبێت: UN Special Rapporteur Gina Romero joined the prisoner-led "No to Execution Tuesdays" campaign, criticising Iran's executions of protesters and political activists.

History

• Endezyariya zanistî û mirovahiyê ya di Serdema Eyûbiyan de; Fatma Xatûn: A profile of Fatma Khatun, Saladin's sister, who built hospitals and charitable foundations in 12th-century Damascus and became a leading Kurdish patron of learning.

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• "Conflicts often re-erupt when underlying grievances remain unresolved.
  
• "Syria must address the highly centralized governance that contributed to the original conflict. Political, economic and cultural inclusion are essential to preventing renewed conflict.
  
• "Mother-tongue education, including Kurdish and Aramaic alongside Arabic, could reduce dropout rates and improve literacy."

Amy Austin Holmes, research professor at George Washington University, at the MERI Forum in Erbil

https://x.com/RudawEnglish/status/2109552376692515174

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Hevrin_Khalaf

Hevrin Khalaf (Kurdish: Hevrîn Xelef, Arabic: هفرين خلف, also Khelef; 15 November 1984 – 12 October 2019) was a Syrian Kurd politician and civil engineer. Khalaf served as the Secretary General of the Future Syria Party after working for many years in Rojava. She was executed by Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighters near the M4 Motorway) south of Tell Abyad during the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, on 12 October.[1]

Early life and education

Khalaf was born on 15 November 1984 in Al-Malikiyah.[2] Early in her life, Khalaf was exposed to political movements and thinkers. Four of her brothers and her sister Zozan were involved in the Kurdish liberation movement; they all died. Khalaf's mother, Sûad, took part in assemblies with Abdullah Öcalan. Khalaf was influenced by her mother's experiences.[3] Khalaf graduated from University of Aleppo in 2009 as a civil engineer.[2][4]

Career

Soon after graduating, Khalaf returned to Al-Malikiyah. When the Rojava conflict began, Khalaf worked on creating institutions that would improve civil society. She began managing one of the Economic Councils.[5] Khalaf rose to prominence in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.[6] She was one of the founders of the Foundation for Science and Free Thought in 2012.[2]

Future Syria Party

Khalaf became co-chair of the energy authority in 2016.[2] Her party, the Future Syria Party, was involved in the administration of northern Syria after the capture of Raqqa from the Islamic State group in 2017.[7][3] Khalaf participated in negotiations with the United States, France, and other delegations. She was known for her skill in diplomacy.[6][8] Khalaf worked towards increasing tolerance and unity among Christians, Arabs, and Kurds.[9] Aden Al Hendi described Khalaf's work ethic in Foreign Policy as such: “She would wake up at 5 in the morning and would not stop working until midnight, whether that involved traveling to the Deir Ezzor region, which was recently liberated from the Islamic State, to tutor children and teenagers there in math, or meeting with Arab tribal leaders and helping resolve their many disputes in her role as the secretary-general of the Future Syria Party (FSP). She personified the way the FSP and the Syrian Democratic Council approached the many differences among the people of the region.”[5]

“Eight years have passed. The popular uprising against the crisis and the struggle of the peoples of Syria have been carried out with great sacrifice, and have turned into a war. The lasting crisis in Syria, which has caused the expulsion and murder of the population, cannot be resolved without a political solution.”[3]

Assassination

On 13 October 2019, The Daily Telegraph reported that "Kurdish officials said rebel fighters intercepted a car carrying Hevrin Khalaf".[10] Khalaf was one of a number of civilians who were killed during the first days of the Turkish-backed military operation, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting that "nine civilians were executed at different moments south of the town of Tal Abyad".[11] The National Army, a rebel group fighting alongside Turkey, denied responsibility for the killing. Khalaf's death was one of many during Operation Peace Spring, which began on 9 October 2019.[10]

According to an autopsy report, Khalaf was beaten over her head and left leg with a solid object. This led to multiple bone fractures in the leg. There was then use of sharp objects on the back of her legs. Furthermore, Khalaf was dragged by her hair which caused it to tear off along with bits of flesh. She was then shot in the head once and four more times in her chest.[12]

Kurdish analyst Mutlu Civiroglu, told The Guardian that Khalaf's death was a "great loss", and described her as having "a talent for diplomacy".[13] Future Syria Party released a statement saying, "With utmost grievance and sadness, the Syria Future Party mourns the martyrdom of engineer Hevrin Khalaf, the General Secretary of Syria Future Party, while she was performing her patriotic and political duties".[13] Khalaf was 34 at the time of her death.[8] A video which circulated on social media purportedly showed the bullet-ridden vehicle in which Khalaf had been travelling with translators and other Kurdish personnel surrounded by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels.[14]

A Bellingcat video traces the cause of Khalaf's death to rebels backed by Turkey and further reports that the group Ahrar al-Sharqiya is associated with the murders.[15] While al-Sharqiya has denied involvement with her death, there have been videos alleging otherwise. One such video shows a body, face down, that is suspected by most to be Khalaf with a Turkish backed soldier standing over her. In the video, the soldier taps the body with his feet and says "this is the corpse of pigs."[16]

According to The Washington Post, the killing "almost certainly constitute[d] a war crime, under international law".[17] While Turkish-backed groups deny any and all allegations, many videos of their involvement and complicity have been leaked, similar to the video that was potentially a depiction of Khalaf. Furthermore, many groups were instructed on an encrypted chat site called 'Telegram' "not to publish any video filmed during the battles because it distorts our reputation."[12]

Her funeral was held in Al-Malikiyah on 14 October 2019.[18]

In January 2020, the BBC's Arabic service published an investigation into the death of Hevrin Khalaf which found that a sub-group of the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army, Ahrar al-Sharqiya, had extrajudiciarily murdered Khalaf on the M4 Motorway, at the Tirwaziya checkpoint. Ahrar al-Sharqiya responded to the BBC's investigation, stating that "The group that set up the checkpoint on the M4 that day did so without permission... Those who violated orders from leadership have been sent for trial."[19]

References

1. Jump up to: 12"Money, hatred for the Kurds drives Turkey's Syrian fighters". Associated Press. 15 October 2019.
2. Jump up to: 1234"من هي هفرين خلف!". Jesr Ppress (in Arabic). 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
3. Jump up to: 123"Hevrîn Xelef – a life for the women's revolution and the freedom of the people of Syria – Women Defend Rojava". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
4. ↑"Turkey-backed rebels kill Syrian party leader". KurdPress. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
5. Jump up to: 12Hendi, Ahed Al. "The Dream of Syrian Democracy Was Killed by U.S.-Backed Jihadis". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
6. Jump up to: 12Explained: The chilling murder of Kurdish leader Hevrin KhalafIndian Express, 14 October 2019
7. ↑"For Syrian Kurds, a Leader's Killing Deepens Sense of U.S. Betrayal". Haaretz. 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
8. Jump up to: 12"Kurdish politician, other civilians 'executed' by Turkey-backed group". Times of Israel. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
9. ↑"Hevrin Khalaf, Kurdish Politician Who Championed Christians, Executed in Syria". Relevant. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
10. Jump up to: 12Sanchez, Raf (13 October 2019). "Turkish-backed rebels accused of killing unarmed Kurdish civilians". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
11. ↑Duncan, Conrad (13 October 2019). "Female Kurdish politician 'executed' by pro-Turkish militants in Syria". The Independent. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
12. Jump up to: 12Bachelard, Michael (17 October 2019). "This Kurdish woman's death sparked a global outcry. Now we know how she died". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
13. Jump up to: 12Chulov, Martin; Rasool, Mohammed (13 October 2019). "Kurdish politician among nine civilians shot dead by pro-Turkey forces in Syria". The Guardian. ISSN)0261-3077. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
14. ↑Kareem Khadder, Jennifer Deaton and Sharif Paget. "Kurdish politician and 10 others killed by 'Turkish-backed militia' in Syria, SDF claims". CNN. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
15. ↑"Video Evidence Sheds Light On Executions Near Turkey-Syria Border". bellingcat. 31 October 2019.
16. ↑Kareem Khadder, Jennifer Deaton and Sharif Paget. "Kurdish politician and 10 others killed by 'Turkish-backed militia' in Syria, SDF claims". CNN. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
17. ↑Sly, Liz (13 October 2019). "Turkish-led forces film themselves executing a Kurdish captive in Syria". The Washington Post.
18. ↑"Hevrin Khalaf: funeral held for Kurdish politician killed by Turkish-backed forces / She was killed on the road between the northern Syrian cities of Manbij and Qamishli". thenational.ae. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
19. ↑"Death of a peacemaker". BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

Silav û rêz hevalên hêja.

I personally am super hopeless at this point. I at the same time that need hope and would love to get hope from you about our future would also like to have the closest perspective to the reality of the situation. I'm sure many of us feel like this. Therefore I'd like to know your opinion, point of views and reasoning on this.

سەرکەوتوو بن.

Hi everyone! ❤️😊

I’m an occupational therapy doctoral student conducting a survey about the cultural activities, traditions, and everyday occupations that were meaningful to Kurdish individuals during childhood.

I’m hoping to learn more about experiences growing up in Kurdish families and communities, including family gatherings, traditional celebrations, music and dance, storytelling, cooking, and other meaningful activities.

Your experiences can help build a better understanding of Kurdish culture and how meaningful childhood activities shape our everyday lives.

Kurdish Childhood Occupations and Meaningful Activities Survey – Fill out form

I really, really appreciate your participation! :)

does money gram work in erbil and Duhok? I also heard the exchange rate went up I’d that true?

• International community ‘very quiet’ on Turkey peace process: Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

Başûr

• PUK ready to compromise on party demands to form KRG: Bafel Talabani: PUK leader Bafel Talabani told the MERI Forum his party is ready to compromise to end the nearly two-year deadlock over forming the next Kurdistan Regional Government.
• بە دوو درۆن هێرشکرایە سەر کەمپى ئازادى: Two drones struck the Azadi camp in Koya, home to families of KDPI Peshmerga, on Monday afternoon. Kurdistan Region security reported no casualties.
• ڕۆژى ده‌ستپێكى فێستیڤاڵى هه‌نارى هه‌ڵه‌بجه‌ ڕاگه‌یەندرا: The 13th Halabja Pomegranate and Autumn Festival opens on 28 October, now running four days with 552 growers and craftswomen and an aim to be plastic-free.
• پەکەکە چوار بارەگای لە ناوچەی مەتینای هەرێمی کوردستان چۆڵکرد: The PKK has evacuated four headquarters in the Kurdistan Region's Matin region

Bakur

• Fetî Yildiz: 230 birêvebirên payebilind dê ji Yasaya Çarçoveyê sûdê nebînin: MHP deputy chair Feti Yildiz says about 2,800 people will benefit from the peace process Framework Law, but 230 PKK founders and senior leaders will be excluded.
• From Koşuyolu to the Four-Legged Minaret: “What we call memory moves with us today”: A "Traces of Peace" walking project revisits Diyarbakır's sites of memory, from the 2006 Koşuyolu Park bombing to Station Square and Sur.
• ‘Pirsên Azad’ di Zarok TVyê de dest pê dike: A new 13-episode children's animation, fully dubbed in Kurmanji with AI-generated visuals, starts on Zarok TV, following a curious boy named Azad from Mardin to outer space.
• Kurdish tribes entered the market. But whose market? Dilek Çelebi grapples with questions of Kurdish statelessness and political economy.
• A peace process without an interlocutor? Seevan Saeed about the lack of involvement of an international third party in Türkiye-PKK negotiation process

Rojava

• Ilham Ahmad says Syria integration has helped stabilize country: Speaking at the MERI Forum in Erbil, Ilham Ahmad said SDF integration into the Syrian army has reconnected cities and reopened border crossings, though key parts of the process remain under scrutiny.
• Syrian adviser calls SDF integration major achievement: Syrian Foreign Minister’s adviser Najeeb al-Ghadban speaking at the 2026 MERI Forum in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, al-Ghadban said Syria’s security situation had improved and praised the integration process.
• KNC Forms Committee to Follow Up on Arab Belt and Transitional Justice Files: The Kurdish National Council's legal committee formed a body to pursue the Arab Belt and transitional-justice files, after a delegation visit to Damascus.
• MSD’ê xwest ku kujerên Hevrîn Xelef bên cezakirin: On the seventh anniversary of Hevrin Khalaf's killing by Turkey-backed factions in 2019, the Syrian Democratic Council demanded that those responsible be exposed and held to account.
• Hevrîn Xelef li Dêrikê hat bibîranîn: Hevrîn Xelef Commemorated in Dêrik
• Şehîd Ebdê Mihemed li Tirbespiyê hat oxirkirin: Funeral for Internal Security Forces member and martyr Ebdê Mihemed in Tirbespiyê.
• Hevrîn Xelef; sembola têkoşîna ji bo Sûriyeyeke demokratîk û azadiya jinan: Hevrîn Xelef: A symbol of the struggle for a democratic Syria and women's freedom.
• دەستبەسەرکرانی شۆڕش ئەبوبەکری، هونەرمەند و گۆرانیبێژی خەڵکی سەردەشت: Sardasht singer and music teacher Shorsh Abubakri was detained by court order and taken to an unknown location. No charges have been made public.

Kurds in Armenia

• Dîroka Kurdolojiyê ya li Ermenistanê: Ji serdema zêrîn ber bi bêdengiyê ve: Armenia's Kurdology department, founded in 1971, faded after the Soviet collapse; researcher Liyana Mihoyan now works to keep its scholars' legacy alive.

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In Europe, many Bakuris still sell mainly Döner, which on its own isn't an issue but i never seen one sell specificslly Kurdish food.

Most of the Kebab shops i have seen are also mediocre regardless.

I get Bakuris suffered under Turkish assimilation policies but they are in Europe, they can give their kids kurdish names, change their last names into a Kurdish one, yet most don't do it.

It's also mind boggling that we don't have Kurdish street foot stands or restsurants thst either primarily sell Kurdisj food or even invent new street food like Koreans for example.

Most owners here also seem only to sell kebab to barely scrape by and have zero ambition.