In response, a Kurdish lawmaker brought the flag to the legislature to defend it. The controversy began when Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas, a member of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP ...

According to it, “The Kurdish national anthem, ‘Ey Reqib,’ was played at the start, and people waved the flags of territories and parties that have at times been foes, such as the Kurdistan ...

But the second-biggest flag doesn’t represent a country at all. It’s of Kurdistan, the mountainous region comprising parts of four countries that’s home to the world’s largest group of ...

The move is likely to further enflame tensions after the council last week voted in favour of raising the flag of Kurdistan on municipal buildings in the city, leading to public protests by the ...