Residents of the Kurdish city of Afrin in northwest Syria were able to freely celebrate Newroz (the New Year) for the first ...

Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...

There is hope in eastern Syria that Kurdish politics could become more open to different Kurdish political parties.

AFRIN, Syria - Kurds from Afrin in northwest Syria are returning to the city after years of displacement only to face ...

The detention of Istanbul's popular mayor risks undermining Turkey's move to end the PKK militant group's 40-year-old ...

On Thursday in Diyarbakir, a predominantly Kurdish city in eastern Turkey, Mr. Ocalan’s call for disarmament drew mixed emotions. Hundreds of people had gathered in the city center to listen to ...

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.

Image Kurdish Syrians, who were forced to flee ISIS ... all-heart productions that spoofed Bollywood gave his home city of Malegaon a film industry of its own. A Journalist Takes a Stand: Makoto ...

Revelers danced in the street in the city of Qamishli and waved flags featuring Ocalan’s portrait alongside the Kurdish flag. “We welcome the historic announcement by Leader Abdullah Ocalan ...

VOA Kurdish spoke to locals in Diyarbakir, Turkey’s largest Kurdish-majority city. While many residents supported Ocalan’s message of peace, others wondered whether his call would be met by ...

Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham celebrates the Kurdish Newroz Friday with a flag raising at city hall. Joined by members of the ...

SAITAMA—The Saitama prefectural parks and greenery association has apologized for refusing to allow the Kurdish community to hold a spring festival here over concerns about trouble from protesters.