As İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and more than 100 others were detained in a sweeping crackdown, Turkey has imposed widespread restrictions on social media and messaging platforms. Major platforms, ...

The Kurdish armoured vehicle we're in is being peppered by stones and rocks. But this a good day. The soldiers we're with face far worse. Knifings and bombings feature regularly from the ISIS ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The historical landscape of Kurdistan is marred by a series of massacres that have targeted the Kurdish people for generations. From the Zilan Valley Massacre to the tragedies of Mahabad and Amuda, ...

(Turkish Foreign Ministry press service via AP) ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that Ankara is closely monitoring an agreement between the Syrian government and a U.S-backed ...

Nashville is home to the largest population of Kurdish people in the United States, according to the Metro Government, with more than 20,000 Kurds living in Music City. Kurdish immigrants have ...

Barzani encouraged broader participation from other Syrian Kurdish parties, including the Kurdish National Council in Syria, to strengthen Kurdish representation beyond the SDF alone. Click here ...

(Turkish Presidency via AP) ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus on Thursday, days after Syria’s interim government reached a ...

Kurdish-led group rejects declaration Says it represents new form of authoritarianism UN envoy calls for inclusive transitional government Envoy also wants investigation into sectarian violence ...

Iranian security forces have arrested four female Kurdish activists in Kurdistan province following International Women’s Day celebrations on March 8. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network ...

Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms and disband, and their group declared a cease-fire. By Ben Hubbard and ...

Shifting alliances in Syria – exemplified by the recent agreement between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government – confirm that Ocalan’s message is not ...