Click for Kurdish The Mesopotamya Foundation, which was established in 2013 in Diyarbakır, has been working on documenting Kurdish folklore since that year. The teachers […]
From the Medrese to the Modern Era: A Journey with Bozarslan’s Work – Martin van Bruinessen
Kurdish intellectual Mehmed Emin Bozarslan passed away, but he left an important and lasting legacy of significant books and translations. He was one of my idols when I became interested in Kurdish studies, I was happy to meet him, through a common friend, in 1976, and we have stayed in contact since. Thirteen years ago, the journal Nûbihar asked me to write my memories of meeting Bozarslan for a special issue dedicated to his work. Here is the English original of that little piece. Mehmed Emin Bozarslan and I I first met Mehmed Emin Bozarslan in the spring of 1977.…
The Grammar of Belonging: Alain-G. Gagnon’s Third Way
The map of the modern world is a testament to the stubbornness of the nation-state, yet its borders are often scars rather than seams. In his seminal work, The Legitimacy Clash: Challenges to Democracy in Multinational States, the Canadian political scientist Alain-G. Gagnon investigates the friction that occurs when the monolithic ambitions of a state collide with the distinct identities of the nations trapped within it. Now translated into Kurmanji by Tevfik Bayram and published by Pall Press, Gagnon’s thesis arrives in the Kurdish intellectual sphere at a moment of profound constitutional anxiety. Gagnon, who holds the Canada Research Chair…
A Farewell to Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan
In his memoirs, the blogger Zinarê Xamo writes with profound affection and respect for Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan. Mr. Xamo notes that by the early 1970s, Mr. Bozarslan’s name was already spoken of with reverence due to his extensive work and books on the Kurds. Every young person at the time aspired to one day meet him and sit in his company. In the summer of 1974, the young Mr. Xamo, then a bookseller in Wêranşar, traveled to Istanbul to purchase stock from the Koral Publishing House. While he was there, a man dressed in black, carrying a briefcase, entered with…
From the Medrese to the Modern Era: A Journey with Bozarslan’s Work – Martin van Bruinessen
Kurdish intellectual Mehmed Emin Bozarslan passed away, but he left an important and lasting legacy…
The Grammar of Belonging: Alain-G. Gagnon’s Third Way
The map of the modern world is a testament to the stubbornness of the nation-state,…
A Farewell to Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan
In his memoirs, the blogger Zinarê Xamo writes with profound affection and respect for Mehmed…
Kurdish scholar and linguist Mehmet Emin Bozarslan dies in exile at 90
Mehmet Emin Bozarslan, a pioneering Kurdish writer, linguist, and translator who spent nearly half a…
From the Medrese to the Modern Era: A Journey with Bozarslan’s Work – Martin van Bruinessen
Kurdish intellectual Mehmed Emin Bozarslan passed away, but he left an important and lasting legacy…
The Grammar of Belonging: Alain-G. Gagnon’s Third Way
The map of the modern world is a testament to the stubbornness of the nation-state,…
A Farewell to Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan
In his memoirs, the blogger Zinarê Xamo writes with profound affection and respect for Mehmed…
Kurdish scholar and linguist Mehmet Emin Bozarslan dies in exile at 90
Mehmet Emin Bozarslan, a pioneering Kurdish writer, linguist, and translator who spent nearly half a…
Diyarbakir Municipality Launches New Language Program to Support Kurdish, Armenian and Syriac
The Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality has opened applications for a new series of language courses aimed…
From the Medrese to the Modern Era: A Journey with Bozarslan’s Work – Martin van Bruinessen
Kurdish intellectual Mehmed Emin Bozarslan passed away, but he left an important and lasting legacy of significant books and translations. He was one of my idols when I became interested…
The Grammar of Belonging: Alain-G. Gagnon’s Third Way
The map of the modern world is a testament to the stubbornness of the nation-state, yet its borders are often scars rather than seams. In his seminal work, The Legitimacy…
A Farewell to Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan
In his memoirs, the blogger Zinarê Xamo writes with profound affection and respect for Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan. Mr. Xamo notes that by the early 1970s, Mr. Bozarslan’s name was already…
Kurdish scholar and linguist Mehmet Emin Bozarslan dies in exile at 90
Mehmet Emin Bozarslan, a pioneering Kurdish writer, linguist, and translator who spent nearly half a century in exile, has died in Uppsala, Sweden. He was 90. His family announced his…
Ciwan Haco: When I went to Batman, I realized how much I was loved, I was surprised!
Click for Kurdish Singer Ciwan Haco said in an interview with Diljen Roni for GazeteDuvar that he didn't know how much he was loved until Batman left. I was surprise "Actually, when…
The Grammar of Belonging: Alain-G. Gagnon’s Third Way
The map of the modern world is a testament to the stubbornness of the nation-state, yet its borders are often scars rather than seams. In his seminal work, The Legitimacy…
In Mardin, all kinds of actions and demonstrations were banned
All kinds of actions and demonstrations were banned in Mardin and all its districts. Earlier, all kinds of actions and demonstrations were banned in different cities of south-east Türkiye for…
How can you create your media with the support of NLTR?
Click for Kurdish News Lab Turkey’s (NLTR) Incubation* Program provides journalists training, micro-grant, and mentorship to create their own digital media channel. NLTR founder Dr. Sarphan […]
Bilge Kutlu: I stole stones to make sculptures
Click for Kurdish “When I’m the happiest and when I’m the saddest, that’s when I make sculptures. I get depressed when I don’t make a product.” […]
Chief Prosecutor: HDP’s treasury aid should be cut
The Constitutional Court will meet on January 6 to discuss the cutoff of the treasury aid to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP). The Republican Chief […]
Our robot reporter prepares news in Kurdish from 109 languages
Botan International started building an artificial intelligence-powered robot-reporter named Rony. What does Rony do? The robot coded by Yehya Lezgin Chali, CEO of OVANYA, is monitoring […]