Only the Kurdish alpabet includes the letter "q" whereas it does not exist in the Turkish alphabet. The prosecutor saw an "element of crime" in writing the word with a "q" in Turkish. In his defence, ...

A Gaziantep court has acquitted journalist Yetişgen of violating an old law concerning the exclusive use of the Turkish alphabet. Yasin Yetişgen is the editor of the local Çoban Ateşi (Shepherd's Fire ...

Turkey's highest court on Friday banned the country's main Kurdish political party over its alleged links to Kurdish rebels. The ruling from the constitutional court is not likely to please Turkey's ...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — When the Turkish government lifted its ban on the letter “w,” it seemed like a breakthrough. After decades of repression of Kurdish ethnic identity and a deadly war with ...

Dalal M. Hassane ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Leverett House. Just months ago, I felt the breeze of the motherland hold me so tightly I could almost sense my Kurdish ancestors offering me ...