Washington Kurdish Institute Dr. Ozum Yesiltas June 18, 2019 Turkey’s approach to Syrian Kurds, and especially to the Democratic Union Party (PYD), which Ankara …
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Ozum Yesiltas received her Ph.D. in International Relations from Florida International University in 2014. She also holds a B.A. in Sociology, and a M.S. …
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Iran On Saturday, Iranian border guards killed 28 horses used by Kurdish border porters known as Kolbars near Piranshahr. On Friday, a Kolbar named …
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Washington Kurdish Institute June 10, 2019 The Autonomous Administration of North and East of Syria (AANES) retains many internal threats, is surrounded by enemies, …
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Iran Last week, Iranian authorities continued to crackdown on the activities of Kurdish border workers known as Kolbars. On Tuesday, Iranian border guards ambushed …
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Washington Kurdish Institute June 4, 2019 After coming to power in 2002, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AKP) headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, …
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Washington Kurdish Institute May 28, 2019 The term “Disputed Territories” became official in Iraq after the Iraqi Constitution was approved by Iraqis, including Kurds, …
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A weekly brief of events that occurred in the Kurdish regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Iran Three Kurdish border porters, known as …
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Washington Kurdish Institute May 28, 2019 Leyla Guven, co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and a democratically-elected Kurdish member of the parliament of …
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Iran Two Kurdish border porters known as Kolbars lost their lives and another two were injured last week. On Tuesday, a Kolbar died after …