The strains on families are apparent. In 2004, Ozgokce co-founded the Van Women’s Association, which conducted a survey of 776 Kurdish women in Van—82 percent said they were victims of ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Sunday receives President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani, who arrived in the Kingdom for an official visit (Petra photo) ...

In the predominantly Kurdish cities of Diyarbakir and Van in southeast Turkey, people gathered in public spaces, dancing in anticipation of the announcement. They had hoped to watch it on large ...