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Kurds

The Kurdish people are an ethnic Group inhabiting an area across parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

According to various estimates around 30 Million Kurds live worldwide, a majority of them in Turkey. Recent emigration took over a Million to Western countries. Around 700,000 of them live in Germany.

Türkei Istanbul Anti Terror Einsatz Symbolbild

Turkey arrests another German citizen 16.08.2018

According to official figures there are now nine Germans locked up in Turkey for "political reasons." The latest case happened when a Kurdish man from Hamburg visited his mother.
Türkei Demonstration & Solidarität mit Selahattin Demirtas

Turkey's Kurdish presidential candidate Demirtas forced to campaign from prison 18.06.2018

Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas is running in the Turkish presidential election — from prison. He may have a huge following in the country, but he has received little coverage in Turkey's mainstream press.
Mohammed Haydar Zammar

Syria: Kurds detain German jihadi tied to 9/11 19.04.2018

Kurdish fighters have said they took a German-Syrian man suspected of a having a role in the September 11 attacks into custody in Syria. After being a member of al-Qaida, he is thought to have joined the "Islamic State."
Syrien US-Truppen im Grenzgebiet zur Türkei

US mulls military support in Syria from Arab allies 17.04.2018

With the "Islamic State" largely defeated, the US has reportedly been looking to form an Arab force to secure northeast Syria. Experts warn the military presence could further complicate an already complex civil war.
Film Rebeka The Dark Wind

Who are the Yazidis? 10.04.2018

When "Reseba: The Dark Wind" premiered, the film was criticized for how it portrayed the Yazidi community during a time of IS atrocities. As it arrives in Germany, DW presents key facts on the religious minority.
Syrien US-Truppen im Grenzgebiet zur Türkei

US, Turkey on collision course in Syria's Manbij 31.03.2018

A town in northern Syria is at the center of a potentially explosive dispute between Turkey and the United States. The fate of the US-led coalition against the "Islamic State" and the future map of Syria are at stake.

Symbolbild Flagge Verhältnis Türkei Deutschland

Turkey arrests German man for trying to join Kurdish militia in Syria 28.03.2018

A German national has been arrested in Turkey for allegedly trying to join the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, Turkish media reported. Turkey alleges he was formerly in the German military, which the Bundeswehr denied.

Türkei Nouruz-Fest in Diyarbakir

Kurds protest Turkey's Afrin offensive during Newroz celebrations 21.03.2018

Newroz festivities in Turkey's largest Kurdish-majority city, Diyarbakir, were marked by anger and frustration over Ankara's military operation in Afrin and the international community's inaction. Diego Cupolo reports.
Schweiz Fußballspieler Deniz Naki | Hungerstreik vor UN in Genf

Kurdish-German footballer joins hunger strike against Turkish Afrin offensive 21.03.2018

Deniz Naki was born in Germany to a Kurdish family and has long been a critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. More than 1,500 Kurdish fighters have died fighting Turkish forces in northern Syria.
Berlin Brandanschlag auf türkische Moschee

Attacks on Turkish communities in Germany reportedly on the rise 20.03.2018

There have been dozens of attacks so far this year on Turkish mosques and restaurants in Germany — a sharp rise from last year's figures. The Interior Ministry said Turkey's offensive in Afrin has inflamed tensions.
Türkische Armee rückt in Afrin ein

Turkey to expand fight against Syrian Kurds east of Afrin 19.03.2018

Turkish forces will target Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria and possibly Iraq, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. The threat comes as military and rebel allies captured the Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin.

Syrien Afrin FSA Kämpfer reißen kurdische Statue ab

Turkish-backed forces seize Afrin in northern Syria 18.03.2018

Turkish forces and Free Syrian Army fighters reportedly met little resistance upon entering Afrin. A local official has warned that Kurdish forces would start waging guerrilla warfare in the surrounding region.
Deutschland Tausende Kurden demonstrieren in Hannover gegen die Türkei

Kurds in Germany march against Turkey's 'massacre' in Afrin 17.03.2018

Thousands of Kurds have staged peaceful protests in Hanover against Turkey's offensive in Afrin and Germany's foreign arms sales. The rallies came as violence over Afrin has spiked inside Germany in recent weeks.
Syrien Afrin Einnahme durch türkische Truppen und Verbündete

Syria: Thousands flee as battles in eastern Ghouta and Afrin escalate 16.03.2018

Russian- and Turkish-backed offensives at two separate locations in Syria have caused tens of thousands of civilians to leave their homes in search of safety. The eight-year Syrian war shows no signs of abating.
Deutschland Brandanschlag auf Moschee in Baden-Württemberg

German Muslims call for solidarity over mosque attacks 15.03.2018

Three major German Muslim associations have demanded that politicians and media pay more attention to violence against mosques. They said the recent spate of arson attacks were an attack on society at large.
Demonstration zu türkisch-kurdischem Konflikt

Pro-Kurdish and Turkish protesters clash at German airport 11.03.2018

Scuffles occurred at Düsseldorf airport between protesters at opposing rallies over Turkey's Afrin offensive. Pro-Kurdish demonstrations have also taken place elsewhere in Germany over the weekend.
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