Young man Emrah Gezer was killed because of a Kurdish folk song. Kurdish politicians and artists experience backlashes for using the Kurdish language despite the easing of regulations in the context ...

The charges stem from the singer's performance of a Kurdish song at an arts festival in Diyarbakır in 2009. (BIANET/IFEX) – A court in Diyarbakır in the south-eastern region of Turkey has handed down ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Tennessee is home to various traditions of different cultures, but some are at the risk of being lost. A statewide initiative by the Tennessee Arts Commission aims to preserve ...

HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Meral Danış-Beştaş held a press conference at the Parliament and talked about several current issues in Turkey, including a music band being prevented from singing ...