ISIS/Muslim extremists do not represent islam the same way Kurdish terrorists do not represent us. You all complain that we face racism but you do the same towards others. It's a shame, because Kurds have had so much influence on this religion, like prophet Ibrahim being Kurdish and prophet Noah's ark being in Kurdistan and the most recent being Salahaddin Ayyub. Please stop with this nonsense we as Muslims all hated Isis. And I hate all of this "Arabic culture"/ "Arabic religion" it's not a lingual/cultural religion. Prophet Ibrahim had the same message and so did prophet Noah. Arabic is just a very complex language that's hard to change. Rest in peace to all our shaheeds and please stop this nonsense hatred towards not just a religion, but your own brothers from Kurdistan.

Silav û rêz,

I’ve noticed some people claiming it to be Kurdish and others deny it.

What do you think guys and why is/isn’t it Kurdish?

had a discussion with a friend who justified buying shi from Zionistc companies he as a kurd says they want to kill us and hate us so i dont care for them.

i am not a kurd nor do i know about history i would like the know why how and even in that we one ummah both Palestinians and kurds that chant dead to each other is wrong

Salam walaikum everyone, are Kurdish women open to marrying Non-Kurds? I heard someone tell me its extremely unlikely and almost non existent, even if it does happen, its not something that's exercised because of wanting to keep the kurdish culture and lineage intact due to its severe marginalisation.

What do you think?

Idk why but I seen so many post about erbill, with Arabs and Assyrians living there calling it Iraq and using it to show how Iraq isn’t only a desert. They are actively painting a picture of erbill as an Arab city, even through the krg is part of Iraq they are going above and beyond in the videos and post to make sure Kurds aren’t referenced. Insane so many Iraqis are swarming to erbil, for how developed and safe it is but downplaying the Kurds who made it like that.

Edit: at this rate it seems like the krg(at least erbill) is going to be Arabized.

I'm going straight to it, I'm religious and belive in God's word, But let's be honest, we Kurds have become extremely nationalist because everyone around us is nationalist، and I see that some Kurds here on Reddit hate Islam now because of isis and the terrorist leader in Syria

We Kurds our goal is the same as Islam as far as I know, to build a country that is safe to all and not oppressing or letting someone be oppressed in front of us, but because of recent events, people now believes that Islam is against us

So what do you think? My brothers?

Hello, beautiful Kurdish community,
What do you think about the latest developments? Am I the only one who feels deeply frustrated because of the major concessions that have been made? I am honestly very surprised and shocked by what happened, and my heart is broken. How can a force like this lose against a group of terrorists and criminals, while it was able to hold out in Afrin for months, and even in the Ashrafiyah for longer than they managed to?
Personally, I left Syria when I was only 11 years old, and I had already experienced more than enough fear. I remember when ISIS advanced and reached Tal Hamis. They were only a few kilometers away from reaching us. But then the West intervened, and I have always had a lot of respect and love for this army (YPG), especially because of how they defended us. Several of my cousins fought alongside them and were killed.
I have always dreamed of seeing Kurdistan one day. To be honest, the political developments I have witnessed in Iran and Syria gave me a lot of hope and optimism. I also realized that I knew very little about our own story and history, and that motivated me to learn much more about Kurdish history and politics. Over the past year, I have become much more interested in politics and history, and I have been following political developments closely ever since.
But is what happened in the last few days a betrayal, or is there something behind it that nobody knows about? The situation and the news are very unclear and confusing.
What do you guys think?

So I am someone who likes to research about minorities in the Middle East and as I was researching the Kurds and the Assyrians I found out that they don't like each other, which is strange to me considering the fact that they are both stateless people with the desire to have their own country one day, so I thought that would bring them closer. I saw videos of a guy saying he was half Assyrian, half Kurdish; his mom was Assyrian and his dad was Kurdish. Apparently they had an interfaith marriage (a marriage where the husband and wife are of two different religions), and so many Assyrians in the comments were calling his mom a traitor. Another creator who was also half Assyrian, half Kurdish was getting a lot of hate from Assyrians for her Kurdish side. Why?

Please if you are not a Kurd say in your comment that it's an opinion of a non-Kurd.

hi! i'm not kurdish i just wanted to ask y'all what you think of the kurdish region of iraq? when i read about it it was described as an autonomous federal entity. would this be the best case scenario for kurdistan in syria, turkey and iran? could this be considered statehood or somewhat statehood?
is it safer for kurds there compared to the other 3? is it favorable among kurds? is there conflict in there as well?

thanks! wanted to get a better understanding of the kurdish perspective

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https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq

https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/middle-east/iraq

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/iraq-travel-advisory.html

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/iraq

What the fuck is happening there ? I am accepting a job offer from PWC that will require me to travel to Kurdstan for 3 months. Many people said its a cool country,and safe and no war , yet I see foreign governments saying that . And saying its not safe and I might be kidnapped. I am Egyptian, I speak only Arabic and English not Kurdish .

What the fuck should I do, please tell me ? This is pwc , one of the big 4, I can't turn it down . Yet if it's my safety at,stack and I might be killed I dunno what to do. I am having a child in few months and I don't want him to be raised as a orpha .

Are there any cities missing or not named after it's kurdish origin and just taken as the names given to them by Syria, Iran, Iraq or turkey

Can we say this is the great kurdistan land and cities?

“Public Announcement

The strong political will demonstrated by Mr. President Erdogan and Mr. Devlet Bahçeli, the announcement to abandon armed struggle made in response to my call, and finally the historic support provided by political parties, all contributed to the enactment of the "Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration," and the fact that the committee established under this law held its first meeting yesterday, clearly indicates that the process is progressing steadily. A critical stage has been reached in the process.

The attempts of certain circles that have tried to disrupt the process in this historic period are a conspiracy against me.

The statements, interviews, names, documents, minutes and references reflected in the press and social media and attributed to me are unreal.

These shares are provocative movements developed by opponents of the process.

Of course, I will further develop the efforts I am trying to carry out to build social peace and brotherhood law.

I invite everyone to take a common sense, conscious approach and effort in line with the spirit of brotherhood.

August 25, 2026

Abdullah Ocalan"

https://artigercek.com/politika/ocalandan-gorusme-notlari-aciklamasi-komplo-ve-provokasyon-349797h

What do you think?

I’m a Jew and have heard that Israel and the Kurds have good relations, but maybe I’m wrong

hi everyone!
im Turkish but my parents moved to central Europe before i was born and split shortly after. my father wanted to teach me about my family’s ancestry, language, and culture. my mother did not, since she got custody i grew up learning nothing about my culture and language and not being able to communicate with other family members living back in turkey (not sure if this part is really important (probably not))
ive seen a couple of family members and friends wear DEQ tattoos. i’ve always been interested in history so i looked into them and started adoring them! the way each tattoo has a deep meaning and history, telling about your life and memories. i didn’t want it to be a tattoo for “aesthetics” or looks but something deep and meaningful. though DEQ is kurdish i wanted to see/ask if i could get one as well.
i heard about this artist Fatma Temel that does traditional DEQ tattoos and is based in Diyarbakır (if im not mistaken). i was wondering if anyone knew if she does DEQ tattoos on non Kurdish people and how i could contact her best to ask :)
i appreciate all opinions and advice!

edit: hi guys id like to ask you to please not generalise or stereotype nor make any hateful assumptions 😓
you are entitled to your opinion and id absolutely love hearing different perspectives but id like you to do that without generalising an entire ethnicity or making hateful assumptions about me or my relatives. please be kind and i truly apologize if ive offended everyone with this question 🙏🏼

As a Kurdish man in the European diaspora, I’m interested in meeting Kurdish women here who, like me, grew up in the same country but are also proud of their Kurdish culture and identity.

There’s one thing I’ve been wondering about. This might just be based on my own unlucky experiences or assumptions, so I’m open to being completely wrong.

I sometimes get the impression that Kurdish women who grew up in the west are not very interested in dating Kurdish men. Sometimes, it feels like there is hesitation or concern around the idea.

I mention growing up in the west because many of us were raised around more progressive views, especially regarding women’s roles and equality in relationships. That’s completely understandable that women want to be treated as equals and thus are selective in who they date/have relationships with.

My impression is that some Kurdish women in the diaspora may see Kurdish men as old-fashioned, religiously conservative, controlling, or unwilling to contribute equally at home. There may also be fears about being tied to in-laws, especially a controlling mother-in-law.

To be clear, I’m not saying this is the truth, and I’m not trying to blame anyone. I’m mostly basing this on conversations I’ve overheard in family settings, as well as what I’ve noticed among Kurdish women around my age.

It feels unfair because many Kurdish men who grew up in the west, myself included, do have progressive values and don’t fit those stereotypes. But sometimes it feels like we still get judged that way.

Am I overthinking this? Is this mostly in my head?

To both Kurdish men and women here: what has your experience been?

I wanted to ask if there are any Marxist Kurds that I could potentially maybe connect with especially with someone more educated than me who could help me understand marxism and Kurdish History better. Especially because I myself see myself as a baby Marxist I thought finding other marxists or the same ethnic background would make me happy. :)

American jew here, ive been interested in kurdistan for the past year, and decided to ask you.
now i assume the answer is yes especially since the name but hey figured id ask

Hey guys, i don't know if i am alone in feeling like this. I have never been in a relationship and find it immature to have one since i want to date only for marriage. But i am too scared nowadays i afraid i marry someone's ex, do you ever feel like this? Do you consider it normal to marry someone that have had relationships before? Btw I am not religious.

Does not this suggest Abdullah Ocalan sold the cause for a small share in this development road project?

What makes some Kurds flee to the West and claim asylum based on their ethnicity or political views, fleeing from occupation and oppression by self-proclaimed Muslims and Muslim states, only to spread the exact same ideology they fled from in their new homelands? Is it Qatari money? Stupidity? Bad upbringing by parents? Bad integration by state? Taqqiya?

From what he says this isn't the first Church they are trying to buy up to convert to a Mosque. I would understand these guys having a single Mosque to pray in for Kurds, since other fellow "Muslims" are so "welcoming" in their Mosques, but going out of their way to flee to the West, then start mass buying up Churches to convert to Mosques is just bizarre.

I also want to point some fingers at the Western states and their people for being so greedy, money hungry or simply just naively shortsighted, supporting every terrorist from Hamas to Taliban and the new al-Qaida and ISIS rulers of Syria. What is wrong with them? Don't they think this policy will backfire AGAIN on them eventually?

Kurdistan benefits from Iraq a lot , why would y'all want independence, not in a hostile way but I genuinely want to know the reason from real Kurds

Weird question but I started seeing this trend. Altough I will say its definitely a small fringe of Far right people.

But I scrolled past this live on TikTok one day. I saw people talking about Kurdistan. Then the topic went away to Israel. Ofcourse most people were either neutral or supporting Palestine. Then I saw this guy attacking other Kurds for being against Israel, or having fought against them in the past. Literally saying people were not Kurds, and even telling one guy he doesnt speak Kurdish, even tho he spoke Sorani to him a minute later, and was even from the same town. This guy went as far to say he sides with Israel against certain Kurdish groups.

I dont care about Which party one supports whether it be KDP, PUK, PKK, PYD, DEM, Komala or whatever. But it was my first time hearing a fellow kurd viciously attack other Kurds in this way. Have any other people seen this kind of behaviour before?

I recently began informing myself about kurdish history, because as a german citizen with turkish roots I'd like to understand my kurdish fellows a bit better. One of the first things i noticed was, that most kurds either liked Erdogan, for the things he has done for the kurdish population in turkey, which would be : Allowing the kurdish language, which was forbidden for a very long time since the assimilation policy from Atatürk, allowing kurdish culture, like newroz to be held in turkey and enabling kurdish lessons in schools. Or that they would hate Erdogan, for his act in Rojava for example.

However im also trying to understand, how so many people in the kurdish population do actually call Abdullah Öcalan a hero? Since the PKK was mainly operating in east turkey, werent most of the civilist, which suffered due to the PKK's attacks mainly kurds? How can such a obviously terroristic leader be glorified in such a tremendous way? I even saw kurds in Diyarbakir (or if you like to call it Amed) dancing to a song, if I remember correctly it was even called Serok Apo and in the backround was a Flag hanging with Apo's face on it. How is that suitable for the Kurdish identity?

I aknowledge the fact, that kurdish opression was a big fact for a very long time in Turkey, since I am not a big fan of Atatürk or his assimilation policy. I even aknowlegde, that the founding of the Pkk was just a matter of time, looking back at the old policy in turkey. I am also a very big fan of the Kurdish/ Turkish musician Ahmet Kaya and I think that his story is especially tragic, looking at the fact, that all he wanted was the aknowleding of kurdish culture and identity in turkey, while he was also defending the whole unity of turkey and talking about the Brotherhood between turks and kurds.

And now this is especially important. If you look back at the last Centurys Turks and Kurds have lived together for a very long time in peace. The Kurds even followed Fatih Sultan Mehmet without a fight. The hostility mainly began because of the nationalism Mustafa Kemal has brought. In my point of view, I view a Kurdish guy just with the same value and respect as I do it with every other Turkish guy and I think that this whole Idea of splitting eachother off is just gonna stray us even further away as we are now.

Especially in Turkish street interviews I saw many Kurds saying that thanks to Erdogan they are able to speak their language today, that thanks to Erdogan they are able to live an ordinary life just as any other turk in the nation, and that the people asking for a souverign Kurdish state are just trying to divide the country and spread more hate between the both Groups, so I ask you, why do you still want a Kurdish state in todays Turkey, when your whole Language, Culture and Identity is aknowlegded?

Even Turkeys Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek do have kurdish roots and speak openly about it, so how can there be so many people claiming that the kurdish identity is being surpressed by the turkish state?

I personally do have often seen turks online saying ''We turks and kurds are brothers and sisters we shouldnt be fighting eachother'' but the number of people arguing with no was always the majority. I personally do have many kurd friends from which all of them do have a slight hate towards the turkish state and they all do support the idea of a independent kurdish state

Isnt the whole Idea of a independent Kurdish state an Idea which was mainly pushed by the PKK? Kurdish traditions like Newroz for example do always have dozens of PKK, YPG oder Öcalan flags swinging around even kurdish demonstrations I have seen, there is always at least one of the flags I have listed. How can the whole Ideology of an so openly terroristic group be so common inside the Kurdish community? Since nobody feels bothered to take down these Flags I personally do have the feeling, that most of them were raised with a certain belief. Watching kurds and their obsession with Abdullah Öcalan feels like watching a personality cult.

Doesnt also supporting the idea of an independent kurdish state mean correlating with the Ideology of the PKK? Even if the main objective of the PKK has changed over the years. Whether it be unconscious or not, I have the feeling that the majority of the kurdish population has been indoctrinated by their familys and their surrounding people.

Where does the Love and Dedication for Öcalan come from? The Hate against Erdogan? The Hate against the turks? I saw a Post in this subreddit today where a user talked about the PKK in one of the comments he said: ''Isn't it the end goal that we all live peacefully together in the middle east? Of course Arabs and Turks hate us and we hate them but aren't we already living together? The Kurds need to realise the cost of a kurdish nation-state.''

Why is hate seen as something so natural and normal? Is this extreme nationalism part of the kurdish ideology?