Leyla Uysal, the founder of Bajer, uses the motifs from ancient Kurdish carpet-weaving techniques to shine a light on her people.

"We see this historic step as a long-awaited justice and a positive step towards achieving justice," said President Abdul Latif Rashid.

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western ...

It's a 13-day secular festival, sometimes called Persian New Year. In Syria, it's celebrated mostly by Kurdish people. Many did so in secret until the Assad regime fell in December. Now they're ...

For many, Thursday and Friday's Newroz festivities symbolized not only the arrival of spring but also the spirit and aspirations of the Kurdish people, who are now facing a moment of transformation in ...

The detention of Istanbul's popular mayor risks undermining Turkey's move to end the PKK militant group's 40-year-old ...

Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s authoritarian president from 1979 to 2003, ruled through violent repression, including genocide, ...

Approximately 200,000 tourists from Iraq’s central and southern provinces visited the Kurdistan Region during the three-day ...

Kurdish-led forces on Friday started pulling out from Syria's northern province of Aleppo under a recent deal reached between the US-backed militia and the country's new leadership. Members of the ...

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.