(Berlin, June 3, 2025) – Turkish authorities should immediately release Umidajan Bekchanova, a Turkmen dissident currently held in a deportation center in Istanbul, Human Rights Watch said today ...

Leaders of tribes without federal recognition saw the last few weeks’ AB 52 flash point as an opportunity to build momentum for greater protections and rights for all tribes in California.

Turkish migration authorities should immediately suspend any plans to deport two detained Turkmen activists to Turkmenistan, Human Rights Watch said today. If deported they would be at grave risk ...

While they refuse interaction with others, they also don't accept anyone approaching their territories. These are 7 of the most isolated tribes in the world.

Turkmenistan is home to one of the oldest and most beautiful horse breeds known as Akhal-Teke. These horses have been bred for thousands of years by the Turkmen Teke tribe in the Akhal oasis in the ...

Turkmen and Arab leaders in Kirkuk on Wednesday rejected statements made by Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Bafel Talabani calling the disputed city the “heart of Kurdistan” as ...

This situation has also negatively affected Turkmen identity and culture. In the process of rebuilding Turkmens' identity and culture in the new Syria, Turkmen NGOs and political parties can support ...

The carpets are dense in texture and decorated with coloured patterns pertaining to one of the five main Turkmen tribes, serving as a sign of cultural identity. The context in which the carpet weaver ...

Living outside the reach of ruling dynasties for thousands of years, the nomadic Turkmen people are not to be underestimated. A dynamic bunch, composed of more than two dozen major tribal groups ...

ERBIL — A drone strike targeting the center of Kifri district in Garmiyn, the Kurdistan Region, on Sunday resulted in the death of the leader of the Turkmen Bayat tribe, a report said. The strike ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Turkmen tribal leader was killed in an explosion caused by a suspected drone attack in Kifri, in southern Sulaimani province on Sunday. Authorities are investigating ...