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By Hediye Sanri The Igec family has been maintaining their nomadic lifestyle for more than 60 years, selling meat and milk from their livestock at local markets. The family stated that this year's nomadic season will begin in early May and continue until mid-September. The nomads have also
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Azad Publishing has released the stories of Turkish writer Sabahattin Ali in Kurdish. Translated by Pêşeng Petoyan, these works have been published as two volumes titled "All Stories-I" and "All Stories-II." Classic Works of Turkish Literature Reach Kurdish Readers Azad Publishing, which primarily publishes books on
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By The Botan Times English Section March 23, 2025 BERLIN — The Berlin-based Jamal Nebez Foundation has announced Kurdish Yazidi writer Xanna Omerxalî as the recipient of its biennial award, with the ceremony scheduled to take place in the coming months. The selection committee cited Omerxalî's extensive research on
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By Shahab Vali Newroz is a cultural ritual for all Iranian peoples that symbolizes the arrival of spring and a new day, but for Kurds, this festival/ritual is a timeless bridge connecting the past, present, and future. It is a matter of 'existence' and 'revival,'
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By Muhammed Nurullah Kiliç Botan Times | March 20, 2025 Language shapes identity in ways that extend far beyond communication, with particular importance during childhood education. Research increasingly demonstrates that children deprived of mother-tongue instruction face significant disadvantages, while those educated in their native language thrive academically and culturally. Language as
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DOZ Publishing, a cornerstone institution in Kurdish literature, has simultaneously released three works spanning fiction, political analysis and historical scholarship, reinforcing its position as a cultural repository for Kurdish studies. The three publications—a novel, a collection of political essays and a reissued scholarly text—represent the publisher's
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DIYARBAKIR — In a significant development for Kurdish literary scholarship, Barbara Harlow's groundbreaking 1987 study "Literature of Resistance" has been translated into Kurdish and published by Pall Publishing, introducing this influential postcolonial text to a new generation of readers. The work, translated by Umran Aran and Yusiv
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A new podcast series titled 'Baneşan' is being published by the Ban Foundation. This podcast focuses on critical culture in Kurdish literature and consists of 12 episodes covering topics ranging from translation to feminist criticism. Critical culture becomes the main focus of the podcast Serdar Şengul and Ferzan
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Botan Times 16/03/2025 The hacker group known as LUSWJXX systematically and persistently attempted to breach Botan Times' firewall and infiltrate the system approximately 10,000 times on March 15. According to Jeckpack digital security protocol logs, a total of 80,000 "unauthorized access attempts" were
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — A Turkish court has banned a bestselling book chronicling Kurdish women's fight against ISIS, marking the second time Turkish authorities have restricted the work's distribution in less than two years. A Story of Resistance Meets Legal Barriers The book, "The Daughters of Kobani:
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By Botan Times Staff International Expertise Meets Local Journalism In a significant move to strengthen local media capabilities in Turkey, the Digital Media Association has announced an intensive training program funded by the British Embassy. The program, set to take place in Diyarbakır, will bring together ten leading media professionals
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The Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has extended the detention period of 9 journalists for one day on November 26, 2024. Most recently, independent journalist Havin Derya was detained in Antalya. Inhumane Transfer to Eskişehir Journalists detained in Istanbul were transferred to Eskişehir by police vehicle in the