Erdogan’s Islamic credentials no longer a winning hand among Turkey’s Kurds - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

Mar 15, 2021

Kurdish people watch the Syrian town of Kobani, also known as Ain al-Arab, at sunset from the southeastern village of Mursitpinar, Sanliurfa province, on Oct. 19, 2014. Turkey is turning a deaf ear to insistent pressure to take a more pro-active stance in the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists, adding to existing strains with the West under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. — BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images

Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party.

Turkey’s beleaguered Kurds weigh new strategies after Erdogan’s win

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

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A Turkish barber Mehmet Haskan shaves a client at his salon at Tarlabasi on July 19, 2013 in Istanbul. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

In Turkey, it's all about the beard

Pinar Tremblay

A man reads a Koran as another listens in a mosque in the town of Cizre in Sirnak province, near the border with Syria March 22, 2013. Turkey's fledgling peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group is all over the headlines. After three decades of war, 40,000 deaths and a devastating impact on the local economy, everybody seems ready for peace. Pro-Kurdish politicians are focused on boosting minority rights and stronger local government for the Kurds, who make up about 20 percent of

Islamist Kurdish Group Seeks Role In Southeast Turkey

Sibel Utku Bila

Sibel Utku Bila

Supporters of pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) dance near an election campaign point in Istanbul, Turkey, May 28, 2015. Turkey's Pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) said on Wednesday June elections would lack legitimacy if a threshold for parliamentary representation deprived it of representation, but it would remain a partner in peace talks with militants. The fate of the HDP, which hopes to cross the 10 percent national vote threshold to enter parliament on June 7, will be critical not

Why is AKP losing the Kurds?

Pinar Tremblay