DUSSELDORF, Germany - It started at a red light on a quiet Sunday. Inside a car in Stuttgart, Germany, Baris Korkmaz, a ...

ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish pop singer Helly Luv says she will not be put off by death threats from Iraqi Islamist militants since release of her first music video but, drawing on its title, ...

Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunc was acquitted regarding his statement ""After 25 years you are opening a new window to peace and brotherhood from Eruh". Tunç was facing imprisonment of up to 15 years under ...

Another famous Kurdish singer, Nizamettin Aric, welcomes Sivan Perver's return to Diyarbakir but says he shouldn't be expected soon in Turkey. The renowned Kurdish singer Sivan Perwer returned Turkey ...

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - A singer from Iraq's Kurdistan region has made it through to the semi-final of an Arab talent contest, igniting heated debates over Iraqi identity and politicising the popular ...

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During the "Women of Water" concert, friday night at Harbiye's Open Air Theatre, a group of Turks protested against Kurdish singer Aynur for singing in Kurdish. She was forced to cut her performance ...

A late March snow descends on a modest farmhouse in central Anatolia. An oil stove hisses away inside, as afternoon gives way to twilight. A heavyset man with a thick black mustache adjusts his cap, ...

The highly acclaimed song“Million Years Ago”, in which Adele seems to lament the ordinary life fame has taken from her, has become embroiled in a plagiarism row. Adele has been accused of plagiarism ...

“If I can’t be a part of this country, I’ma damn sure tell everybody exactly what’s wrong with it.” – Tupac Shakur As I approached the grave of Ahmet Kaya, I saw a woman in front of it, weeping. There ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - In the heart of Turkey’s touristic city of Istanbul, a street lined with Kurdish cafes and teahouses has become a vibrant hub for culture and community. Located in the ...

A Kurdish folk singer forced to flee his home as a teenager says he has found his “emotional family” 40 years later in a London choir featuring fellow refugees. The Citizens of the World Choir, based ...