It's Tuesday and our new podcast episode is out and available! In the third edition, our host Sushobhan talks to Amargi's Soha Ezzi about the Suwayda Massacres. Find out more about this region and the events that have unfolded from July 2025 to the present day 🎧https://buff.ly/Yp6fybT
US Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the most outspoken pro-Kurdish voices in Washington and a supporter of the Save the Kurds Act, has died at 71. He will be remembered by many Kurds as a rare American politician who spoke forcefully in their defense.
Turkish LGBTQ+ activist and journalist Yıldız Tar has been jailed over alleged links to an armed organization. No evidence has been made public. ✍️ Vedat Yeler & Moira Lavelle. Link in comments.
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The Amargi has launched its first podcast series, with a new episode available every Tuesday. Last week, we talked to our editor-in-chief, Kamal Chomani about The Amargi. This week, Serap Güneş gives us an insight into Turkey's opposition politics. Listen and find out more 🎧 buff.ly/hGakW1V
On June 28-29, 1987, Iraqi warplanes under Saddam Hussein dropped mustard gas on the Kurdish city of Sardasht, killing more than 113 civilians and exposing around 8,000 people to chemical agents.
Is Abdullah Ocalan abandoning the Kurdish struggle, or trying to redefine it for a changing Middle East? Seevan Saed looks at the debate around Ocalan, Kurdish strategy, peace, criticism, and the danger of misreading regional power. Tap the link in our bio to read Seevan Saed’s full article.
Why does Michael Rubin think Tom Barrack is “ignorant of history”? @mrubin1971 argues that Barrack’s view of Turkey, Syria and Iraq echoes Ankara’s nationalist narrative, and ignores different memories of those once ruled by the Ottomans. Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmih...
Why does Erdogan prefer Kılıcdaroglu over Ozel as CHP leader? Henri Barkey speaks to The Amargi about Erdogan’s divide-and-rule strategy, the pressure on Turkey’s opposition, and what the CHP crisis means for the Kurdish peace process. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full interview.
Was the judicial operation against Turkey’s main opposition CHP a coup? Michael Rubin @mrubin1971 answers.
Michael Rubin @mrubin1971 tells The Amargi that Abdullah Ocalan should be freed and the PKK removed from the U.S. terror list, arguing that no serious peace process can move forward while Kurdish negotiators remain criminalized.
A ceasefire may pause the war, but Iran’s deeper crisis is at home. Dr. Anahita Motazed Rad says the Islamic Republic faces economic collapse, repression, political alienation, and a society no longer willing to stay silent. www.theamargi.com/posts/end-wa...
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Nine of 140 contested seats in Syria's People's Assembly went to Kurds. One candidate called it an electoral farce. Kurdish leaders say they represent 20% of the population. By Eve Morris-Gray. Link in comments.
The Amargi spoke with two Iranian Kurdish women leaders; @FaribaMohamadi9 of Komala and Dr. Kwestan Gadani of the PDKI, on why Iran’s war is both a grave danger and “a historic opportunity” for change. by @RojinMukriyan theamargi.com/posts/for-tw...
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor and Special Envoy for Syria James Franklin Jeffrey pushed back on President Trump's claims that Kurdish partners had stolen weapons, saying the accusations were baseless and would have no consequences.
When PUK leader Bafel Talabani went on Piers Morgan to undercut the KDP, he was speaking to a Washington audience as much as a Kurdish one. Part 3 maps how Erbil's domestic rivalries are now playing out on K Street. ✍️ Winthrop Rodgers link in comments. 👇
Why are Turkey’s intellectuals silent about the new peace process? Why aren't there any new "academics for peace" declarations? Irfan Aktan has talked to several Turkey's intellectuals and artists. Read their responses in this report. Link in comments.
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Syria is being promoted as a possible energy corridor between the Gulf, Iraq, the Mediterranean, and Europe. But damaged pipelines, weak ports, poor railways, and domestic energy shortages limit its ability to serve as a real alternative to Hormuz.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told The Amargi that the renewed peace process between Turkey and the PKK is an “extremely important development,” saying full normalization would benefit Turkey, Kurds and the wider region.
Why are more marriages ending in Iraqi Kurdistan? Divorce is rising, now affecting a significant share of couples. Behind the numbers are economic strain, shifting expectations, and changing gender roles. Read here: www.theamargi.com/posts/why-di... ✍️ Yad Abdulqader
In the 1990s, Kurdish newspapers in Turkey sometimes printed blank spaces where banned stories should have been. Today, censorship has moved online, through blocked sites, arrests and prosecutions. ✍️ Serap Güneş Full story below👇
Global military spending hit a record $2.9T in 2025, marking 11 straight years of growth. Europe is surging, Asia is accelerating, and rivalries are deepening. Who dominates, and where is it heading next? Read the full story. Link in comments.
The 2026 war has frozen life for almost 90 million people, as checkpoints, executions, imprisonment, a prolonged digital blackout, job insecurity, economic hardship, and the constant threat of bombs have reduced public space to near nonexistence. www.theamargi.com/posts/how-ir...
Following two deadly school shootings that killed nine people in April, the Turkish parliament has passed an omnibus bill that significantly tightens the regulation of the internet. www.theamargi.com/posts/school...
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On 22 April 1898, in a Cairo print shop, Miqdad M. Bedirkhan published the first issue of Kurdistan, the first Kurdish newspaper in history. It was born in exile & it lived there: Cairo, Geneva, London, Folkestone. A paper in pursuit, and pursued. Today is Kurdish Journalism Day.
Who decides when wars begin? In this episode of The Amargi Mosaic, @elifxeyal speaks with @@Bamonouri about Operation Epic Fury, defense profits, and elite networks shaping war. From Iraq to Iran, is war a business model? Full conversation in comments.👇
The U.S. remembers the Kurds the way someone remembers an umbrella, urgently during the rain, and almost never afterward. That line sits near the center of Rebaz Majeed’s political satire “Freedom, delivered in 48-72 business hours.” Link below👇