Istanbul's governorate has banned a Kurdish-language play that was set to open on Tuesday, provoking condemnation from actors and the city's mayor. Beru, a Kurdish adaptation of Dario Fo's 1981 satire ...

Bans on Kurdish cultural events or activities are not rare in Turkey. The outlawing of the Kurdish-language play "Beru" has been condemned as the latest attack on Kurdish culture. "It all happened ...

Twenty-one short, documentary and feature films, including “Animal” and “Coldness”, both directed by Bahram and Bahman Ark, “Ardak” by Esmaeil Monsef, “I Am Esmat” by Leila Noruzi, “The Home” director ...

The founder and chairman of the Persian-language Gem TV company has been shot dead in Istanbul, media reports say. Saeed Karimian, a British citizen of Iranian origin, was gunned down along with his ...