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“Damascus has verbally accepted decentralization.” says Salih Muslim to The Amargi’s Kamal Chomani, noting that YPJ units and local structures would stay in place. He calls it a major shift but warns nothing is signed yet. Full conversation in the comments.
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Damascus has verbally accepted decentralization.” says Salih Muslim to The Amargi’s Kamal Chomani, noting that YPJ units and local structures would stay in place. He calls it a major shift but warns nothing is signed yet. Full conversation in the comments.
Water is leverage. A new Iraq–Turkey understanding links river flows to security and trade, while downstream farmers wait to see canals fill or dry. Full story on The Amargi. Column by Sardar Aziz: www.theamargi.com/posts/iraq-t...
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Water is leverage. A new Iraq–Turkey understanding links river flows to security and trade, while downstream farmers wait to see canals fill or dry. Full story on The Amargi. Column by Sardar Aziz: www.theamargi.com/posts/iraq-t...
Gold is paying for Sudan’s war, as foreign supply lines and a revived gold trade sustain both RSF and army while civilians flee El Fasher and beyond. Full story on The Amargi: www.theamargi.com/posts/gold-a...
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Gold is paying for Sudan’s war, as foreign supply lines and a revived gold trade sustain both RSF and army while civilians flee El Fasher and beyond. Full story on The Amargi: www.theamargi.com/posts/gold-a...
Salih Muslim warns that integrating the SDF into the Syrian army without real guarantees could leave Kurds as vulnerable as other communities targeted in recent years. In conversation with The Amargi’s Kamal Chomani. The full conversation in the comments. 👇
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Salih Muslim warns that integrating the SDF into the Syrian army without real guarantees could leave Kurds as vulnerable as other communities targeted in recent years. In conversation with The Amargi’s Kamal Chomani. The full conversation in the comments. 👇
Once on a US bounty list, now in the Oval Office. In The Amargi interview, Salih Muslim speaks with Kamal Chomani about the 10 March plan, saying SDF integration must protect real decentralisation and women’s units or it becomes assimilation. Full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHEB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHEB...
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Once on a US bounty list, now in the Oval Office. In The Amargi interview, Salih Muslim speaks with Kamal Chomani about the 10 March plan, saying SDF integration must protect real decentralisation and women’s units or it becomes assimilation. Full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHEB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHEB...
A custody case in Idlib turned into a 10 hour battle between Syria’s interim forces and French-speaking fighters linked to Omar “Omsen” Diaby, exposing a deeper fight over law and legitimacy after Assad’s fall. Full story by Armin Messager.
www.theamargi.com/posts/a-cust...
www.theamargi.com/posts/a-cust...
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A custody case in Idlib turned into a 10 hour battle between Syria’s interim forces and French-speaking fighters linked to Omar “Omsen” Diaby, exposing a deeper fight over law and legitimacy after Assad’s fall. Full story by Armin Messager.
www.theamargi.com/posts/a-cust...
www.theamargi.com/posts/a-cust...
Over 2.6 million Syrians live in Turkey. Monitoring shows rising hate speech and mob attacks. Hatice Çoban Keneş explains how this climate links to broader dynamics around the Kurdish peace process. Full story by İrfan Aktan.
www.theamargi.com/posts/if-pea...
www.theamargi.com/posts/if-pea...
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Over 2.6 million Syrians live in Turkey. Monitoring shows rising hate speech and mob attacks. Hatice Çoban Keneş explains how this climate links to broader dynamics around the Kurdish peace process. Full story by İrfan Aktan.
www.theamargi.com/posts/if-pea...
www.theamargi.com/posts/if-pea...
KDP and PUK still dominate Kurdish seats in Iraq’s parliament, while voter turnout in the Kurdistan Region has dropped from 95% in 2005 to 35.7% in 2021. In his report for The Amargi, Renwar Najm explains what drives this decline and what it means for Kurdish politics.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
KDP and PUK still dominate Kurdish seats in Iraq’s parliament, while voter turnout in the Kurdistan Region has dropped from 95% in 2005 to 35.7% in 2021. In his report for The Amargi, Renwar Najm explains what drives this decline and what it means for Kurdish politics.
Cyprus is more than a holiday destination. In 1974, Turkish troops invaded the island after a coup backed by Athens. Nearly 50 years later, the north remains recognized only by Turkey. Elif Sarican speaks with Oz Karahan on occupation & reunification: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cyprus is more than a holiday destination. In 1974, Turkish troops invaded the island after a coup backed by Athens. Nearly 50 years later, the north remains recognized only by Turkey. Elif Sarican speaks with Oz Karahan on occupation & reunification: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
Settlers may now outnumber native Turkish Cypriots. In The Amargi Mosaic, Elif Sarican speaks with activist Oz Karahan about northern Cyprus’s elections, Turkey’s settler project, and why he says the island is “occupied, not divided.”
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Settlers may now outnumber native Turkish Cypriots. In The Amargi Mosaic, Elif Sarican speaks with activist Oz Karahan about northern Cyprus’s elections, Turkey’s settler project, and why he says the island is “occupied, not divided.”
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
Why did Cyprus split into two?
Oz Karahan joins The Amargi Mosaic with Elif Sarican to explain how colonial policies and education shaped the island’s lasting divisions.
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
Oz Karahan joins The Amargi Mosaic with Elif Sarican to explain how colonial policies and education shaped the island’s lasting divisions.
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Why did Cyprus split into two?
Oz Karahan joins The Amargi Mosaic with Elif Sarican to explain how colonial policies and education shaped the island’s lasting divisions.
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
Oz Karahan joins The Amargi Mosaic with Elif Sarican to explain how colonial policies and education shaped the island’s lasting divisions.
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...
Iraq votes on 11 November, but many Kurdish voters face the same leaders and the same choices. Parties push hard, yet apathy grows after years of stalled change. Full story by Renwar Najm.
www.theamargi.com/posts/as-ira...
www.theamargi.com/posts/as-ira...
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Iraq votes on 11 November, but many Kurdish voters face the same leaders and the same choices. Parties push hard, yet apathy grows after years of stalled change. Full story by Renwar Najm.
www.theamargi.com/posts/as-ira...
www.theamargi.com/posts/as-ira...
“Racism does not need a law to grow.” As Turkey’s peace talks hang in the balance, Hatice Çoban Keneş warns that failure could turn anti-Kurdish discourse into violence. Full story by İrfan Aktan: www.theamargi.com/posts/if-pea...
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Racism does not need a law to grow.” As Turkey’s peace talks hang in the balance, Hatice Çoban Keneş warns that failure could turn anti-Kurdish discourse into violence. Full story by İrfan Aktan: www.theamargi.com/posts/if-pea...
Over 25 years, population growth in the Middle East has diverged. Gulf states expanded through migration, while Turkey and Iran slowed as birth rates fell. Egypt, Iraq and Jordan grew steadily. How will these demographic shifts shape the region’s future?
October 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Over 25 years, population growth in the Middle East has diverged. Gulf states expanded through migration, while Turkey and Iran slowed as birth rates fell. Egypt, Iraq and Jordan grew steadily. How will these demographic shifts shape the region’s future?
A Turkish “intelligence success” built on torture and forgery. In her investigation for The Amargi, Rengin Azizoğlu reveals how one man abducted from Lebanon became the victim of a fabricated case and what it says about Turkey’s cross-border repression. www.theamargi.com/posts/abduct...
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A Turkish “intelligence success” built on torture and forgery. In her investigation for The Amargi, Rengin Azizoğlu reveals how one man abducted from Lebanon became the victim of a fabricated case and what it says about Turkey’s cross-border repression. www.theamargi.com/posts/abduct...
Kirkuk in numbers: Arabs up +15 pts since 1957, Kurds down −5, Turkmen −3. Elections mirror demographics, a census disguised as a ballot. Tap the link in comments to read Renwar Najm’s piece on what these numbers reveal.
October 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Kirkuk in numbers: Arabs up +15 pts since 1957, Kurds down −5, Turkmen −3. Elections mirror demographics, a census disguised as a ballot. Tap the link in comments to read Renwar Najm’s piece on what these numbers reveal.
Photos captured by The Amargi show members of the PKK attending Sunday’s ceremony in the Qandil Mountains, where the group officially announced its withdrawal from Turkey as part of the ongoing peace process with Ankara.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Photos captured by The Amargi show members of the PKK attending Sunday’s ceremony in the Qandil Mountains, where the group officially announced its withdrawal from Turkey as part of the ongoing peace process with Ankara.
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Is Turkey turning away from the West or only pretending to?
Cengiz Güneş writes for The Amargi on how Erdoğan’s government balances between Europe, Russia and China. Tap the link to learn what this reveals about Turkey’s future: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-ch...
Cengiz Güneş writes for The Amargi on how Erdoğan’s government balances between Europe, Russia and China. Tap the link to learn what this reveals about Turkey’s future: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-ch...
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Is Turkey turning away from the West or only pretending to?
Cengiz Güneş writes for The Amargi on how Erdoğan’s government balances between Europe, Russia and China. Tap the link to learn what this reveals about Turkey’s future: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-ch...
Cengiz Güneş writes for The Amargi on how Erdoğan’s government balances between Europe, Russia and China. Tap the link to learn what this reveals about Turkey’s future: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-ch...
Iran once held the potential to become a plural democracy rooted in diversity. A century later, centralization and exclusion have fractured that vision. Read Rojin Mukriyan’s new column on Iran’s lost potential for political pluralism at The Amargi: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-lo...
October 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Iran once held the potential to become a plural democracy rooted in diversity. A century later, centralization and exclusion have fractured that vision. Read Rojin Mukriyan’s new column on Iran’s lost potential for political pluralism at The Amargi: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-lo...
Former Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat tells The Amargi’s İrfan Aktan that Turkish Cypriots “rejected Turkey’s pressure” in the 2025 elections, calling the result a reaction against Ankara’s influence and a vote for self-determination: www.theamargi.com/posts/former...
October 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Former Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat tells The Amargi’s İrfan Aktan that Turkish Cypriots “rejected Turkey’s pressure” in the 2025 elections, calling the result a reaction against Ankara’s influence and a vote for self-determination: www.theamargi.com/posts/former...
Baghdad in autumn feels caught between reconstruction and remembrance. In his travel note, Sardar Aziz explores how politics, identity and urban renewal intertwine in a city still searching for its place in the world. Link: www.theamargi.com/posts/baghda...
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Baghdad in autumn feels caught between reconstruction and remembrance. In his travel note, Sardar Aziz explores how politics, identity and urban renewal intertwine in a city still searching for its place in the world. Link: www.theamargi.com/posts/baghda...
Kurdish novelist Bachtyar Ali, in conversation with The Amargi’s Kamal Chomani, reflects on knowledge, ignorance, and artificial intelligence, one moment from a wide-ranging interview on literature, freedom, and imagination.
Watch here: youtu.be/VvdAtkTuhKk?...
Watch here: youtu.be/VvdAtkTuhKk?...
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Kurdish novelist Bachtyar Ali, in conversation with The Amargi’s Kamal Chomani, reflects on knowledge, ignorance, and artificial intelligence, one moment from a wide-ranging interview on literature, freedom, and imagination.
Watch here: youtu.be/VvdAtkTuhKk?...
Watch here: youtu.be/VvdAtkTuhKk?...
ISIS lost its state, not its fighters. About 9,000 are detained in Syria and 2,500 remain active across Syria and Iraq. The group’s survival shows how wars end without peace.
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ISIS lost its state, not its fighters. About 9,000 are detained in Syria and 2,500 remain active across Syria and Iraq. The group’s survival shows how wars end without peace.
As Turkey reopens peace talks with Kurds, families of the disappeared say peace without truth is impossible. Şilan Bingöl reports why justice for the dead is now seen as a condition for peace. Tap the link to understand their demands: www.theamargi.com/posts/kurdis...
October 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As Turkey reopens peace talks with Kurds, families of the disappeared say peace without truth is impossible. Şilan Bingöl reports why justice for the dead is now seen as a condition for peace. Tap the link to understand their demands: www.theamargi.com/posts/kurdis...