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Jiyayi Suleyman, 26, is Nashville’s first Kurdish American police officer. “I took this job to bridge the gap between not only the Kurdish community but the Muslim community with the police department,” Suleyman says. “I wanted to be that one guy that mak

Take a ride-along with Nashville’s first Kurdish American cop

Culture

Had things been a little different, Jiyayi Suleyman might have been a peshmerga fighter alongside his uncle and other Kurdish troops. Instead he’s a police office in Nashville trying to keep the city’s residents there safe.

A news conference of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is screened on televisions at an electronics shop in Istanbul September 30, 2013. Erdogan announced a so-called "democratization package" that would allow for education in languages other than Tur

Turkey is set to end a ban on several letters of the alphabet

Conflict & Justice
The World

Six Stories of Hope in the Middle East

Lifestyle & Belief

Some still skeptical despite Turkish government’s steps to integrate Kurdish language

Global Politics

Turkish TV show Behzat C draws ire of censors, adoration of public

Arts, Culture & Media

In Turkey, Kurdish classes taught by a girl who is young enough to be in grade school

The Kurdish language was banned in Turkey for years. It’s still widely discouraged, but restrictions have been somewhat relaxed. But still, few Turkish Kurds can speak the language. But one 7-year-old girl is trying to change that.

A New Beginning for the Kurdish Language in Turkey?

The World in Words

The Turkish government is loosening restrictions on teaching Kurdish in public schools. The question is whether it’s a political ploy, or a real attempt at making peace with Turkey’s Kurds.

13-Year-Old Teaches Kurdish in Turkey

Conflict & Justice

Turkey had a ban on Kurdish in public places. So Kurdish children didn’t learn their language in school and their parents often didn’t speak it at home, but one young teacher is changing that.

The World

Shining a light on Turkey’s Kurdish minority

Conflict & Justice

Turkey’s government is working on legislation that would legalize the Kurdish language and establish a committee to fight discrimination. Most Turks know little about the Kurdish minority in their country. The World’s Aaron Schachter has the story.

The World

The World – Episode 20071218 – Turkey goes after Kurdish rebels

Hundreds of Turkish troops reportedly crossed over into northern Iraq today to battle against Kurdish rebels. The incursion came as Secretary of State Condoleezza made a visit to Iraq. The conflict puts the United States in a diplomatic tight spot. Both Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds are U.S. allies. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Scott Peterson with the Christian Science Monitor.