Whom I work for

My work

My first piece was published in a national paper in the Netherlands, de Volkskrant, in 1980. I was nine years old. continue reading »

My books

About the books I wrote or contributed to. continue reading »

My lectures

Giving lectures is quite an adrenaline driven excercise, but always in a positive way. I love sharing the story of the Kurds and my view on it in public, continue reading »

My opinions

Having opinions is very normal for a journalist. Publishing them is too. Crucial is of course that you are opiniated about a subject you know well. continue reading »

My workshops

When I am in the Netherlands, I give workshops for freelance journalists who want to get a firmer grip on their business, continue reading »

Hoe de burgemeestersverkiezing in Istanbul de Koerdische kwestie op de spits drijft, background story about the local elections in Istanbul and the Kurdish issue, published in Vrij Nederland, 19 June 2019. The English version, Erdoğan’s Kurdish policy isn’t about the Istanbul elections – it’s about the Syrian thorn in his side, was published on Patreon on 20 June 2019.
Wash off your whiteness, my TedX Talk at Leiden University, on 12 May 2019, about the PKK’s fight against the patriarchy and the struggle against racism in western countries, is now online! 14 June 2019.
Crop fires in Iraq and Syria may be start of larger disaster, published at Fanack, 13 June 2019.
SP-fractievoorzitter Eindhoven Murat Memiş vast in Turkije, and the English version Dutch local politician stuck in Turkey on terrorism charges, published on Patreon, 11 June 2019.
Nechirvan Barzani takes over presidency of Kurdistan Region from uncle, published at Fanack, 11 June 2019.
Violence starts as hunger strikes end, published on Fanack, 3 June 2019.
De bizarre weg naar verkiezingen in Istanbul, interview in popular Dutch radio show Nieuwsweekend about recent and upcoming elections in Istanbul, 11 May 2019.
Turkey’s ruling AKP manipulates election outcomes in Kurdish South-east, leaves municipalities broke, published at Fanack, 7 May 2019.
‘Turkey’s claims of PKK demise exaggerated’, published at Ahval, 12 April 2019.
De PKK wil minder zelfmoorden, published in Dutch weekly Groene Amsterdammer, 3 april 2019. An English version, slightly longer, was published on my Patreon page on 28 March 2019: PKK calls on prisoners to stay alive.
In Turkey, PKK weakened but vows to step up attacks in spring, published on Fanack, 28 March 2019.
Loont het om journalisten te bedreigen?, guest in Dutch investigative journalism radio show Argos to talk about murdered journalists, 2 March 2019.

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