Kathryn Cook

Turkey: PKK

Kurds celebrate Nevruz, or the celebration of Spring day, in Diyarbakir, Turkey March 21, 2007. Kurds have long been persecuted by the Turkish government, which refused to allow Kurds to right to express their own language, culture and identity. Only in the last several years have Kurds been allowed to legally speak their language and celebrate traditions without government oppression.
Kurds celebrate Nevruz, or the celebration of Spring day, in Diyarbakir, Turkey March 21, 2007. Kurds have long been persecuted by the Turkish government, which refused to allow Kurds to right to express their own language, culture and identity. Only in the last several years have Kurds been allowed to legally speak their language and celebrate traditions without government oppression.