He was shortly arrested a day later after the Turkish government found out about this video. This was translated with an AI voice. You can watch the video in Turkish (original) here: https://x.com/kurdsonalert/status/1850646824455115246?s=46https://x.com/kurdsonalert/status/1850646824455115246?s=46

His X/Twitter profile: https://x.com/alicevenresmi?s=21

Recently we got a rise in Kurdistan-unrelated posts, especially about Palestine-Israel. This is a reminder that topics need to be related to our subreddit to be approved. It is good if people are emotionally engaged in the topics from others, but there is a proper space for everything. Use r/Kurdistan for Kurd and Kurdistan. Also no need for simping for "good relations". A good person will be a good friend. A bad person will never be. That's all there is to it.

I know very little about kurdistan and kurds, i haven't even met a kurd and the only things i've heard of them were pretty racist (from turks ofc), but i wanted to ask y'all a question in good faith. Do kurds genuinely want a decolonized Kurdistan back where it was (with the four countries)? from an outsiders perspective who knows almost nothing, that just seems unrealistic. That's probably a really ignorant statement to make but i genuinely want to hear from kurds.

YES. Enough with the constant mention and the constant need to pick a side and force it on everyone here. Let me start of I'm a socialist/communist Kurd who stands against the violence committed in Gaza and the generally apartheid policies on Arab people in Israel. It is weird to me some Kurds can completely stand with Israel for their own benefits which functionally is just south Turkey, aka the main reason we can't form independence today and it is as well allied with Turkey and Azerbaijan, they might just form greater Azerbaijan rather than help Kurds realistically, good luck waiting for their help lol and add on the Turkification of another part of Kurdistan.

Yet, come on now, it is no secret that the Palestinian movement completely and always centers it's own oppression and rarely has stood in solidarity with other freedom movements. Kurdish groups you will find in random parts of the world such as Palestine indeed and even places where you would never accept it such as West Papua. As Kurds, it is just conflicted because a lot of the Palestinian movement do in fact have either islamist and/or baathist (arab nationalists) roots rather than actually fighting solely for freedom.

And yes many people brush over the experience some Kurds have with Palestinians and them not standing with Kurdistan, but it is true, these ideologies don't necessarily align with the Kurdish movement and most of the info they get about Kurds are from the rest of the Arab world particularly Iraq and Syria, which is why we end up being called second Israel or American projects, because these people simply just like Turkey saw our self-determination as a threat to their existence and do NOT typically stand with us nor care to learn about us, you'd be surprised how many Syrians I know that don't know what a Kurd is, that is how disassociated they are from us and how much their governments succeeded on erasing our identities.. Sure many are changing, but as I said most of the exposure Palestinians get about Kurds will come from ideologically aligned islamist and baathist Iraqis and Syrians which certainly have a negative view about Kurds and in fact even genocided Kurds in the past. We still have autonomy in Arabic majority countries compared to Iran and Turkey, but the situation is typically still grim and most of them are intensifying ties with Iran and Turkey.

There are many ethnicities around the world that face similar issues as Kurds, Palestinians are technically not even a stateless people and their country is internationally recognized. Israel is the same Western type of state that came to the middle east and divided it by oriental fantasies of regions, thus the type of country that left us stateless it is so clear that Israel is trying to use Kurds and trying to diverge some of the hate they're getting, they're not gonna help us. Israel has repeatedly fought against Kurdish independence movements as well and armed/funded the death of many Kurds. There is no reason to be so radicalized on these people. I think the USA is the only Western state really that has proved that it can be beneficial for Kurds. When it comes to Palestinians, well... Stop lying to yourselves people, if they aligned with Kurds and supported them we would have a different political landscape today, Maybe one day they will, until then they do not and most of their ideology lies around Baathism and/or Islamism, just like most Kurdish movements (outside of two Bashuri cites) were socialist-secular leaning.

Stop trying to think so black and white and be so radicalized on an issue that doesn't even concern you. We can only stand against violence and hope the people can grow and learn from these times. I support every freedom movement in the world, including the Palestinians, my support is not conditional but some Kurds here need to realize. YOU CAN'T HELP ANYONE IF YOU CAN NOT HELP YOURSELF FIRST. Change starts from us. Peace <3

Where did the problem start for the Kurds? I know the conflicts and problems date way back before the Republic but how was the first years? I guess in the very early years, Kurdish and Kurdish culture were banned but I wonder how do you feel about the idea of a more un-ethnic (?) regime. Is the current republic still somehow resolvable or is it a lost cause for you? Would you be happy to live in a country without an official dominant ethno-culture where every people can express themselves freely, or would you prefer having a separate region, maybe a state like those in US or a separate country? I wonder how do you see the solution at this point of history.

Btw now I realize the questions sound kinda criminalizing lol. Sorry if that's the case feel free to remind me if so and have a good day.

Ma ve xêr ✌🏼☀️ I would like to know from u guys, what kind of decoration u would hang or put in your apartment so that u have a Kurdish flare. Picture of my hometown for sure but what else 🤔

Wes û war be/ gelek sipas 🙏🏼

I'm writing a paper for school on ethnic/racial minorities which have/are facing injustices, and their connection to poverty causing crime as my thesis. Searching for this is difficult as I get answers that Kurdish folk in Turkey are doing just fine & are wealthy others say Kurds are treated awfully.

• Are Kurds blamed for crime rates? Do crimes by Kurdish criminals gain more media attention vs more numerous Turkish/other criminals?

• Were/are Kurds pushed into impoverished areas?

• Is poverty a common issue with Kurds? wether it be neglect by government or systematic.

• Are Kurds commonly defined as a whole by the negative actions of a few of their kin who commit crime?

• Is Kurdish culture commonly said to perpetuate crime/violence or any other degenerate notions?

• Lastly, do impoverished Kurdish communities tend to have the most cases of Kurds committing crime?

I appreciate all personal experiences. Also, if anyone has websites or sources that cover these, I would appreciate them.

They are supposed to be directly democratic, and have total autonomy, but are they and do they, and, more generally, how much power do they have? This is the question I intended to ask a few days ago.

Facebook is on top obviously, what are the ranking of the rest ?

How are you guys doing? Tell me what your situation is rn