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The Greek Current
The Greek Current

Turkey's crackdown on the Kurds and its role in the current fighting between Kurdish groups in Iraq and Syria

Diliman Abdulkader, the Co-Founder and Director of American Friends of Kurdistan, joins The Greek Current to discuss recent reports of inter-Kurdish conflict in northern Iraq and in Syria, Ankara’s role in these conflicts and its latest moves to crack down on Kurdish rights both within Turkey and in the broader region, and what Kurds expect from the US and the incoming Biden administration on key issues.

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here: 

Erdogan ally calls for Turkey's pro-Kurdish party to be banned

Washington on the spot as its Syrian Kurd allies are drawn into PKK-KDP fight

Fighting intensifies in northern Iraq

Leaders of Turkey, Iraq Drift Closer Over Kurdish Concerns

Turkish defense industry risks big damage from US sanctions

MEPs demand post-Brexit trade deal by Sunday

Brexit trade talks: 'Big differences remain'

EU policy ‘worsening’ mental health for refugees on Greek islands

Thousands of refugees in mental health crisis after years on Greek islands

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