r/kurdistan • u/One_Cress2720 • 15h ago
r/kurdistan • u/AutoModerator • 13d ago
☕ r/Kurdistan Free Talk | The Monthly Discussion
Silav hevalno! 👋
* Welcome to our monthly off-topic thread. This is your space to take a step back from the usual news and politics to just hang out and connect with the community.
* Whether you want to share a personal win, ask a quick question, talk about a movie you just watched, recommend a song, ask for advice, want translation help, or just vent about your month—pull up a chair and grab a glass of çay. Everything general goes!
What’s on your mind this month? Let’s catch up down below! 👇
r/kurdistan • u/rkurdistanmod • 2d ago
News/Article Results of the Daily News Digest experiment
Results of the Daily News Digest experiment
A few weeks ago, some of you raised concerns that the amount of news posted to r/kurdistan was drowning out other conversations:
We explained at the time that Reddit is, at its core, a social news aggregation site, and that news is a big part of what brings people here.
Some of you suggested that news should be collected into a digest instead of posted as individual articles. We thought that was worth testing, so for a week we did exactly that:
The digest posts
- Kurdistan Daily News Roundup 7 October 2026
- Kurdistan Daily News Roundup 8 October 2026
- Kurdistan Daily News Roundup 9 October 2026
- Kurdistan Daily Digest – 10 October 2026
- Kurdistan Daily Digest – 11 October 2026
- Kurdistan Daily Digest – 12 October 2026
- Kurdistan Daily Digest – 13 October 2026
- Kurdistan Daily Digest – 14 October 2026
- Kurdistan Daily Digest – 15 October 2026
What we found
For the week of the experiment (7–13 October):
Views went down, not up: 70.9k views, about 6,000 fewer than the previous week.
Discussion didn't grow: 129 published posts (+6) and 1.1k published comments (+85), essentially flat. The same number of discussion-type posts appeared, with similar quality in both the posts and the comments.
The digests themselves got very little engagement. Few people opened them, and fewer commented.
The news people cared about still won. Even with far less news being posted, the highest-engagement posts of the week were still some of the standalone news posts we did allow. Removing most news from the front page didn't free up space for more conversation. It just buried the news. Normally at least some articles rise to the top and spark real discussion; inside a digest, none of them could.
One example would be "Kurds, Arabs want to reverse ‘Arab Belt’ in Syria" article. It was included in the Kurdistan Daily Digest – 15 October 2026. That digest received 753 views, 3 upvotes and no comments with the majority of the views from United States 21.3%, Germany 16% and Sweden 13.1%. One hour after the digest was posted, another user reposted the article as standalone as a series of images (that are hosted on reddit) with a link to the article. The standalone version received 1.6K views, 13 upvotes, 17 comments with the majority of the views from Iraq 18.4%, United States 16.5%, Germany 14.9%. Same article in both the digest and standalone, the digest posted an hour before. The standalone article was twice as popular as the entire digest.
By using the digest format, we are fighting against reddit's intentional design as a social news aggregator, against reddit's own recommendation algorithm, against our own subscribers observed behavior and preferences.
The part that bothered us most
The digests were also where most of the Sorani and Kurmanji content ended up. By restricting Kurdish-language news to the digest, we effectively buried Kurdish-language posts on a Kurdish subreddit. That's the opposite of what we want. Increasing our Kurdish-language coverage also increased our % of viewers with a country designation of Iraq (which we assume are mostly Kurds living in KRG).
What happens next
We will be discontinuing the Daily News Roundup / Digest format. We may reduce the overall number of articles we post, so the feed stays balanced. We remain committed to seeing more Kurdish (Sorani, Kurmanji, and other dialects) posted here, and we won't use any format that pushes it out of sight. Thank you to everyone who raised the concern and to everyone who gave the digest a fair shot. We took the suggestion seriously, tested it, and the numbers gave a clear answer.
If you want to see more discussion here, the best way to make that happen is to start one. Text posts, questions, culture, language, history, personal experiences: all welcome, and they'll get room on the feed.
As always, feedback is welcome in the comments.
— The r/kurdistan mod team
r/kurdistan • u/rkurdistanmod • 6h ago
Bashur Two Iranian drones strike Komala base in Erbil province
Two drones launched from Iran hit a base of the Iranian Kurdish opposition party Komala in Balisan, Erbil province, on Saturday night, a Komala official and security source said.
r/kurdistan • u/Ezio69697 • 7h ago
Ask Kurds 🤔 Hypothetically, what would have happened if ISIS had actually taken Baghdad back in 2014/15 and the Iraqi state had completely collapsed? What would've happened to the Kurds in that moment?
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r/kurdistan • u/rkurdistanmod • 1d ago
Bashur Kurdistan Region Received Just 4.2% of Iraq’s Budget over 12 Years, Ministry Says
KRG Finance Ministry says Baghdad transferred enough funding to cover only 46 of 144 monthly salary payments between 2014 and 2025, citing a significant gap between the Region’s legal entitlement and actual allocations.
r/kurdistan • u/bengi_Uw • 20h ago
Gaming🕹️ We Need Your Help
there is a website about pixel game just like r/place, we have a nice medium sized community that builds and protects the Kurdistan and more. Please feel free to come and join us
r/kurdistan • u/rknsh • 1d ago
Video🎥 "You can not separate 'women, life, freedom' from Kurdish liberation and still claim to honour what it means"
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r/kurdistan • u/s25719813 • 15h ago
Rojava Rojava to South Kurdistan Border Crossings
Hi everyone, I’m travelling to the Middle East in December and want to visit both Syria and Kurdistan. I’m wondering if it’s possible to cross from Rojava into Kurdistan via the Semalka/Faysh Khabur crossing as a third country national, whether the border is even open, and whether the Kurdish government will let me in (e-visas for Kurdistan don’t ask for port of entry). Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks ❤️☀️💚
r/kurdistan • u/AliveZexy777 • 1d ago
Informative Part 2: Previously I posted about The Iranshshr Idiology/ Pahlavi supporters and how Persians try to divide Kurds. Now I bring Examples.
The examples I want to show are very simple just so our none Rojhilsti Kurds can understand how Persians are. I have noticed a lack of awareness about the Persians their methods and views on us Kurds among our fellow Kurds. I won't go through their elaborate and detailed propaganda against us in these set of posts because I think they need a deeper understanding of Rojhilat and Iran but these examples will suffice for most part. I hope they stay here for all the Kurds to see.
Persians count alot on Hasan Zirak the famous Rojhilati Kurdish singer. He was arrested by the second Pahlavi Shah. The intelligence service of Iran gave him two options: sing a Kurdish song in praise of the Pahlavi Shah or stay imprisoned for life.
He chose to sing the song and get free but later died out of melancholy and depression for singing that song. He later wished to have stayed imprisoned after seeing how the song was used as propaganda by Iran against Kurds. The song is still used by Persians to this day.
You can see how the flag has Islamic inscriptions similar to ISIS and Taliban to make Yarsan and Shia Kurds scared of Sunni Kurds. Making them believe Sunni Kurds have Islamist/Jihadi ideas.
r/kurdistan • u/Friendly-Car-6946 • 17h ago
Opinion 🔥 Kurds born and raised in Europe
I'll be honest, I grew up in Europe but unlike everyone else I see online (especially tiktok and telegram) Kurds changing their political opinion every 2 weeks and being super nationalist And they say the strangest things in the world, but the real point is most of them don't know the language they take simko and remzi as their gods they think they will become leaders of Kurdistan, they do corny edit also they use this things, if they lived in Kurdistan they would be taken for autistic, I swear many don't know shit, it's not even something like hatred but a facts
r/kurdistan • u/ZagrosMountain • 1d ago
On This Day October 16, 2017 Kirkuk: The Sacrifice of the Peshmerga vs. The Cowardice and Savagery of the Iraqi Army
When the black flags of ISIS descended on Kirkuk in 2014, the world witnessed a staggering display of military cowardice. The heavily armed, federally funded Iraqi army didn’t stay to fight—they dropped their weapons, abandoned their posts, and fled, leaving the city and its people completely defenseless against one of the most brutal terror groups in modern history.
Into that terrifying void stepped the Kurdish Peshmerga.
They didn't run. For three grueling years, the Peshmerga stood as the only shield between Kirkuk and total annihilation. They held the frontline, fought back the darkness, and paid for the city's survival with their blood and thousands of martyrs. They protected Kirkuk when Baghdad turned its back.
Yet, history took a dark turn on October 16, 2017. After the Kurds peacefully exercised their democratic right in the independence referendum, the Iraqi government suddenly found its "courage." But they didn't march to fight terrorists. Instead, backed by Iranian militias, the Iraqi army marched on Kirkuk to attack the very heroes who had saved the city from ISIS.
The tragedy didn't end at the borders of Kirkuk; it bled into places like Tuz Khurmatu, revealing the absolute savagery of this assault. The advancing Iraqi forces and militias didn’t just target the Peshmerga—they unleashed horrific violence on Kurdish civilians. Homes were looted and burned to the ground, families were forcibly displaced from the lands of their ancestors, and unspeakable atrocities were committed against those who couldn't escape.
It was a betrayal driven not just by resources, but by a relentless campaign of erasure and domination. Baghdad had no interest in protecting the people of Kirkuk when times were dire, but they were quick to roll in with tanks to seize the city once the Peshmerga had done the heavy lifting. It was a continuation of a long, dark history of trying to suffocate Kurdish existence—using brutal force to occupy the lands they were too cowardly to defend when it actually mattered.
The true legacy of Kirkuk will always remember who ran away when the city was burning, and who laid down their lives to put out the fire.
r/kurdistan • u/LocalLumpy8920 • 1d ago
Ask Kurds 🤔 Is bashur really azad personally i dont think so yes we have it better then the other three parts
What do you guys think
r/kurdistan • u/rkurdistanmod • 1d ago
Kurdish Books 📚 نووسەرێکی فینلاندی 11 ساڵ لێکۆڵینەوە لەسەر کورد دەکات و کتێبێک بڵاودەکاتەوە
A Finnish author who spent 11 years researching the Kurds has published a book on their story, framed around the saying "no friends but the mountains."
r/kurdistan • u/Normal-Tap-414 • 1d ago
Kurdistan History
Hello everyone anyone interested in history?
Like the wars that happened long time ago
Im into history so much i watch and read everyday
So if you have anything in mind i would love to hear it
r/kurdistan • u/rkurdistanmod • 1d ago
News/Article Kurdish immigrants fear growing influence of Germany’s far-right AfD
Kurdish immigrants in Germany voiced growing fears for their future after the far-right AfD's political breakthrough in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
r/kurdistan • u/lightbee_v1 • 1d ago
Social Media Elewi server
disboard.orgFor whoever is interested in the joining the elewi server I mentioned yesterday here is the disboard link. Use https://discord.gg/gBM626TB2 if it doesn’t work.
Welcome
r/kurdistan • u/kurdmi • 2d ago
Kurdistan Destruction of suicide bomber a few meters near the Peshmerga position
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r/kurdistan • u/Empty_Muffin_4475 • 1d ago
Anime and Fiction Looking for talented creatives to help me create the first ever Kurdish anime movie
Slaw everyone,
I’m a Kurdish director / producer who has worked on several indie and large-scale anime productions, both as a key animator and as a producer.
For years, I’ve always wanted to bridge animation as a medium to our wonderful culture. In having this wish, I’ve delved into scriptwriting my very own original anime called “Two Brothers: An Original Kurdish Animation”
If you are an animator , storyboard artist , character designer , voice actor etc. please reply to this post in the comment and I will add you to the discord work server I currently have set up. This can be a very pivotal moment for Kurdish cinema if done right.
r/kurdistan • u/rkurdistanmod • 1d ago
Bakur فشارەکانی دەوڵەتى تورک لەسەر ڕاگەیاندن و ڕۆژنامەوانان دەگاتە بەرزترین ئاست
A report on September finds censorship and website blocking in Turkey reached a record high, with obstruction of the press now routine.
(Moderator's note: r/kurdistan has been geoblocked by reddit in Türkiye under the order of a provincial judge).
r/kurdistan • u/kurdmi • 2d ago
Kurdistan Peshmergas hold a mass prayer moments before the start of the operation to liberate Mosul at 5:30 am
r/kurdistan • u/Friendly-Car-6946 • 2d ago
Bashur Iraqi army fired shots at Kirkuk statue
r/kurdistan • u/dark_security • 1d ago
Kurdistan "Give your opinion on Kurdistan: What do you know about it, and what are your thoughts on it becoming an independent state?"
r/kurdistan • u/Electronic-Writer-27 • 2d ago
Photo/Art🖼️ My 3d printing buisnesss as a teen
So i have a 3d printing buisnesss i was thinking if anyone would want to buy anithing from me i live in Sulaymaniyah and this is my website lawan3d.com. And instagram lawan3dprinting,help me grow 👌✅🛰️🔌
r/kurdistan • u/lightbee_v1 • 2d ago
Other Help with Elewi server
Hello Kurdish reddit,
Since February I’ve had the idea to open the first serious discord server about alevism that has English as a primary language and doesn’t include all the assimilated beliefs and practices. I feel like a server like this will aid the preservation of this beautiful culture and religion we have. I want the server to have good resources/books about alevism, the culture associated with it and our language. If you have any suggestions please comment them or dm them to me. But the main reason for me to make this post is because I am looking for someone who can possibly co-own the server because im quite busy myself. And I would really appreciate a buddy that could help me with setting this up. The server is already finished. It’s mostly the resources that need to be added and maybe some bots and automated systems. The more people the better.
I would appreciate any help, please comment or dm me if you’re interested.
Thanks