06.12.2025

Mehmed Uzun is the architect of a modern perspective in Kurdish literature

Mehmed Uzun, one of the pioneering novelists of Kurdish literature, is increasingly discussed and reread each year for the role he played in the construction of modern Kurdish literature. In his comprehensive presentation, Associate Professor Zülküf Ergün made important assessments of Uzun's novelistic work through the lens of his “efforts toward a modern perspective.”
19.10.2025

Salih Agir Qoserî: Kurdish literature in Europe was created through exile, not through diaspora

Mehmed Uzun, one of the pioneers of Kurdish literature, was commemorated at an event held at the Sezai Karakoç Culture and Congress Center (ÇandAmed) in Diyarbakır on the anniversary of his death. As part of the event, writer and researcher Salih Agir Qoserî gave a speech titled “Exile and Writing.”
10.09.2025

Erdal Kaya: Kurdish stand-up comedy should become normalized

Batman-born artist Erdal Kaya is one of the pioneers of Kurdish theater and stand-up comedy. Having performed on stage for years, Kaya has been drawing attention in recent years with his Kurdish stand-up shows. Performing both in Kurdistan and Europe with his shows “Vip û Vala” and “Zikopişto,” the artist blends humor with stories from his own culture.