Kurds in southeastern Turkey (World 2017, by Lazar Simeonov) - Swiss Press Award
Lazar Simeonov
Thousands of people are demonstrating in Diyarbakir, the unofficial capital of the Kurds in Türkiye
The Nation Magazine
Photo / World
2017
Lazar Simeonov
Given the difficulty of access for journalists (myself and the journalist accompanying me were the first foreigners to enter the city of Cizre after months of violent fighting between the PKK rebels and the Turkish army), the current situation in Turkish Kurdistan is almost ignored by the Western media. This report provides some insight into the tragedy unfolding there.
