Rezan Babakir

Articles credited to Rezan Babakir in the Kurdish History archive.

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• Karahan Tepe (Girê Keçel): A 12,000-Year-Old Neolithic Wonder
• The Kirkuk Citadel: Ancient Heart of the City
• Nineveh: The Great Assyrian Capital
• Göbekli Tepe: The World’s Oldest Temple
• Lake Van: The Great Soda Sea of the Highlands
• Baba Gurgur: The Eternal Flames of Kirkuk
• Paveh (Pawe): Kurdish Town of the Hawraman Highlands
• Afrin (Efrîn): The Kurdish Olive Country of Rojava
• Tunceli (Dersim): The Kurdish Alevi Region and the 1937–38 Massacre
• Zakho: Iraqi Kurdistan’s Gateway to Turkey
• Nusaybin: The Ancient Kurdish Border Town of Nisibis
• Rojava and the Wars of Syrian Kurdistan: Revolution, ISIS, and the Fight for Survival (2004–2026)
• Kurdistan Between Empires: The Ottoman-Safavid Frontier Wars (1514–1780s)
• The Qavam-Sadchikov Agreement (1946): The Oil Deal That Destroyed the Republic of Mahabad
• The Treaty of Jaffa (1229): When Saladin’s Grandson Traded Jerusalem for Strategic Advantage
• Nadhim Zahawi: Kurdish Iraqi-British Politician Who Rose to the UK Cabinet
• Selahattin Demirtaş: Kurdish Presidential Candidate and Poet in Prison
• Abdulla Mohtadi: Leader of Komala and Voice of Kurdish Left in Iran
• Ahmet Türk: The Elder Statesman of Kurdish Politics in Turkey
• Nazand Begikhani: Kurdish Poet and Scholar Bridging East and West
• Sadegh Sharafkandi: The Kurdish Leader Assassinated at Berlin's Mykonos Restaurant
• Hassan Zirak: The King of Kurdish Humour and Beloved Voice of a Nation
• Dildar: The Kurdish Poet Who Wrote the National Anthem of Kurdistan
• Qanate Kurdo: The Father of Kurdish Linguistics in the Soviet Union
• Abdullah Goran: Poetry, Translation and Literary Change
• Arab Shamilov: Pioneer of Kurdish Literature in the Soviet Union
• Abdulhakim Arvasi: Kurdish Naqshbandi Scholar and Opponent of Kemalist Secularism
• Khalid-i Shahrazuri: The Kurdish Sufi Who Founded the Global Naqshbandi-Khalidi Order
• Elî Teremaxî: Kurdish Scholar and Pioneer of Vernacular Medrese Learning
• Izz al-Din Shir: Kurdish Founder of the Emirate of Hakkari
• Ali Hariri: The First Poet of the Kurmanji Literary Tradition
• Shah Husayn: The Last Kurdish Hazaraspid Atabeg Before the Timurid Conquest
• Abu Tahir and the Rise of the Hazaraspids of Greater Luristan
• Al-Muzaffar I Umar: Founder of the Kurdish Ayyubid Dynasty of Hama
• Shirkuh: The Kurdish Lion Who Conquered Egypt for Saladin
• Sultan ibn Mahmud: Last Ruler of the Shaddadid Kurdish Dynasty
• Fadlun ibn Fadl: Brief Shaddadid Kurdish Ruler of the Succession Crisis
• Fadl I ibn Muhammad: The Great Builder of the Shaddadid Kurdish Dynasty
• Hilal ibn Badr: Son of the Great Kurdish Patron and Hasanwayhid Ruler
• Abu Shuja' Badh ibn Dustak: Founder of the Marwanid Kurdish Dynasty
• Daysam ibn Ibrahim al-Kurdi: Kurdish Commander and Ruler of Azerbaijan
• Jaban al-Kurdi: Kurdish Companion of the Prophet Muhammad
• Zarbienus of Gordyene: The Kurdish King Who Chose Rome Over Tyranny
• Shattiwaza: Last King of Independent Mitanni
• Nur-Adad: Eighth King of the Lullubi Kingdom
• Immashkush: Founding King of the Lullubi Kingdom
• Yarlaganda: Sixteenth Kurdish King of the Gutian Dynasty
• Ibate: Ninth Kurdish King of the Gutian Dynasty
• Inkishush: Second Kurdish King of the Gutian Dynasty
• Kurdish News Briefing: IRGC Drone Strikes, U.S. Exits Rojava & Kurdish President Elected in Iraq — April 22, 2
• Kurdish History: A Day of Remembrance, Resilience, and Renewed Hope
• April 15: A Day of Enduring Struggle and Resilience in Kurdish History
• Kurdish Resilience: From the Trenches of Mount Azmar to the Halls of Baghdad
• Kurdish Resilience: Navigating Historical Challenges and Contemporary Dynamics on April 12, 2026
• Kurdish Peshmerga Killed in Iranian Strike: Soran Missile Attack Explained
• Sheikh Said: The Martyr Who Lit the First Match (1865–1925)
• Leyla Qasim: The Student Who Died for Kurdistan (1952–1974)
• Hero Ibrahim Ahmad: The First Lady Who Built Kurdish Civil Society (1948–)
• Jalal Talabani: The First Kurdish President of Iraq (1933–2017)
• Ibrahim Ahmad: The Mind Behind the Kurdish Democratic Party (1914–2000)
• Nuri Dersimi: The Physician Who Refused to Let Dersim Be Forgotten (1893–1973)
• Qazi Muhammad: The Martyred President of the Kurdish Republic (1893–1947)
• Süreyya Bedir Khan: The Prince Who Made the Kurdish Press (1883–1938)
• Kurdish Forces at the Crossroads of War: What the Iran Conflict Means for the Kurdish People
• Kurdish Weekly News Recap: 24 February – 2 March 2026
• Kurdish News Sundays: The Week in Review - 22/02/2026
• The Significance of Kurdish Culture in News Reporting
• Inside the Newsroom: Exploring How Kurdish News Agencies Operate
• The Ripple Effect: Exploring the Impact of Political Changes on Kurdish News Coverage
• Kurdish Global News Update: February 17, 2026
• Understanding Kurdish Language and Dialects in News Reporting
• The Power of Social Media in Shaping Kurdish News Dissemination
• Kurdish Global News Update: February 14, 2026
• The Truth About Rojava and The Syrian Crisis - 23/01/2026 - Kurdistan News
• The Truth About Rojava and The Syrian Crisis - 21/01/2026 - Kurdistan News