Associate Professor of Sociology & Head of Sociology and Criminology at @RHUL_Law | Documentary Filmmaker & Photographer | Storyteller & Wayfarer
London, England
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I wrote for the French Daily Le Monde about the developments in the Middle East following PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's call for disbandment. @RoyalHolloway @RHUL_Law
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【Event Info.】
Challenges and Prospects for Reconciliation in Turkey’s Peace Process with the Kurds
Date: 2026/07/23(Thu) 14:00-17:00
Venue: Online／Aoyama Gakuin University (Aoyama Campus), Soken-building No.14, 9th floor, Room 16.
*Hybrid, Language: English
*Advance registration is required.
aa.tufs.ac.jp/en/events/deta…
Mark your calendar for the below event we’re hosting at the British Parliament
📣 Panel Discussion: Turkey’s Elusive Peace Process with the Kurds
The Kurdish question remains one of the most protracted unresolved issues in the Middle East, with repeated peace initiatives failing to deliver a durable settlement. This panel brings together leading researchers and practitioners to assess the current moment and prospects for renewed dialogue.
Speakers:
Dr Mashuq Kurt (Chair) — Royal Holloway, University of London @mimkurd
Sociologist and anthropologist specialising in Kurdish studies, diaspora communities, and youth political engagement.
Reha Ruhavioğlu — Kurdish Studies Center (KSC), Diyarbakır
Researcher and analyst focusing on Kurdish public opinion and peace process dynamics in Turkey.
Roj Girasun — Rawest Research
Public opinion researcher on Kurdish political sociology and youth political attitudes.
Revşen Berfin Coşkun — KU Leuven
PhD researcher working on Kurdish identity, intergenerational change, and youth engagement.
📍 Committee Room 12, House of Commons
🗓️ Tuesday 28 April | 18:00–20:00
🔗 RSVP: kurdishprogress.com/panel_di…
What does it mean to imagine a nation without a state in the digital age? Our new article with Baris Oktem in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies examines the emergence of online Kurdistan. The article can be reached at lnkd.in/eBcDpSUj
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If successful, Kurdish involvement could improve the political status and prospects of Kurds within Iran. If it fails, however, the consequences could be disastrous, writes @MohammedASalih. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/05…
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🚨 WATCH: Green MP Hannah Spencer delivers her victory speech in Gorton and Denton
"To my customers: I am sorry, but I think I might have to cancel the work that you had booked in. Because I'm heading for Parliament"
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Ji Marcia Inhorn û Mashuq Kurt peyama hevpar: Divê reformên zagonî têkevin meriyetê mezopotamyaajansi43.com/kr/H…
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Ji Marcia Inhorn û Mashuq Kurt peyama hevpar: Divê reformên zagonî têkevin meriyetê mezopotamyaajansi43.com/kr/H…
Marcia Inhorn and I joined a cohort of renown scholars to support the ongoing peace process and call for implementation of legal reforms towards peace and justice without delay.
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KSC olarak 10 Eylül'de Diyarbakır'da, Türkiye ve Avrupa'daki Kürt gençler üzerine konuştuğumuz bir çalıştay ve panel düzenledik.
Gün boyu süren etkinliklerin kısa bir özeti için linkteki habere bakabilirsiniz. 👉 kurdish-studies.org/sinirlar…
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Diyarbakır’da “Sınırların Ötesinde” Kürt gençliği paneli
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Our public panel “Kurdish Youth in Turkey and Europe: Identity, Culture, Belonging” is now underway, with @rberfincoskun, @mimkurd, Dr. Barış Öktem, and @aktasbilalata sharing their perspectives on identity, participation, and belonging across different contexts.
We appreciate @DiyarTSO’s kind hospitality throughout the day.
w/@BritishAcademy_, @ESRC, @RHUL_Law, @YPTurkey, #DYPAL
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We continue with a talk on The Changing Profile and New-Generation Kurdishness. @ruhavi & @rberfincoskun explore how Kurdish youth in Turkey relate to politics, identity and the state today, questioning whether past assumptions still hold true and sharing plans for a new research project.
📸: @MiradBayram
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We are taking a short break before the afternoon program.
📍Our public panel “Kurdish Youth in Turkey and Europe: Identity, Culture, Belonging” will start at 16:00 at the DTSO Gastro-Innovation Center, @DiyarTSO.
🔗You can register to join via this link: kurdish-studies.org/event/?f… kurdish-studies.org/event/
🎤@rberfincoskun, Dr. Barış Öktem, @aktasbilalata, @mimkurd
w/@BritishAcademy_, @ESRC, @RHUL_Law, @YPTurkey, #DYPALL
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The morning sessions are followed by dynamic discussions, where participants exchange ideas and raise questions on Kurdish youth, politics, and identity.
w/ @BritishAcademy_, @ESRC, @RHUL_Law, @YPTurkey, #DYPALL
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The program continues with a presentation on “Diasporic Kurdish Youth and Transnational Belongings”. @mimkurd & Dr. Barış Öktem explain how young Kurds shape a “digital Kurdish habitus”, balance visibility and security, and create new forms of belonging beyond territory.
📸: @MiradBayram
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Opening remarks by @ruhavi, @rberfincoskun & @mimkurd welcome participants and set the stage for today’s discussions.
Happening next week in Amed!
Kürt Çalışmaları Merkezi olarak, Kürt gençler üzerine Türkiye ve Avrupa’da yürütülen çeşitli araştırmaları konuşmak üzere bir panel düzenliyoruz.
Kürt gençlerin farklı coğrafyalardaki deneyimlerini ve yerel katılımdaki rollerini tartışacağımız bu nitelikli etkinliğe, konuya ilgi duyan herkesi bekliyoruz.
Detaylar ve Rezervasyon: 👇
kurdish-studies.org/event/
w/ @mimkurd @rberfincoskun @aktasbilalata #barışöktem
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📢 Public Seminar in UK Parliament
Beyond Distortion & Erasure: Who Are the Kurds? With Historian @SoranHamarash
🗓 Tue 11 Nov 2025
🕔 18:00–19:30
📍 Committee Room 17, Houses of Parliament (Cromwell Green entrance)
Chair: Dr. Mashuq Kurt @mimkurd
Hamarash, author of The Lost & Untold History of the Kurds, challenges decades of distorted narratives on Kurdistan & the Middle East.
🔗 Free RSVP: kurdishprogress.com/a_semina…
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Great to be in #Londan , this time for the Kurdish Academic Conference 2025 at @LSEMiddleEast .
Topics related Kurdish politics & society has been deeply discussed by scholars.
Thanks @LSEMiddleEast for organizing such great conference & looking for more in terms of Kurdistan discourse
@mimkurd
@YerevanSaeed @wrodgers2 @KamaranMPalani
@ZubirRasool @BrifkaniMatin @DastanJasim
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#SamanOmar
#LSEkurdishConference
