Kurdish cultural magazines
Kurdish cultural magazines have been the mainstay of language and literature in the Kurdish context.
The first Kurdish newspaper Kurdistan was founded on April 22, 1898 by Miqdad Midhad Bedirkhan in Kairo, Egypt. He wrote numerous times, in vain, to the Sultan of Istanbul to get the permission to publish his newspaper in Istanbul. The newspaper later moved to Switzerland, where 14 issues (Nos. 6-19) were published. Egypt once again became the seat for issues No. 20-23 of the newspaper. Issue No. 24 was printed in London, England. The editorial offices later moved to Folkestone, then once again to Switzerland, where the last two issues (Nos. 30-31, 14 March 1902) of the newspaper were published.
Kurdistan, as the first newspaper, is a trailblazer for those to follow. Kurdish newspapers and magazines often flourish in exile, in difficult political, as well as economical, conditions. An index of the Kurdish magazines, both in the Kurdish language and other languages available at the library, can illustrate this.
To select the cultural magazines has been difficult, not least depending on the definition of culture.
Here you will find magazines which are relatively independent politically. We limit ourselves to the magazines which are sent regularly to the Kurdish Library.
We include a multitude of dialects (kurmancî, soranî and dimilî or zaza), publishing language (Kurdish, Turkish, German etc.) and seat of publication.
This list is also meant as a service to the publications, to enable direct orders and distribution.
We will be of service concerning questions, other than ordering and distribution, about the cultural magazines.
Amida
Cuarterly magazine
Diyarbakir, Turkey
Avaþîn
Cuarterly magazine
Stockholm, Sweden
Azadîya Welat
Cuarterly magazine
Istanbul, Turkey
Bîrnebûn
Cuarterly magazine
Bonn, Germany
Beneen
Cuarterly magazine
CO, USA
Çira
Cuarterly magazine
Stockholm, Sweden
Dugir
Cuarterly magazine
Stockholm, Sweden
Gzing
Cuarterly magazine
Udiksvall, Sweden
Helwest
Cuarterly magazine
Spånga, Sweden
Hetaw
Cuarterly magazine
London, England
Jîndan
Cuarterly magazine
Hägersten, Sweden
Jiyana Rewþen
Cuarterly magazine
Ýstanbul, Turkey
Kurdistan Heute
Cuarterly magazine
Bonn, Germany
Kulîlk
Cuarterly children magazine
Järfälla, Sweden
Lêkolîn
Cuarterly magazine
Berlin, Germany
Nûbihar
Cuarterly magazine
Istanbul, Turkey
Nûdem
Cuarterly magazine
Järfälla, Sweden
Nûdem Werger
Cuarterly magazine
Järfälla, Sweden
Pelîn
Cuarterly magazine
Istanbul, Turkey
Peyam
Monthly magazine
London, United Kingdom
Rabûn
Cuarterly magazine
Uppsala, Sweden
Rahand
Cuarterly magazine
Kista, Sweden
Roja Nû
Cuarterly magazine
Stockholm, Sweden
Roja Teze
Weekly newspaper
Ýstanbul, Turkey
Rojbaþ
Fyra nummer per år
Umeå, Sweden
Serbestî
Cuarterly magazine
Istanbul, Turkey
Sîrwe
Cuarterly magazine
Mehabad, Iran
Vate
Cuarterly magazine
Stockholm, Sweden
Zend
Cuarterly magazine
Istanbul, Turkey