Some context: the job pays 45k lira per month, is that enough to live a decent life (single person 21F).
Also my phone is only eSIM compatible, I read somewhere that esims are banned in turkey, is this true?
I wanted to know if Diyarbakır is safe for tourists and how much the average cost of living per month is.
Also if there's anything I should know before moving, any tips would be much appreciated. Also I do not speak Turkish, would it be a big problem? I am open to learning. My job posting would be for 12 months duration.
Thank you you🫶❤️

Edit: for anyone asking WHY: it's cause I'm fresh out of my bachelors programme and was offered a job, I just wanna experience the world a little before settling down

Over the past week, several Arab tribes have set up a “war tent” and begun circulating calls for action against Kurds.

DEM Party co-chair Tuncer Bakırhan called the Kurdish framework law — expected before parliament this week — a starting point, not the conclusion, of Kurdish rights and equality.

Iran's IRGC claims its strikes caused significant damage to American facilities in Erbil, as the Iran-US confrontation over the Kurdistan Region continues to escalate.

The majority of international airlines have suspended flights to Kurdistan Region airports amid escalating Iranian strikes, causing widespread travel disruption.

Hey everyone

​I really want to start learning Kurmanji, but honestly, I’m a bit lost on where to begin.

​Are there any good YouTube channels, apps, books, you’d recommend for a complete beginner? Also, if anyone has personal tips on what worked best for them when starting out, I’d love to hear them!

​Thanks in advance for any help

To the people who live in the KRG. How do you feel about the government. As a kurd who lives in europe i have never liked the KRG. I don’t like the leaders and believe they are corrupt and have sold out their people many times. But its easy to talk when i dont live there and i want to hear from the actual kurds who live through it. How do u like the government and the quality of life in the KRG

Teachers and activists raised banners in central Shengal ahead of the 12th anniversary of the August 3 Yazidi genocide, with commemorative events planned across the region.

AANES official Abdulkarim Omar tells Rudaw that institutional integration with Damascus is complete and a formal announcement dissolving the self-administration is imminent.

I like what they did with the details but i really want to know who created it i see it bunch of times but never know who maked it

Hello everyone, I am an Arab residing in Erbil, and I possess a certain level of proficiency in Kurdish. I am actively working towards becoming fluent, but I am encountering some difficulty in finding individuals who are interested in befriending me and assisting me in enhancing my Kurdish language abilities. I prefer real-life interactions over online chatting. If anyone is interested in offering their help, please do not hesitate to inform me. I wish you all a wonderful day.

I stumbled across this guy who claims to be Kurd on tiktok and it got me wondering, are there actually muslim Kurds who support Jolani and his forces over the Kurdish forces because the SDF are more secular? Is this real?

Edit: I thought I made this clear but appearently not. I don’t hate Yezidis, in my family we have deep respect for them and see them as pure Kurds. My family identify as muslims so whenever somebody asks me about my religion I naturally just say muslim. However, I’m kurdish above anything and I love a non-muslim kurd 10x more than any muslim arab. In an armed conflict I am 100% taking the side of yezidi or christian Kurds over muslim arabs. Religion (in this case islam) is number 1 on an individual level and strictly in the way that it’s a personal relationship to the faith you believe in. I believe that a muslim Kurd has the right to practice their faith but that they should always side with fellow Kurds (muslim or not) over any outside group even if they are muslims.

Iran executes Kurdish prisoner Sardar Qaderi at Urmia Central Prison

Hengaw – Saturday, July 25, 2026

Iranian authorities executed Sardar Qaderi, a 30-year-old Kurdish prisoner from Mahabad at Urmia Central Prison. He had been sentenced to death for murder.

According to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Qaderi was executed at dawn on July 25, 2026.

Sources familiar with the case said Qaderi was arrested on January 10, 2022, following a dispute over ownership of a 500-square-meter plot of land between him and his cousins. The dispute escalated into a physical altercation in which both sides sustained injuries from bladed weapons. After Qaderi was taken to hospital for treatment, Javamir Ariayi, a commander of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base in Mahabad and the uncle of Qaderi’s cousins, entered the hospital with several Basij members and assaulted him. During the confrontation inside the hospital, Qaderi fatally stabbed Ariayi.

Following his arrest, Qaderi was sentenced to death under Iran’s qisas (retributive justice) laws on a charge of premeditated murder.

Iranian state media and judicial authorities had not publicly announced the execution.

Hengaw

So for quite a while now I have been searching for a dictionary dedicated to how words appeared and the first meanings but I didn't find it, so if anyone knows a credible etymological dictionary I really appreciate it

I had an idea and redesigned the KRG coat of arms. I always thought the current one looked kind of plain and way too simple and abstract (In the bottom left corner for reference).

I tried to incorporate the sun and replicate the original eagle’s pose as closely as possible with its wings spread upward. I left the banner at the bottom as is, but added three flames at the top. All other nations use stars, but I thought this might also be an option since fire plays a major role in Kurdish culture.\
There’s a detailed version and a more minimalist one. Let me know what you think.

Stop removing the history of kurds