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• Eight detained at solidarity action with Grup Yorum members 

  Police attacked the action of the Solidarity Initiative with the Grup Yorum that was planned  in front of  Kadıköy Süreyya Opera House. 8 people were beaten and detained.
• Historical sites in Van free for soldiers but not for people  

  Entrance to Akdamar Island, in Van, was 15 TL last year. Now the price was increased to 25 TL by the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism TL. People pay to visit historical sites while soldiers have free entrance.
• Kurdish musicians perform for national unity in Stockholm 

  A joint concert of numerous Kurdish musicians took place in Stockholm. The artists want to contribute to Kurdish national unity on a cultural level.
• Political musician on death fast to be released from prison 

  Group Yorum member İbrahim Gökçek has been in Silivri Prison since 1 March 2019. He has been on hunger strike since 18 June and turned the strike into death fast on 4 January 2020.
• Theatre play "Bûka Axê" to be performed in Maxmur 

  Despite the embargo and attacks, culture and art have a high status in the self-administered Maxmur refugee camp in Southern Kurdistan. The theatre group Hêvî Yekda is performing the play "Bûka Axê" there.
• 'Freedom of Art and Expression' action in Germany 

  An event called 'Freedom of Art and Expression' was organised to respond to racist policies of the Turkish and German states.
• Artists go on hunger strike in solidarity with Grup Yorum 

  Artists and intellectuals went on a hunger strike action in support of Group Yorum members who are on death fast.
• Kurds and universities in Berlin hold symposium on language 

  A two-day symposium on language was held in Berlin to mark 21 February, International Mother Language Day. YEKMAL promoted the event with the city's universities.
• Conference on Kurdish language underway in Amed 

  A conference organized by the Kurdish Language Platform and titled "Our language is our identity, our language is our existence" is taking place in Amed.
• Documentary about artist Mehmet Çapan premiered in Stuttgart 

  The premiere of the documentary about the life of artist Mehmet Çapan, was held in Stuttgart. At the gala attention was drawn to the importance of the mother language. 
• HDP MPs mark Mother Language Day: “Language is life” 

  Deputies displayed banners reading “Language is life” in several languages.
• Actions for Mother Language Day in North Kurdistan and Turkey 

  Actions held in many cities of Northern Kurdistan and Turkey on the Mother Language Day called people to stand up for the preservation of the Kurdish language.
• DTK calls on people to speak Kurdish everywhere 

  Celebrating International Mother Language Day, the DTK said that targeting the language means trying to destroy the very existence of a people.
• Kurds celebrate International Mother Language Day 

  "Our call to all Kurds is to understand the importance of learning and developing the language and strive to use Kurdish in every moment of their life.”
• Kurdish artists promote concert for National Unity in Stockholm 

  Kurdish artists organize concerts for national unity in Stockholm.
• Workshop promotes Kurdish theatre 

  A workshop in Kurdish theater began in Istanbul on 16 February. "If Kurdish is not turning into a culture, everyone has a responsibility in this," said Berfin Zenderlioğlu, the theater teacher of the workshop.
• 'Ji bo Azadiyê' will be screened at Geneva Film Festival 

  The movie 'Ji bo Azadiyê' about the resistance of Sur, will be screened at the 18th Geneva Film Festival.
• HDP calls on everyone to listen to Grup Yorum members' demands 

  A delegation including HDP co-chairs, visited Helin Bölek, Grup Yorum member on hunger strike.
• Kurdish Literature Association opens in Amed 

  The association was founded by seven Kurdish writers.
• Teatra Jiyana Nû performes Dario Fo in Berlin 

  Teatra Jiyana Nû performed in Berlin its play 'Bêrû'.
• Heyva Sor presents documentary about Kobanê resistance 

  The documentary made by Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê (Kurdistan Red Crescent) Italian branch about the ISIS brutality was shown in Livorno.
• The true story of the Sur resistance: Ji bo Azadiyê 

  Ersin Çelik, director of the film 'Ji bo Azadiyê', was in Rotterdam presenting the film to the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
• Kurdish Language Platform visits parties in Parliament 

  The meeting addressed issues such as the efforts to end assimilation policies towards the Kurdish language.
• Theatre festival continues in Shehba 

  The 4th Mîtan Theater Festival is continuing at the Çiyayê Kurmênc Theater Hall in Ehdas, Shehba. On Sunday the play titled "Tu bi xêr hatî Cuha" was performed.
• Kurdish language initiative launched in Kobanê 

  Baqî Xido Culture and Art Center in Kobanê have launched a Kurdish language mobilization for children to learn and speak Kurdish correctly.