European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress

The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (Kurdish Kongreya Civakên Demokratîk a Kurdîstanîyên Ewrupa, KCD-E until 2014 known as Confederation of Kurdish Associations in Europe or KON-KURD) is a European Kurdish association, centered in Charleroi, Belgium. The member federations are located in several European countries, with some associations from Australia and Canada also belonging to the federation.[1] KCD-E is the biggest organisation of Kurds in Exile. Its members are mostly Kurds from Turkey. According to Der Tagesspiegel, the confederation has close ties to PKK.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "La diaspora kurde se réorganise". ActuKurde (in French). 2013-08-19. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cracked Voices" (in Turkish). Republic of Turkey European Union Secretary General. 2003-09-23. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  3. ↑ Gunter, Michael M. (Nov 1, 2010). Historical dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press. p. 167. ISBN 0810848708.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, November 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.