Articles by Loqman Radpey

August 19, 2024

The Turkification of Kurdistan: the world looks on

Loqman Radpey

The past decade has seen relentless Turkish expansion into Kurdistan. This encroachment has disturbing echoes of Turkey's 1974 invasion of Northern Cyprus – a violation largely ignored by the rest of the world. Loqman Radpey warns that the international community must not abandon the Kurds in their fight against Turkish humanitarian violations

Loqman Radpey

PhD in International Law, University of Edinburgh

Loqman has written extensively about the legal status of the Kurdistan question and the international legal aspects of the right to self-determination of peoples and nations.

He has made contributions to various press outlets, including ABC News, The National, MedyaNews, and Die Zeit.

Recently, he has been focusing on the Jina revolution in Eastern Kurdistan, the war in Ukraine, Scotland’s independence, and the conflict in the Middle East.

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Towards an Independent Kurdistan: Self-Determination in International Law
Routledge, 2023

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