Kurdish cultural festival in Berlin: Unity through music and resistance!

Kurdish cultural festival in Berlin: Unity through music and resistance!

On Sunday, June 30, 2025, numerous participants gathered: inside in the Volkspark Friedrichshain in Berlin to celebrate a colorful cultural meeting of the Kurdish community. This event was organized by the Women's Council Dest-Dan Hêvî and NAV-Berlin and aimed to bring together Kurd: inside that live in Germany through music, sport and community activities. The event attracted many visitors: inside and was able to score with an interesting program that started in the morning. ANF reports that the member of the Member of the Member appeared among the MEP Berdan Öztürk, who actively campaigns for the interests of the Kurdish community.

Öztürk, which is also co-chair of the grass root movement "Democratic Society Congress" (KCD), critically commented on the Turkish government, known as a "decomposition plan", which was developed between 2013 and 2015. This plan aims to eliminate the identity, culture and social existence of the Kurdish people. At the event, he emphasized that a lot had changed in the past ten years and that the Kurd's resistance: inside in different regions and in the diaspora have a significant contribution to the failure of this plan.

peace talks in context

In the middle of these cultural celebrations, it becomes clear that the Kurdish community continues to urge a political solution. According to information from the Kurdish Peace Institute, Abdullah Öcalan, the leading head of the Kurdish movement, is expected to make peace after meeting the party at the end of February 2025. This call could play an important role in the current peace process between the PKK and Turkey. To what extent this dialogue will actually take place remains uncertain. civaka azad emphasizes that Öcalan's message could possibly present a timetable to terminate the long-term conflict.

The commitment of personalities such as Öztürk plays a central role in the perception and support of the Kurdish identity in Germany. It is estimated that almost a million kurd live in Germany, and many of them are not covered in official statistics because they have the citizenship of their country of origin. The BPB notes that the Kurdish diaspora represents the largest stateless community in the world and through its political movements and ethnic organizations make an important contribution to preserving the Kurdish identity in Europe.

an outlook on future activities

The organizers: Inside the cultural meeting in Berlin, the participation was very satisfied and have already announced further activities. These events are not only an expression of culture and identity, but also a sign of the ongoing resistance and the commitment of the Kurdish community in Germany. Despite the challenges that the integration and dealing with conflicts bring, it becomes clear that the Kurdish desire for self -determination and recognition remains strong in the diaspora.