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Peshmarga

22 January – The Republic of Kurdistan

TISHK Team

and the Political Memory of Kurdish Statehood 22 January 1946 marks one of the most significant turning points in the modern political memory of the Kurdish people: the proclamation of the Republic of Kurdistan in Mahabad. Even though it existed for only…

Kurdish Memory Days

17 December – Peshmerga Day and Kurdistan Flag Day

TISHK Team

17 December occupies a central place in the modern political memory of the Kurdish people. It marks both the first public hoisting of the Kurdistan flag in Mahabad in 1945 and its later designation as Peshmerga Day and Kurdistan Flag Day. This…