KONKURD

The Confederation of Kurdish Associations in Europe is the main Kurdish umbrella organization in Europe. It is headquartered in Brussels at Rue Jean Stas 41. Association members include YEK-KOM inGermany, FEY-KOM in Austria, FEK-BEL in Belgium, FEY-KURD in Denmark, FEYKA-KURDISTAN inFrance, FED-KOM in the Netherlands, FED-BIR inGreat Britain, Kurdiska Radet I Sverige in Sweden, and FEKAR-KURDISTAN in Switzerland. KON-KURD also works closely with many other Kurdish organizations, including theKurdistan National Congress, Mesopotamia Culture Center (MKM in Istanbul), Kurdish Institute in Istanbul,Institut Kurde de Paris, Kurdish Institute in Brussels,Kurdish Human Rights Project(KHRP) inGreat Britain, andWashington Kurdish Institute(WKI).FED-KA in Australia and Federation des Associations Kurdes en Canada also work closely.

In addition, KON-KURD is associated with the following journals, newspapers, and news outlets: Firat News Agency in the Netherlands; ROJ-Group and Denge Mozopotamya radio in Belgium; ROJ-TV and MMC TV in Denmark; Newroz TV in Norway;Yeni Ozgur Politikadaily newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany;Azadiya Welat(a weekly in Kurdish); andYeniden Ozgurgundem(a weekly in Turkish). TV associations include the following satellite television channels: Medya TV, Mezopotamya TV, Kurdistan TV, and Kurd-Sat TV.Turkeyand theUnited States, among others, consider KON-KURD to be little more than a front for theKurdistan Workers Party(PKK).