Netherlands
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The Story of a Kurdish Woman’s Return to Her Birthplace as a European Defense Minister
World News Desk – Dilan Yeşilgöz, who sought asylum in the Netherlands with her family as a child, returned to Ankara as the Defense Minister of a NATO member state and met with Turkey’s highest-ranking military official.
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The unsuccessful end of a decade of Western efforts to unify the Peshmerga force
World Service-The reform program of the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region, which started with the war with ISIS and whose goal was to build a professional and non-partisan force, is now on the verge of complete failure due to the termination of American financial support and the continuation of political differences in the Kurdistan Region.
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A Kurdish lady was elected as the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands
World Service - Ankara-born Kurdistan politician Dilan Yeshilgoz-Zegrios has been appointed as the Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands. He is a figure of the liberal VVD party, which is known for its strict positions in the field of security and the fight against terrorism, and now he is responsible for leading one of the most key ministries of this European country.