Dedicated to the memory of Cigerxwin, a renowned 20th century Kurdish writer and intellectual, Batman (Elih) is holding the week-long Kurdish Book Exhibition.

On Wednesday, 25 of the 40 Kurdish publishing houses from southeastern Turkey (Bakur) displayed their books in booths.

Barkan Barah, a Kurdish poet and writer, spoke to Rudaw at the exhibition that ends on Sunday.

“My dream is Ahmadi Khani’s dream, to see the Kurdish language have an elevated standing in the universe,” he said, referring to the 17th century Kurdish intellectual, scholar, poet, and early nationalist who penned the epic "Mem u Zin."