The ICKL is a conference and forum for linguists and scholars working on any aspect of Kurdish varieties and their interactions with neighboring languages. It provides a collaborative space to present research, exchange ideas, and foster interdisciplinary dialogue. By bringing together researchers from diverse fields, the ICKL aims to advance the study and preservation of Kurdish languages.

We welcome contributions from all subfields of linguistics, provided they focus on Kurdish varieties. In previous conferences, we’ve proudly featured papers spanning a wide range of topics, including sociolinguistics, linguistic typology, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, computational linguistics, corpus linguistics, language acquisition, language contact, and language policy. There are no strict thematic restrictions – each submission is evaluated individually on its merit.

Please visit the Events Page for detailed guidelines and deadlines for presentations.

If you are a non-presenter: We warmly welcome visitors! Please contact the organizing team for information on how to attend and participate as an audience member.

The Submission Guidelines are available here. For details on the current Call for Papers and submission deadlines, please refer to the Events Page.

All abstracts undergo an anonymous peer-review process. To maintain anonymity, submissions should not include any identifying information, such as the author’s name, excessive references to their own publications, or acknowledgments to funding agencies or academic institutions.

For details, please consult the Submission Guidelines.

If you are a presenter, please consult the Presenter Guidelines to ensure the success of your presentation.

This information will be provided once a venue has been decided.

This information will be provided once a venue has been decided.