50 Years On: The Kurdish Community in Australia - 50 sal ji hatina Kurdan bo Australya

Mr Riza Colpan has lived in Australia for nearly fifty years, having arrived from Turkey in early 1970 under a 1967 agreement between Australia and Turkey. He is among the first Kurds from Northern Kurdistan (Turkey) to settle in the country. We spoke with him about his reflections and his involvement in the Kurdish community in Sydney. - Nivîskar Riza Colpan nêzîkî pênce sale li Australya dijî. Ew di destpêka sala 1970an de li gorî peymana sala 1967an a di navbera Australya û Tirkiyeyê de ji Tirkiyeyê hat. Ew yek ji yekem Kurdên ji Bakurê Kurdistanê bûn ku li Australya bi cih bû. Em bi wî re li ser raman û tevlêbûna wî ya di civaka Kurd a li Sydney diaxafin.