National Organization of Kurdish Youth

The National Organization of Kurdish Youth (SOZ) (Rêxistina Niştimanî ya Ciwanên Kurd; المنظمة الوطنية للشباب الكورد (سوز)) is a politically-independent Kurdish youth organization in Syria which was founded in October 2013. Its stated aims are to peacefully construct democracy in Syria, to defend human rights and civil society, and to achieve self-determination for the Kurdish people.