Youth renew commitment to Öcalan’s peace call after march to Amara
Following the vibrant celebrations marking imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s 76th birthday, youth activists from the HDK Youth Assembly, who...
Netanyahu warns Turkey during Trump meeting: Syria must not be base for attacks on Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on 6 April, where the...
Turkey’s former education minister condemns state’s racist stance on Kurdish rights
Hüseyin Çelik, a founder member of Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) and a former minister of education, has accused...
Veteran Irish leader Gerry Adams commends Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace and democracy
Veteran Irish politician Gerry Adams, once the face of the political party Sinn Féin, has written an opinion piece for...
Turkish government faces pressure as KCK leader criticises stalling in peace process
The Kurdish movement may reassess its approach if the Turkish government fails to honour promises made in recent peace talks,...
Syria: Interim government security forces arrest Druze activists en route to Raqqa
Security forces belonging to the Syrian interim government detained a group of civil society activists from the Druze-majority city of...
Syrian negotiations, between a rock and a hard place – last week in Kurdish news
Sarah Glynn Negotiating a future in Syria’s political jungle demands a rare combination of patience, determination and understanding. This week...
DEM Party calls for “Peace and democratic transformation” in Turkey
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan, has called for democratic reform and peace in Turkey,...
Papandreou joins European socialists in meeting Turkish opposition leader
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou joined a delegation of the Party of European Socialists (PES) to meet with Turkey’s...
Political operation against İstanbul mayor threatens Turkey’s economic stability
Turkey’s financial markets are reeling after the detention and arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of İstanbul, in a government-led...
