KCK hails Önder as symbol of peace and democracy after critical illness
“Sırrı Süreyya Önder is a symbol of democracy, peace and socialism,” the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) declared on Thursday, voicing ...
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PKK’s Kalkan: Without Öcalan’s freedom, peace remains an illusion
"Leader Apo has done more than his share. Truly, everyone was astonished," said Duran Kalkan, senior member of the Kurdistan ...
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The future on hold: Where will the fate of the historic call lead?
Amed Dicle The crisis period the modern Middle East is currently going through cannot be interpreted solely through changes in ...
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Turkey: Peace mediator MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder critical after heart surgery
Turkish parliamentarian and Deputy Speaker Sırrı Süreyya Önder was rushed into emergency surgery late Tuesday after suffering a life-threatening cardiovascular ...
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Democracy impossible without Öcalan dialogue, says DEM Party’s Hatimoğulları
“As long as the government ignores the spirit of Öcalan’s call, the road to democratisation in this country cannot be ...
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Bologna honours Abdullah Öcalan with symbolic citizenship gesture
Bologna, the northern Italian city known for its progressive politics, granted honorary citizenship to jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan on ...
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Attacks on Syria’s Alawites part of broader destabilisation effort, says AANES’s Foza Yusif
Foza Yusif, a senior official of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), has claimed that communities ...
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DEM Party urges swift parliamentary reforms to advance Kurdish peace process in Turkey
Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit, spokesperson of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, called on parliament to take urgent steps ...
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Istanbul mayor’s arrest precludes further Turkey-EU membership talks says German Minister
German Culture Minister Claudia Roth has declared that the European Union cannot resume membership negotiations with Turkey following the arrest ...
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French philosopher Alain Badiou voices support for Kurdish-Turkish political dialogue
Leading French philosophers have voiced support for renewed political dialogue between Kurdish and Turkish actors, following Abdullah Öcalan’s recent call ...
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