Former Turkish nationalist declares himself Kurdish in call for peace
In a striking personal and political statement, Mümtaz’er Türköne, a former Turkish nationalist intellectual and long-time commentator, has declared his ...
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Ahmet Türk hails PKK’s expected move to end armed struggle as Turkey’s ‘Good Friday’ moment
Senior Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk has likened the expected Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) decision to end its armed struggle to ...
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From handshake to ceasefire: Turkey’s fragile path to Kurdish peace and democracy
From a rare handshake in parliament to a mass funeral attended across political divides, and from secretive party congresses to ...
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The toughest hurdle has been overcome, but an even tougher one lies ahead
Ali Duran Topuz Before Öcalan’s “Peace and Democratic Society” call was read out on 27 February, Sırrı Süreyya Önder had ...
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Rights advocates call for end to ‘enemy law’ in Turkey’s peace process
Human rights organisations and legal experts in Turkey have called for sweeping judicial reforms following the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) ...
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DEM Party leaders call for legal reforms, political dialogue in Turkey after PKK congress
Leaders of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition say the country has entered a new political phase following the latest congress of the ...
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Daily News : 09 May 2025
09/05/2025 – #DailyNews – #MedyaNews 🔸 The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced it held its 12th congress from ...
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Pervin Buldan: Öcalan probably communicated with PKK congress by technical means
Pervin Buldan, a member of the İmralı delegation that recently visited imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, gave her assessment of ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party hails PKK Congress as historic threshold, calls for political responsibility
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party has issued a landmark statement following the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s 12th ...
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DEM Party: ‘It is only a matter of time before the PKK announces its congress’
"It is only a matter of time before the PKK announces that it has convened its congress," Ayşegül Doğan, spokesperson ...
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