Turkey: Opposition leaders discuss peace efforts, legal reforms
The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party met with three major Turkish opposition groups on Monday, urging action to ...
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DEM Party denounces Erdoğan’s trustee rule at final Women’s Day rally in Van
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party concluded its 8 March International Women’s Day celebrations with a final rally ...
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Turkish opposition’s new reform plan calls for parliamentary commission on Kurdish issue
The Republican People’s Party (CHP) has prepared a 20-point democratisation package, marking a significant step in Turkey’s ongoing political debate ...
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Kurdish peace efforts met with violence: Ongoing Turkish attacks on guerrilla positions
Despite renewed calls for peace by imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the unilateral ceasefire of the Kurdistan Workers' Party ...
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DEM Party’s Tülay Hatimoğulları calls for women’s day solidarity, action
At a special parliamentary session to mark International Women's Day, Turkey's pro-Kurdish Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları ...
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‘This is the last chance’: DEM Party MP Buldan on Öcalan’s plea for peace
"This is the last chance. Turks, Kurds, women, young people—let us all embrace the 'Call for Peace and a Democratic ...
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Academics experts confirm new era in Kurdish-Turkish relations following Öcalan’s call
Following Abdullah Öcalan’s call for ending the armed struggle, leading academics on the Kurdish issue have affirmed that a new ...
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Öcalan’s call for peace: Pro-Kurdish DEM Party co-chair Hatimoğulları urges gov’t action
"Words are not enough; action is required," said Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, ...
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‘Violence is Off the Table’: DEM Party’s Önder signals visit to Rojava
A historic meeting on 27 February at İmralı Island has signalled a potential shift in Turkey’s approach to the Kurdish ...
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First Newroz fires lit in Kurdish regions of Iran, Iraq and Öcalan’s birthplace in Turkey
The first fires of this year's Kurdish New Year, also known as Newroz, have been lit in Oraman (Hewraman), a ...
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