UK Trade Unions renew call for peace in Turkey: Öcalan must be released to lead negotiations
The Freedom for Öcalan UK Trade Union Campaign has welcomed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) historic decision to dissolve its ...
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MEPs welcome PKK’s end to armed struggle, urge Turkey to seize historic opportunity
The Kurdish Working Group in the European Parliament has described the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) recent congress decision to dissolve ...
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PKK dissolution ‘historic step’ for democratisation, says jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş
Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and in detention since 2016, has expressed strong support for ...
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Turkey mourns Sırrı Süreyya Önder: A legacy of peace and cultural bridging
The passing of Sırrı Süreyya Önder, one of Turkey’s most influential cultural and political figures as an MP of the ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party calls for peace, justice and unity in Eid message
The co-chairs of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan, have issued a joint ...
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Tens of thousands gather in Istanbul in defence of democracy, solidarity with İmamoğlu
Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled Istanbul’s Maltepe district on Saturday in the largest protest to date against the arrest ...
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Turkey’s CHP holds historic primary as Istanbul Mayor Imamoğlu jailed
Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), is holding its first-ever primary election today to select a presidential ...
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