Turkey: Parliament unites to honour late peace advocate Sırrı Süreyya Önder
Lawmakers from across the political divide paid tribute in parliament on Wednesday to Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a deputy speaker and ...
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Turkey expects PKK disarmament ‘within days’: ruling party
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said on Monday it expects the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disarm and ...
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Turkey’s ruling party touts PKK disarmament but sidesteps democratic reform details
Ömer Çelik, spokesperson for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has called a directive by jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party ...
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Urgent steps needed for peace, says DEM Party co-chair Hatimoğulları
“We are the political party that has most strongly underlined the urgency of resolving this process quickly and without contamination,” ...
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Turkey’s far-right Bahçeli slams Kurdish unity talks, urges PKK to disband
“The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) must hold its congress and formally disband—without any preconditions,” Turkey's far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) ...
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Turkish analyst: Erdoğan undermines Kurdish peace process to maintain authoritarian control
A former insider of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has warned that tensions within the country’s ruling alliance could spark ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Bahçeli calls for shared Turkish future as PKK weighs up disbanding
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has centred his vision for Turkey on “building a structure everyone ...
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MHP leader Bahçeli invites constructive dialogue for national unity in Turkey
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the ultra-nationalist Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key partner in Turkey's ruling coalition, has called ...
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