Journalism, power, and the dissolution of the PKK
Fréderike Geerdink Several media outlets have interviewed me about the decision of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to dissolve itself ...
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Global powers urge Turkey to resolve Kurdish issue as PKK disbands
International reactions have been pouring in following the historic announcement by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) that it will disband ...
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Bahçeli thanks Öcalan after PKK announces disbandment: “Seeds of peace have finally germinated”
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has welcomed the announcement of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) of their disbandment, ...
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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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EFA President Lorena Lopez urges EU to back peace efforts in Turkey, Middle East
In a recent interview with Erem Kansoy of Medya News, Lorena Lopez, President of the European Free Alliance (EFA), expressed ...
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PKK’s Kalkan slams Turkey’s inactivity: Unlock İmralı, unlock peace!
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) executive committee member Duran Kalkan has openly criticised the Turkish government for failing to respond ...
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Bahçeli calls on PKK to hold a congress in Malazgirt on 4 May
Far right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has called on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to convene a ...
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Demirtaş urges for equal citizenship for lasting peace: ‘Do not be afraid! Bring peace’
Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a leading figure in Turkey’s pro-Kurdish movement, has ...
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Kurdish journalist Melek Avcı explains the impact of Öcalan’s historic call in Turkey
Kurdish journalist Melek Avcı of JinNews Agency, who was present yesterday when Abdullah Öcalan's historic call for peace was read ...
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German Left’s Van Aken urges Europe to aid Turkish-Kurdish dialogue, follows Öcalan’s peace call
Jan van Aken, co-chair of Germany's Die Linke (The Left), has shared his perspective on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s historic ...
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