‘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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Kurdish question must be solved in parliament, says Turkey’s main opposition leader Özel
“If this problem is to be solved, it will be through democratisation under the parliamentary roof,” said Özgür Özel, leader ...
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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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‘Öcalan must be heard’ – Lawyer Erol reveals details of peace call meeting
“ Öcalan came to the meeting holding a document. He placed it in front of him and said, ‘We will ...
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Öcalan’s freedom vital for peace, says Nobel laureate Williams
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams has called for the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, stressing that his ...
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Zeynab Jalalian marks 17 years of imprisonment with defiant letter, reinforces commitment to resistance
After 17 years in prison, Kurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian remains defiant, refusing to break under torture, exile, and relentless ...
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Kurdish language rights must be guaranteed, says DEM Party’s Cemile Turhallı
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Language, Culture and Arts Commission Co-Spokesperson Cemile Turhallı has strongly criticised Turkey's ...
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Turkey’s authoritarian policies thwart Kurdish peace efforts: DEM Party co-chair
Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has sharply criticised the Turkish government’s approach to ...
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‘A historic turning point for peace and the Kurdish question’: DEM Party’s Bakırhan
Turkey is at a critical crossroads in resolving the Kurdish question, Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party co-chair ...
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Turkey: Dismissed Kurdish mayors vow to continue their struggle
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed Kağızman (Qaxizman) Municipality’s elected co-mayors and replaced them with a state-appointed trustee, triggering outrage among ...
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