The state, not the PKK, has factions
Fréderike Geerdink It’s been a month of complicated developments in Turkey. It started early this month, during the opening of ...
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Turkey’s opposition mobilises for Esenyurt Square rally against trustee appointment
Turkey’s opposition is calling for a rally at Esenyurt Square to protest the government’s appointment of a trustee following the ...
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Erdoğan dismisses PKK from talks, repeats ‘brotherhood’ rhetoric without offering Kurdish rights
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asserted that the "Kurdish brothers" are Turkey's legitimate parties in discussions concerning the Kurdish issue, effectively ...
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Turkey’s main opposition CHP protests possible government takeover in İstanbul district municipality
Ahmet Özer, mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district, was detained early on Wednesday over alleged links to the Kurdistan Communities Union ...
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Turkey, Syria trapped by fear, says PYD leader, as attacks on Kurdish regions continue
This interview with PYD Co-Chair Xerîb Hiso, conducted by Miheme Porgebol for Özgür Politika, offers insights into Kurdish perspectives on ...
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Sources clarify speculation on Abdullah Öcalan’s meeting with Ömer Öcalan
On Monday, sources informed Mezopotamya Agency that Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party MP Ömer Öcalan’s recent visit to İmralı ...
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Wedding ceremony in Turkey attacked by nationalist group over Kurdish music
A Kurdish family wedding in Çanakkale, Turkey, was disrupted by a nationalist group allegedly opposing Kurdish music, with the attackers ...
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Kurdish groups intensify calls for Abdullah Öcalan’s role in peace talks
The Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party in Turkey has called for Abdullah Öcalan’s involvement in peace negotiations, underscoring that ...
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Swiss MP urges full end to Öcalan’s isolation after recent family visit
A message from imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan, relayed by his nephew, pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy ...
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Kurds across Europe protest Turkish attacks on North and East Syria
Kurds across Europe have taken to the streets to protest Turkey’s ongoing airstrikes in North and East Syria, condemning the ...
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