DEM Party calls PKK decision start of democratic transformation
Ayşegül Doğan, spokesperson for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has described the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) official ...
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Former Turkish nationalist declares himself Kurdish in call for peace
In a striking personal and political statement, Mümtaz’er Türköne, a former Turkish nationalist intellectual and long-time commentator, has declared his ...
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Ahmet Türk hails PKK’s expected move to end armed struggle as Turkey’s ‘Good Friday’ moment
Senior Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk has likened the expected Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) decision to end its armed struggle to ...
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Turkish opposition leader calls for end to state-appointed trustees in Kurdish cities
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party has called for urgent reforms in parliament to end the practice of appointing ...
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From handshake to ceasefire: Turkey’s fragile path to Kurdish peace and democracy
From a rare handshake in parliament to a mass funeral attended across political divides, and from secretive party congresses to ...
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Rights advocates call for end to ‘enemy law’ in Turkey’s peace process
Human rights organisations and legal experts in Turkey have called for sweeping judicial reforms following the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) ...
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DEM Party leaders call for legal reforms, political dialogue in Turkey after PKK congress
Leaders of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition say the country has entered a new political phase following the latest congress of the ...
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Global media spotlight on PKK’s 12th Congress: Historic shift towards peace?
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) officially announced that it convened its 12th Congress from 5 to 7 May, marking what ...
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Sick prisoners central to Turkish judicial reform talks amid historic peace efforts
In Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır (Amed), in eastern Turkey, Kurdish legal organisations and civil society groups are urging the Turkish government to ...
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Jailed İstanbul mayor İmamoğlu mourns Önder as tireless advocate of peace, coexistence
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, currently imprisoned, has described the legacy of Sırrı Süreyya Önder as a lifelong commitment ...
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