‘Turkey must end violence, embrace unity,’ says Parliament Speaker
Turkey must move beyond decades of violence and build a unified, peaceful future, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş said on Monday ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party meets opposition leaders in political dialogue push
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party held key meetings with opposition leaders in Ankara this week, in a ...
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‘Now is the time to build an equal life together,’ says DEM Party co-chair Hatimoğulları
“Now is the time to build an equal life together—there are no more excuses,” said Tülay Hatimoğulları co-chair of Turkey’s ...
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New political paradigm for Kurdish movement
Cemil Bayık, co-founder of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has declared that the Kurdish movement is formulating a “new paradigm” to ...
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UK Trade Unions renew call for peace in Turkey: Öcalan must be released to lead negotiations
The Freedom for Öcalan UK Trade Union Campaign has welcomed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) historic decision to dissolve its ...
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Erdoğan hints at post-PKK era, pledges new process of reforms
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with ministers and MPs from his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the ...
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Peace and democratisation before early elections
Veysi Sarısözen In his column yesterday, Cumhuriyet writer Orhan Bursalı wrote: “The Palace and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) ...
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Germany to launch first Kurdish university in 2026
Germany is set to open the first-ever Kurdish university in 2026, offering a unique academic experience for Europe’s Kurdish population, ...
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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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Öcalan’s isolation violates basic legal norms, says rights lawyer Eren Keskin
“We are witnessing a penal regime that defies the law itself,” said Eren Keskin, co-chair of Turkey's Human Rights Association ...
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