Eyes on Turkey as global media reacts to PKK’s disbandment
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced it is dissolving itself and ending its decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish ...
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PKK ends armed struggle after 40 years, entrusts transition to Öcalan
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has formally dissolved its organisation and declared the end of its armed insurgency, marking a ...
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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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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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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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‘You gave me everything, but I never had enough of your friendship’: Daughter’s emotional tribute to Önder
Thousands gathered at İstanbul’s Atatürk Cultural Centre (AKM) on Sunday to bid farewell to Sırrı Süreyya Önder, the veteran pro-Kurdish ...
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