When brute force replaces law, resistance becomes legitimate, says former Turkish nationalist
Political commentator Mümtaz’er Türköne has warned that Turkey is sliding into a state where democratic norms are replaced by a ...
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Bakırhan: Imprisoned Kurdish leader Öcalan’s call will serve as a ‘roadmap’
Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has said that an anticipated call from imprisoned ...
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Erdoğan’s advisor rejects claims of alliance rift over Öcalan parliament speech proposal
Turkish Presidential Advisor Mehmet Uçum has defended the ruling coalition's unity, asserting that far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet ...
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Top Turkish advisor rejects Kurdish autonomy, frames armed groups as foreign-backed
Mehmet Uçum, a senior advisor to the Turkish president, defended Turkey’s stance against Kurdish autonomy movements, calling them “paid paramilitary ...
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Turkey’s DEM Party slams “evil” presidential advisor for dismissing possibility of peace process
Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party spokeswoman Ayşegül Doğan has hit back at presidential advisor Mehmet Uçum’s recent comments dismissing ...
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Turkish government rejects dialogue process on Kurdish question
An adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mehmet Uçum, has denied that Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) ...
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