Turkey’s ‘shadow games’: Is peace really possible?
Ertuğrul Mavioğlu With the re-opening of its Parliament, Turkey seemed to enter a new phase. marked by the unexpected gesture ...
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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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Calls for dialogue as Öcalan’s isolation sparks debate
In recent political discourse in Turkey, the issue of Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), ...
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Öcalan’s past criticisms of symbolic gestures resurface after Bahçeli’s handshake
Abdullah Öcalan’s 2007 criticisms of symbolic gestures, specifically referring to a handshake involving far-right leader Devlet Bahçeli, have resurfaced following ...
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The diplomatic meaning of a handshake
In October 2024, a surprising moment in Turkish politics occurred when Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the nationalist MHP, shook hands ...
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PKK’s Duran Kalkan warns Turkey faces instability amid conflicts
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Executive Committee member Duran Kalkan has warned of escalating conflict within Turkey and across the Middle ...
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Turkey’s main opposition CHP criticised for selective victimhood over Kurdish issue
Eren Keskin, co-chair of the Human Rights Association, has accused Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), of ...
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DEM Party accuses the Turkish government of reviving coup-era mentality towards Kurds
The Turkish government's policies towards Kurds are even more oppressive than those seen during the 12 September 1980 coup, claims ...
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DEM Party exposes lavish govt spending; far-right leader demands treasury fund cut
Far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has demanded the cessation of treasury funds for Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemns violence in Turkish Parliament over Can Atalay’s MP status
The Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, a pro-Kurdish political group in Turkey, has strongly condemned the violence that erupted ...
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