Amineh Kakabaveh: “If EU can’t protect Kurds, why should Kurds protect EU?”
Turkey has seemingly dropped its opposition to Sweden joining NATO, following eighteen months in which Turkey used its veto over ...
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Erdoğan’s walk back on Sweden’s NATO bid due to billions in US credit: Seymour Hersh
US President Joe Biden offered his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “a much-needed $11-13 billion line of credit” in return ...
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Sorry Kurds, you still have no friends
Fréderike Geerdink Turkey will approve Sweden’s NATO membership, but it’s not expected to happen before October. There is only a ...
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US support for Syrian Kurdish-led SDF won’t change after NATO summit
There has been no change in United States support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) following the NATO summit, ...
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Kurdistan National Congress slams NATO for ‘betraying democratic values in support of Erdoğan’
The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) issued a strong statement on Wednesday condemning NATO, Sweden, and Turkey's recent agreement as “an ...
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Erdoğan defers Sweden ratification to parliament after October
The parliament will decide whether Turkey will ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO after MPs return from summer holidays, Turkish ...
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Kurdish umbrella organisation condemns NATO deal, accuses Turkish gov’t of “Kurdish genocide”
The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) has issued a statement criticising the recent NATO agreement and accusing Turkey’s ruling Justice and ...
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Political scientist says Turkey sought immunity in war against Kurds through NATO talks
Turkey has been engaging in extensive dialogues and negotiations to legitimise the war against the Kurds and to conceal the ...
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NATO says Turkey, Sweden find ‘middle ground’ in implementation of PKK clamp down
As the first day of the Vilnius NATO summit drew to a close on Monday, Secretary General Jens Stoltenburg said ...
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European Commission dismisses connection between Sweden’s NATO membership and Turkey’s EU accession
Sweden fulfills all the requirements for NATO membership, and that is inapplicable to Turkey's stalled European Union (EU) accession process, ...
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