DEM’s Bakırhan: PKK disbanding a historic opportunity for peace
Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, addressed his party's group meeting on Tuesday in response ...
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Erdoğan calls PKK dissolution ‘critical threshold’ as opposition urges inclusive peace
Following the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) historic decision to disband and end its four-decade armed struggle against Turkey, political leaders ...
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Global powers urge Turkey to resolve Kurdish issue as PKK disbands
International reactions have been pouring in following the historic announcement by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) that it will disband ...
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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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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party hails PKK Congress as historic threshold, calls for political responsibility
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party has issued a landmark statement following the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s 12th ...
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Leyla Zana welcomes PKK Congress outcomes, urges responsibility for a democratic future
Leyla Zana, one of the most recognised figures in the Kurdish political struggle, has issued a public statement following the ...
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Global media spotlight on PKK’s 12th Congress: Historic shift towards peace?
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) officially announced that it convened its 12th Congress from 5 to 7 May, marking what ...
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Sick prisoners central to Turkish judicial reform talks amid historic peace efforts
In Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır (Amed), in eastern Turkey, Kurdish legal organisations and civil society groups are urging the Turkish government to ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party addresses assassination allegations over death of Sırrı Süreyya Önder
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party have issued a statement addressing growing speculation that Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s death ...
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