PKK’s Kalkan: Without Öcalan’s freedom, peace remains an illusion
"Leader Apo has done more than his share. Truly, everyone was astonished," said Duran Kalkan, senior member of the Kurdistan ...
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Pervin Buldan confirms new phase in peace dialogue after meeting with Erdoğan
A senior member of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Pervin Buldan, has confirmed that a new ...
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Two voices, one cause: Westrheim and Zümrüt on Öcalan, peace, and global solidarity
On 11–12 April 2025, an international conference titled Freedom for Öcalan – A Political Solution for the Kurdish Question will ...
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Veteran Irish leader Gerry Adams commends Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace and democracy
Veteran Irish politician Gerry Adams, once the face of the political party Sinn Féin, has written an opinion piece for ...
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Turkish government faces pressure as KCK leader criticises stalling in peace process
The Kurdish movement may reassess its approach if the Turkish government fails to honour promises made in recent peace talks, ...
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Kurdish communities globally mark Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday with demands for his release
Kurds worldwide celebrated the 76th birthday of Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Friday, ...
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Erdoğan says conditions ripe for end of Kurdish conflict but offers no concrete steps in Eid speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that global, regional, and domestic conditions provide an unprecedented opportunity for a resolution ...
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Bahçeli calls for shared Turkish future as PKK weighs up disbanding
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has centred his vision for Turkey on “building a structure everyone ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party calls for peace, justice and unity in Eid message
The co-chairs of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan, have issued a joint ...
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DEM party concludes critical talks with AKP, stresses Abdullah Öcalan’s role in peace process
Representatives from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party met with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on ...
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