No time to wait—Parliament must launch Kurdish peace talks while wars rage, says DEM’s Hatimoğulları
"History does not give us the luxury of waiting – it never has," said Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish ...
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Turkey’s main opposition leader Özel urges President Erdoğan to end repression, seek real peace
“Turkey must wake up from this nightmare,” Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel declared in parliament on Tuesday during the ...
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Turkey must solve Kurdish question to ensure peace, DEM’s Bakırhan says amid regional tensions
As regional tensions escalate, Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party co-chair Tuncer Bakırhan has called on Turkey ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party leaders to visit imprisoned İstanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu
Senior officials from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party will visit jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and ...
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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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Zübeyir Aydar says peace in Turkey requires genuine constitutional reform
Zübeyir Aydar, a senior figure in the Kurdish umbrella organisation the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), has warned that a sustainable ...
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Illegal donations, fake footage, political trials— Turkey’s main opposition leader Özel slams President Erdoğan
"He took donations for illegal buildings, handed out billboard contracts unlawfully, poured money into the media—and then bought them," declared ...
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Waiting for peace must not become waiting for Godot, says DEM Party co-chair Hatimoğulları
“Millions are waiting for peace like waiting for Godot—and it is the government’s responsibility to act,” said Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair ...
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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party and ruling AKP discuss reform as political thaw continues
Senior figures from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party held ...
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DEM Party co-chair Bakırhan: Kurds, Alevis must be equal citizens in Turkey
"Let our route be peace and democratic equality, not pain and repression," said Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ ...
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