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HDP co-chair Demirta? reveals details of peace process
The government?s refusal to provide legal guarantees for the PKK?s withdrawal, coupled with the construction of military fortresses, effectively ended the cease-fire in Turkey, HDP co-chair says The resolution process started with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers?
NATO holds emergency talks on Turkey's Syria campaign
NATO was holding an emergency meeting at Turkey's request on July 28 to discuss Ankara's military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Syria.
Continuation of peace process not possible amid attacks: Turkey's Erdo?an
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said Ankara could not continue the Kurdish peace process amid continuing attacks against Turkish targets.
?It is not possible to carry on the peace process with those who target our national unity and brotherhood,? he told reporters on July 28, before departing to China.
Turkey's Erdo?an demands lifting of HDP deputies' immunity
Parliament must strip the immunity from prosecution of Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers and make them ?pay the price? for links to ?terrorist groups,? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said as the government increases its attacks on the Kurdish movement.
Turkey-Iran Pipeline Blast Halts Gas Supplies
An explosion late on Monday suspended gas transport along a pipeline between Turkey and Iran, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z has said.
The pipes were caught in flames due to the blast which was extinguished quickly, state-run Anadolu Agency quotes him as saying.
In Y?ld?z's words, transportation is set to continue as soon as repair works are finished.
Earlier intervention could have prevented the rise of ISIL, Turkish PM tells CNN
The power vacuum resulting from the atrocities of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime and a lack of international response allowed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to flourish in the region, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu told CNN International's Christiane Amanpour on July 27.
President Erdo?an calls French, Qatari and Saudi leaders
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has informed the leaders of France, Qatar and Saudi Arabia about Turkey?s ongoing operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK).
US recognizes Turkey's right to self-defense against outlawed PKK
The State Department on July 27 denied Turkey?s attacks on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) were linked to a mutual understanding with Washington, after U.S.-led anti-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces were granted permission to use Turkish bases to conduct airstrikes, while also recognizing Turkey?s right to self-defense.
Gendarmerie officer killed in eastern Turkey
A gendarmerie commander was killed in an attack in the Malazgirt district of Turkey's eastern Mu? province July 27, authorities have said.
Armed attackers opened fire on Major Aslan Kulaks?z, the commander of the gendarmerie garrison in Malazgirt, while he was traveling with his wife and child in his car.
Australian charged after police say he planned to fight ISIL
An Australian man appeared in court July 28 on terror charges after police say he tried to join Kurdish-aligned forces battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Iraq.
Blast suspends transport of gas on Iran-Turkey pipeline: Minister
An explosion overnight on July 27 suspended the transport of gas along a pipeline connecting Turkey and Iran in the eastern Turkish province of A?r?, Ankara's energy minister said.
China's Turkish dilemma
Turkey?s geopolitical standing is like an oxymoron; it is both a liability and an asset.
It is a liability since Turkey is at the heart of one of the most unstable regions in the world.
It is an asset, as the very instability of the region makes Turkey a nonexpendable player, provided it maintains its relative stability.
What is the AKP playing at?
If the Justice and Development Party?s (AKP) calculation, for the sake of domestic political gains, is to end the Kurdish peace process and declare wholesale war on the Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) under the cover of joining the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), this could leave Turkey in a worse situation than it is in today.
Holding re-elections during G-20 summit
Dear Mr. President,
Flexing muscles at home, in the neighborhood
One of the sharp qualities of Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an in politics is his ability to reduce every complicated problem into one known equation and try to solve that as it is.
This might be a simplistic approach to politics in today?s world, but it has worked for him during his 20-plus years in politics.