Democratic Party

Turkey's military would not have been able to relocate the Tomb of Süleyman ?ah without the blessings of Rojava's Kobane canton, a senior executive of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has indicated.

On Monday and Tuesday, February 23 and 24, Alternate Foreign Minister Nikos Chountis will carry out a visit Tirana, where he will participate in the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) member states being hosted by the Albanian SEECP Chairmanship.

During his stay in the Albanian capital, Chountis will have a series of meetings:

A delegation from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) departed to Kandil in northern Iraq Feb. 23 to review recent developments over the ongoing Kurdish resolution process with senior officials of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the party said in a statement.

More tension has arisen in parliament after Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Ay?enur Bahçekap?l? requested a translation of statements by the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) in Kurdish to be translated into Turkish for the official stenograph.

A parliamentary motion asking for an inquiry into the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) activities inside Turkey has been rejected by the votes from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

A senior official from the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) has said a fresh debate about a controversial security bill ? which was seasoned with a fistfight in parliament ? has begun hampering efforts to solve the Kurdish issue. 

A security bill that has precipitated fisticuffs in parliament and protests on the street will pass come hell or high water, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has promised.

The Montenegrin parliament's Committee on International Relations on Thursday failed to agree on the candidacy of the former Mayor of Podgorica, Miomir Mugosa, for the post of ambassador to Slovenia.

Opposition MPs and deputies from the junior ruling party, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, boycotted the session.

urkey's Parliament descended into fresh chaos on Feb. 19 with lawmakers exchanging punches for a second time over a controversial bill to boost police powers against protesters.

I apologize in advance to readers that I am not able to quote any sources while compiling this piece, but I believe that those who continue reading may get more of an idea about what is going on in the apparent deadlock in the dialogue process between the Turkish government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) in pursuit of a political settlement.