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President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said he did not approve of a meeting and joint press conference between the government and the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) at Istanbul?s Dolmabahçe Palace on Feb. 28, which was presented as a turning point in the Kurdish peace process.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has avoided thorny issues related to Turkey's Kurdish peace bid during his speech in a western city, confined himself to congratulating Nevruz with broad remarks.

A senior government official has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an over his latest intervention into the government-led Kurdish peace process, describing the president?s remarks as emotional and personal. 

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK), has called on the PKK to convene an extraordinary congress to "end the 40-year-long arms struggle" against Turkey. 

All eyes will be on Diyarbak?r on March 21, where a letter from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, will be read during Nevruz festivities, marking the arrival of spring.

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) will hold its annual congress on March 21, on the same day as the Nevruz Festival, where a message from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan is set to be read out in Diyarbak?r.

Democracy is a difficult game to play. It has its rules. Some play it well, some play it badly. But, coming up with a claim that "We have a Turkish-style democracy" is nothing but a confession that in Turkey there is a government system which is a hybrid in nature; elements of democratic governance mixed with a culture of power-worshipping and an oppressive government understanding.

A much-anticipated letter from jailed outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan that will be read out during Nevruz celebrations in Diyarbak?r will be ?historic,? according to Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) Istanbul deputy S?rr? Süreyya Önder.

There is no legal obstacle preventing the head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) from sending a visual Nevruz message to festivities in Diyarbak?r on March 21, Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? has said.

U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf has said the U.S. welcomes all steps in support of a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish issue, after the Turkish government and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) held a joint press conference in Istanbul on Feb. 28 to herald a new level in the peace process.