Kurdish–Turkish conflict

Turkish Airlines is set to commence flights to the country's first artificial island airport in the Black Sea region, along with the much-anticipated new airport in southeastern Turkey, thus increasing its total nationwide destinations to 46.

The Turkish General Staff announced it has begun using the first domestically made Turkish attack helicopters in a counter-terrorism operation for the very first time.

Two ATAK helicopters flew on April 25 to the southeastern province of Siirt to join the 3rd Commando Brigade, the General Staff said in an announcement posted on its official webpage on May 4.

The Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP), a key stakeholder in a government-led but stalled peace process, has asserted that the ball is now in the government?s court to take steps to find a resolution.

The leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has vowed to continue the Kurdish peace process if elected in the June polls, but has stressed he will regard the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) as the sole interlocutor in the talks. 

The leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has vowed to continue the Kurdish peace process if elected in the June polls, but has stressed he will regard the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) as the sole interlocutor in the talks. 

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Yalç?n Akdo?an has said Peoples? Democratic Party?s (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirta? is under the direct ?tutelage? of Cemil Bay?k, a senior leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK). 

The Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP), which is focused on the Kurdish problem, announced its election manifesto on April 21 in Istanbul with the aim of surpassing the unfair 10 percent national threshold in the Turkish election system.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an chaired a cabinet meeting April 20 for the third time since he was elected president, with the A?r? incident and electorate security at the top of the agenda.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has ?strongly? condemned an April 18 armed attack on the Ankara headquarters of the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP). 

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Yalç?n Akdo?an has forecasted that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is not likely to hold a congress in the next few months on a decision to lay down their arms, indicating it will not happen before the June 7 parliamentary election.