Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Are nationalists simpletons?
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an recently said, "What do you call the Kurdish issue; there is no Kurdish issue." Immediately after he said this, political analysts presented their assumptions with their all-knowing attitude: "Hmm? He is playing to the nationalist votes before the elections."
Is he playing or is he not playing? I don't know.
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Kurdish official claims ISIS used chlorine gas against his troops
A top official of the Kurdish army stated that he has proof that ISIS used deadly gas attacks against Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq.
The Kurdish general claimed that his soldiers were exposed to the chemical substance in December.
What more do Kurds want, Erdo?an asks
Anticipation is growing about a breakthrough on the Kurdish issue this Nevruz amid intense talks between the government and militants, but President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an turned back the clock several years on March 15 to claim that Turkey does not have any ?Kurdish problem,? arguing that Kurds have equal rights with the rest of the country.
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Contacts in peace process intensify ahead of crucial visit to Öcalan
Discussions between parties involved in Turkey?s Kurdish peace process accelerated in the run-up to Nevruz, March 21, which the government has highlighted as a potential milestone for the bid ahead of June 7 parliamentary elections.
Turkey sends controversial security bill back to committee
The Turkish government has unexpectedly taken its controversial homeland security bill out of parliament and sent it back to a committee for further revision in a possible concession to the opposition, the official Anatolia news agency reported on March 13.
Nevruz to mark a new milestone over Kurdish peace process: Turkey
This year's Nevruz, the annual festival celebrated on March 21 to mark the beginning of spring particularly in the country's predominantly Kurdish Southeast Anatolia region, will mark a milestone in the ongoing Kurdish peace process, a senior government official has said.
US envoy reiterates support for 'peace process '
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass has repeated that his country attaches importance and lends support to Turkey?s ongoing peace process aiming to end the three-decade old Kurdish insurgency.
?Peace will contribute to the region. We place importance on the peace process and lend support to it,? Anadolu Agency quoted Bass as saying on March 9.
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Kurdish peace negotiators on verge of political talks: British mediator
The Turkish government and Kurds are on the verge of starting political negotiations, according to British diplomat Jonathan Powell, who was one of Tony Blair's senior aides who took a crucial role during Northern Ireland's peace talks.
German court jails man for running PKK's finances in Europe
A German court has convicted a man of terrorism charges and sentenced him to six years in prison after finding he ran the finances in Europe of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK).
Watch video with 'Italian' jihadist in leading role
Footage shown by the Italian website Globalist.it depicts members of the terror group preparing for a suicide attack against PKK positions in northern Syria.
As the website reports, Italian secret services confirmed the authenticity of the video, which means that the presence of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, fighting alongside jihadists, is also confirmed.