Kurdistan Workers' Party
Turkish gov’t intends to form ‘secretariat’ for Öcalan soon
A date will soon be set for the visit of a parliamentary delegation to the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workersâ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ãcalan, according to Peoplesâ Democratic Partyâs (HDP) Deputy Parliamentary Group Chair Pervin Buldan.
Peace bid must be finalized before 2015 elections, Demirtaş says
An accord to end Turkeyâs decades-old Kurdish issue must be completed before the general elections scheduled for June 2015, according to Peopleâs Democratic Party (HDP) co-leader Selahattin DemirtaÅ.
âThe Kurdish issue cannot shoulder another election. Considering the general trends in the Middle East, this should happen,â he said Nov. 20.
Turkey won't change position on joining anti-ISIL coalition unless its conditions are met: President
Turkey will not alter its current position toward joining the anti-jihadist coalition unless the international community targets the Bashar al-Assad regime and moves to establish security zones and no-fly zones inside Syria, the Turkish president has said.
What is the US role in Kurdish peace process?
The ongoing Kurdish peace process is certainly Turkeyâs most important issue and deserves in-depth analysis, particularly after the Oct. 6-7 uprising of Kurds that left more than 30 people dead. Those events showed how a collapse of the negotiations could affect peace and comfort across the country.
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Finnish mediator Ahtisaari ‘turned down’ Kurds’ mediation offer
Finnish peace mediator Martti Ahtisaari says he turned down the offer due to the Turkish governmentâs hesitance over foreign involvement in the Kurdish peace process Finnish peace mediator Martti Ahtisaari has said the Kurds contacted him to play a mediation role in the Kurdish conflict years ago, but he did not respond at the time due to the Turkish governmentâs hesitance over foreign inv
İmralı talks time…
Bouncing back from the verge of total collapse, the âKurdish openingâ is apparently getting equipped with new gear: direct talks with Abdullah Ãcalan, the separatist chieftain serving an enforced life term at the Ä°mralı Island prison.
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MHP: Gov’t portrays ISIL-PYD-PKK as ‘love butterflies’
The leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has chastised the government for its "foreign policy failures," arguing that both the president and prime minister are so obsessed with toppling the Syrian president that they can portray all outlawed groups in the region as innocent âlove butterflies.â
MHP leader claims gov’t is preparing to grant ‘political amnesty’ to PKK militants
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader has interpreted recent developments in the peace process as a signal indicating the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) intention to grant a âpolitical amnestyâ to members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workersâ Party (PKK).
Turkish government fiercely rules out third-party involvement in peace process
The Turkish government has categorically closed the door on the involvement of any third party in the peace process, which it labels as its brainchild.
2,000 Syrian rebels to be trained in Turkey
US and Turkish military officials meet to hash out plans to train and arm 2,000 moderate Syrian rebels in Central Anatolia Military officials from the United States and Turkey have met at the Turkish General Staffâs headquarters in Ankara for a third time to discuss equipping and training moderate Syrian rebels, and agreed on using the Hirfanlı military training center in KırÅehir for the
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