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Kurtulmus:
After PKK Lays Down Arms, Drafting Law Necessary
Service Turkey- After the end of consultations with political parties on the draft peace law within the "Peace and Democratic Society" process, Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus announced that if the text is finalized, the draft will be presented to the Presidium of the Parliament next week, referred to the commission and reviewed in public that same week.
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Al-Zaidi to travel to Tehran; energy and bilateral relations on the agenda
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Iraqi government spokesman announced that Ali Al-Zaidi, the country's Prime Minister, will travel to Tehran on Thursday at the head of a ministerial delegation and at the official invitation of the Iranian President.
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3000-year-old treasure of Zivyeh, Zendia scandal and important heritage of Kurdistan
The earring that Ms. Zendia wore in the promotion of the film Odyssey belongs to the ancient Zivyeh castle in Saqqez, which has now caused controversy.
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Billions of dollars invested in the development of tourism in the Kurdistan Region
The Kurdistan Region and Iraq Service-Kurdistan Region Investment Group, emphasizing the role of the tourism industry in economic development, announced that about 7.68 billion dollars have been invested in the region's tourism sector over the past seven years.
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DEM Party begins consultations with parties; draft peace law enters final stage
Service Turkey- As consultations on the draft peace law intensify, the Democrat Party announced that it will begin a new round of meetings with political parties to convey the views and proposals raised at the meeting after the İmralı delegation's recent meeting with Abdullah Öcalan. Meanwhile, negotiations on the final text of the bill and its implementation mechanisms continue in the Turkish parliament.
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Eliza Marcus:
The climate of Kurdistan is no longer the safe haven of the 1990s for the PKK
World Service-Marcus believes that the changing climate conditions of Iraqi Kurdistan and its transformation into an established political structure have limited the PKK's space for activity and have played a role in the group's decision to move towards peace.
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Turkey:
We have accelerated the process of opening the Nusaybin-Qamishlo border crossing
Service Turkey- Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bulat announced that Ankara has accelerated the preparation process for the opening of the Nusaybin-Qamishlo border crossing and the goal is for this crossing to be activated for passenger traffic, transit transportation and trade exchanges by the end of this year.
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Retired Army Colonel Dies in Helicopter Crash in Ankara
Service Turkey- One of the pilots lost his life and an air force officer was injured after an R-44 training helicopter crashed in the Temeli neighborhood of Sincan in Ankara. The West Ankara Prosecutor's Office announced the start of a judicial investigation into the cause of the accident.
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Araqchi:
Our Defense Doctrine is Clear; An Eye for an Eye
The Foreign Minister reacted sharply in a tweet in response to Trump's new threat that he had said would open the gates of hell.
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The dead end of the peace process between the Kurds and Turkey
World Service- More than a year after the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the official end of the armed struggle, the peace process between the Turkish government and the Kurdish movement has entered a critical phase. Although the main parties agree on the need to pass a law to manage the post-conflict period, disagreements over the scope of the law, the status of PKK members, the status of Abdullah Ocalan and the extent of political reforms have delayed its passage and made the Turkish parliament the main focus of the dispute.