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Ozgur Ozel: Gaddafi and Saddam were also single-voiced and they fell
The leader of Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP), criticizing the gradual erosion of the separation of powers in Turkey, compared the ruling system to the regimes of Gaddafi and Saddam, attributing their downfall…
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Turkey announces $14 billion regional development plan for Kurdish southeast
Turkey announced on Sunday a $14 billion regional development plan that aims to reduce the economic gap between its mainly Kurdish southeast region and the rest of the country.
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Ocalan says strengthening Turk-Kurd brotherhood ‘historic responsibility’: pro-Kurdish party
Jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan said the strengthening of Turkish-Kurdish ties is vital and that he is ready to contribute to the process, in a rare meeting with representatives of the…
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Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party meets Abdullah Ocalan
A delegation from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday visited jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul, party officials said.
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Yashar Guler: Cross-border operations against the PKK and YPG will intensify
Turkey's Minister of National Defense announced that cross-border military operations against the Kurdish forces of the PKK and YPG will continue with increased intensity, adding that cooperation with the new Syrian…
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Ocalan willng to take initiative for settlement of Kurdish conflict: nephew
A lawmaker from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party and a nephew of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has said his uncle has clearly mentioned his willingness to take…
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Erdogan seeking to destroy Kurdish identity in Syria, global political circles believe
According to analyses from most prominent think tanks and political circles worldwide, Turkey is exploiting the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government to severely weaken, and even destroy, Kurdish identity in Syria.…
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Erdogan: A new political and diplomatic reality has emerged in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reacting to recent developments in Syria, stated that Turkey desires peace and security in Syria.
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Int’l delegation seeks permission from Turkey’s Justice Ministry to meet with Ocalan
An international delegation including lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in Turkey has applied to the Justice Ministry for permission to meet with the jailed leader…
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Turkey vows to prevent Kurdish militants from ‘exploiting the instability’ in Syria
Turkey’s defense ministry vowed to prevent Kurdish militants from capitalizing on the renewed instability in Syria, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday, as a coalition of anti-regime forces, including…
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Erdogan's potential agreement with Ocalan doesn't guarantee peace: Time
An article by Time Magazine points to Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's renewed willingness to negotiate with the imprisoned PKK leader, Abdullah Ocalan.
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Demirtas says he can’t be involved in peace process while in prison
Jailed former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas has stated that he cannot play an active role in a possible peace process “as long as he is in prison.”