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Baghdad, Erbil and Ankara reach agreement to dismantle Makhmour camp
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Baghdad, Erbil and Ankara have agreed to dismantle the Makhmour camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and return 16,000 Turkish Kurdish citizens residing in the camp to their country.
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What is the story behind the controversial image of "Ocalan's Certificate of Appreciation from the Special Warfare Department"?
Turkish Service - The publication of an image attributed to the Special Warfare Department of the Turkish Armed Forces has raised claims about Abdullah Ocalan's long-standing connection with the country's armed…
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Kurdish Party Leaders Warn the Ruling Party; Ocalan's Legal Status and Freedom Are Our Red Lines
Service Turkey - The joint chairmen of the DBP and the Democrat Party in Van emphasized that determining the legal status and realizing the physical freedom of Abdullah Ocalan must be included in the "Framework…
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Is the PKK preparing for a new phase of the peace process?
World Service - The evacuation of dozens of PKK bases and military positions along the Turkish border and the transfer of forces to other areas has strengthened speculation that the peace process has entered a new…
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Ankara Mayor Etimsgut and 39 Other Municipality Managers Sent to Prison
Service Turkey – A court in Ankara has issued a prison sentence for Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Mayor of Etimsgut, and 39 other defendants in the framework of an investigation into alleged irregularities and corruption in…
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Iraq and Turkey agree to resume oil exports via Ceyhan port
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced the signing of a one-year agreement with Turkey to resume crude oil exports via Ceyhan port; an agreement that, according to Baghdad, will…
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Dep Nature and Culture Festival Begins with the Sounds of Dangbezhi
Service Turkey – The Dep Nature and Culture Festival 2026 began in Dep, Kharpet Province, with the performance of a number of Kurdish Dangbezhi and was widely welcomed by the people. The ceremony emphasized the…
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Why did the PKK give up the war?
World Service - Engelsberg Ideas magazine, in an analysis reviewing Eliza Marcus's new book, argues that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) concluded that continuing the armed struggle was no longer the solution,…
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Monzur Festival, a Narrative of Culture, Nature and Peace in Dersim
Service Turkey – The 24th Monzur Culture and Nature Festival was held in Dersim, with a march, music and group dance performances, Alevi rituals and cultural and environmental meetings; a festival that this year…
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Imrali Sources:
Dem Party Rejects Government's Verbal Framework
Service Turkey – Sources close to members of the Peace and Democratic Society Process say that the framework that government officials have verbally presented to the Imrali delegation of the Dem Party regarding…
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Turan Uysal released after 31 years in prison
Service Turkey – Turan Uysal, a Kurdish political prisoner whose release was postponed for a year by the decision of the prison administration and supervision board, was released from Bulu F-Type Prison after 31…
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Hasan Basri Furaat, Kurdish politician buried in Khanus
Service Turkey – The body of Hasan Basri Furaat, Kurdish politician, former co-mayor of Khanus and grandson of Sheikh Said, was buried in the village of Qol-Hisar with hundreds of people in attendance. The speakers…