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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.”
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Inviting Assad, Erdogan has shown needed will to resolve Syria political crisis: FM
Turkey FM Hakan Fidan stated that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's invitation to meet with Syrian President Assad demonstrates the necessary will to resolve Syria's political crisis.
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Turkey and Abdullah Ocalan have reached an agreement, but PKK has refused to accept Turkey's demands: activist
Turkey Kurdish political activist Ibrahim Xelil Baran explained Turkey is attempting to utilize Ocalan to control Syrian Kurdistan, but the PKK has rejected this approach.
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Turkish government seeking to lift immunity of five lawmakers
The Turkish government has submitted a motion to Parliament seeking the removal of legislative immunity for five lawmakers, the Arti Gerçek news website reported on Friday.
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Erdogan remains hopeful about mending ties with Assad, despite failed attempts
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose attempts to normalize relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have yet to yield results, expressed continued optimism about mending ties with the Syrian leader.…
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Turkey pressuring US to rethink its Kurdish alliance in Syria
Turkey is pressing the United States to reconsider its support for Kurdish militants in Syria, according to comments by its leaders including President Tayyip Erdogan, who has again floated the possibility of a…
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Ahmed Turk: Erdogan's remarks are shameful and a sign of his weakness
Ahmed Turk, the dismissed mayor of Mardin from the Peoples' Democratic Party, responded to recent statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who accused the dismissed mayors of aiding terrorism.…
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Erdogan willing for another deal with Trump over Syrian Kurds - media reports
Media reports suggest Turkish President Erdogan's haste to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the US election and invite him to Turkey is a sign of his desire for another deal with the new American president…
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Turkey pro-Kurdish party co-chair faces probe for remarks criticizing removal of mayors
Turkey’s interior ministry has announced the launch of an investigation into the co-chairperson and a party official of the country’s main pro-Kurdish party due to remarks made earlier this week criticizing the…
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Stratfor Institute analyzes Erdogan's motive in seeking peace with Kurds
The renowned Institute of Stratfor has analyzed the Turkish government's recent inclination towards peace with the Kurdish population, suggesting that the primary motivation is to secure the support of the pro-Kurdish…
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Turkey and PKK, an opening in search of stability
In early October, Devlet Bahceli, secretary general of the nationalist MHP party, shook hands with several MPs from the pro-Kurdish DEM party, formerly HDP.
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Bahceli accuses CHP of coming between Ocalan and DEM Party
Turkish government-ally, far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli on Nov. 5 reiterated his last week call on jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan to announce the dissolutio…