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Turkey's New Law; A Major Project to Redefine the Kurdish Issue
World Service - National Context analysis shows that the draft "Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration" is not just a framework for dissolving the PKK, but is the first stage of a broad plan to transfer the Kurdish issue from the security sphere to the political arena within Turkey and the region.
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For a lasting peace, the path to dialogue with Imrali must be opened
Service Turkey - Emphasizing the continuation of the "peace and democratic society" process, Duran Kalkan, a senior member of the PKK, said that the end of the conflicts depends on creating a legal and political basis, expanding dialogue and the direct role of Abdullah Ocalan. He also called for the implementation of the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights and the release of Selahattin Demirtaş and other political prisoners.
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Implications of the PKK's Major Withdrawal from the Kurdistan Region
World Desk – Following the PKK's withdrawal from Turkey's border areas, reports now indicate the evacuation of Gara—one of the group's most critical strategic hubs—a move many view as a sign that the peace process has reached a point of no return.
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Consolidation of Turkish and PKK military positions in the Kurdistan region
World Service - At the same time as the political talks continue, the Turkish army and the PKK forces are developing new bases, tunnels and fortifications in the border areas of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.