What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict
A fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet jailed leaders
Turkey: Erdogan's Kurdish dual strategy
In the past, Bahceli's party had also called for the reintroduction of the death penalty, primarily to execute the imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. The paramilitary PKK is classified as a terrorist organization in the EU and the US and has been in armed conflict with the Turkish state since 1984.
Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of Kurdish forces in Syria and uncertainty about Ankara's intentions have left many Kurds anxious about the path ahead.
Kurdish Peace Talks: A New Chapter in Turkey's 40-Year Conflict
A delegation from Turkiye's pro-Kurdish political party met jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas in a step towards ending a 40-year conflict. The meeting, following a rendezvous with PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan,
Erdogan has dual strategy for Kurds in Turkey and Syria
Turkey's government is reaching out to the Kurdish population at home while backing militias fight Kurds in Syria. What is behind Recep Tayyip Erdogan's approach?
Turkey's Kurdish leaders meet jailed politician as the two sides inch toward peace
A delegation from one of Turkey’s biggest pro-Kurdish political parties has met a leading figure of the Kurdish movement in prison, the latest step in a tentative process to end the country’s 40-year
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The Syrian Kurds Are In Erdogan’s Crosshairs
A senior U.S. diplomat in northern Syria, William V. Roebuck, in a memo, called it “a catastrophic sideshow” and “an ...
As Ankara and Washington disagree over the future of Syrian Kurds, Israel warns of war with Turkey
The appointment of trustees and other attacks on democratic rights by the government show that the renewed negotiations ...
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Kurds in Cyprus protest against Turkey’s offensive in Syria, call for EU intervention
Kurds in Cyprus participated in a protest in Nicosia on Sunday, demanding the termination of Turkey’s offensive against ...
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Turkey threatens 'military operation' against Syrian Kurds
Turkey has threatened to launch an offensive against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria, which it accuses ...
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Kurds Under Threat in Syria as Turkey Launches Attacks and Kills Journalists After Assad Regime Falls
“Turkey is a major threat to Kurds and to democratic experiments that Kurds have been implementing in the region starting in 2014,” says Ozlem Goner, steering committee member of the Emergency ...
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Turkey raps France, says US only counterpart in northeast Syria
Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United ...