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MHP's Bahçeli reiterates call for Öcalan to declare dissolution of PKK in parliament
MHP's Bahçeli reiterates call for Öcalan to declare dissolution of PKK in parliament
Despite the recent takeover of pro-Kurdish municipalities, the nationalist leader insists on his offer.
5 November 2024
DEM Party discusses PKK leader Öcalan’s ‘isolation’ with Justice Ministry
DEM Party discusses PKK leader Öcalan’s ‘isolation’ with Justice Ministry
Öcalan had a family visit for the first time in over four years amid renewed peace process discussions.
30 October 2024
Öcalan's message: İmralı Island, possibilities, opportunities
Özgür Amed
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Öcalan's message: İmralı Island, possibilities, opportunities
Öcalan's message: İmralı Island, possibilities, opportunities
Öcalan is expressing his own choice, saying, "I am here." From this point, the choice is now left to the state. The state must make its own decision. I believe this phase is the most crucial one for the state.
26 October 2024 Özgür Amed
Erdoğan backs Bahçeli’s dialogue initiative with Kurds as ‘historic opportunity’
Erdoğan backs Bahçeli’s dialogue initiative with Kurds as ‘historic opportunity’
The president called for the support of all political parties, civil society and the entire public for the new process.
22 October 2024
Ahmet Türk: 'I did not praise Erdoğan, he is the leader who caused the most suffering to Kurds'
Ahmet Türk: 'I did not praise Erdoğan, he is the leader who caused the most suffering to Kurds'
Ahmet Türk, the co-mayoral candidate of the DEM Party in Mardin, clarified his statements regarding President Erdoğan. Türk, who stated that Erdoğan is a leader who has taken control of all state institutions, and thus has the power to solve the Kurdish issue if he wants, also mentioned that he does not expect a new resolution process to start in the near future.
20 February 2024
HDP's Sancar says opposition should be 'brave' to tackle Kurdish question
HDP's Sancar says opposition should be 'brave' to tackle Kurdish question
"What will unlock the great peace is a democratic solution to the Kurdish question. Without putting forward a convincing and consistent program, you can't achieve the results you want," Sancar has said.
4 April 2022
'Unless the Syrian territorial integrity is solved, Kurdish issue may explode'
RUSSIA'S FM SERGEY LAVROV
'Unless the Syrian territorial integrity is solved, Kurdish issue may explode'
Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, has indicated that “if the issue of Syrian territorial integrity is not solved, Kurdish problem may explode.”
6 October 2020
Barzani Meets With Ahmet Türk, Sırrı Sakık
Barzani Meets With Ahmet Türk, Sırrı Sakık
President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Barzani, Ahmet Türk and Sırrı Sakık had a meeting yesterday discussing about how to get back to the spirit of 2013 when the peace negotiations had started.
27 February 2017
1 Soldier Killed in Şırnak
1 Soldier Killed in Şırnak
One soldier has lost his life resulting from the explosive planted on the land be detonated by PKK members in Şırnak’s Beytüşşebap district.
14 October 2016
Bomb Explosion in Mardin, One Person Killed
Bomb Explosion in Mardin, One Person Killed
One civilian has been killed and four injured in an explosion that went off in a house in Mardin’s Nusaybin district.
16 September 2016
“Parliament Speaker’s Kurdish Document is Too Ambiguous”
PROF. BÜŞRA ERSANLI
“Parliament Speaker’s Kurdish Document is Too Ambiguous”
Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek presented an 11 point document intended to solve the Kurdish issue during a press meeting on Tuesday. Prof. Büşra Ersanlı, who spent 8.5 months behind bars in connection with the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial, told bianet that the contents of the document were too murky, however.
28 August 2012 Nilay Vardar
PKK Releases Opposition Deputy Hüseyin Aygün
PKK Releases Opposition Deputy Hüseyin Aygün
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) released Hüseyin Aygün, a deputy of the main opposition People’s Republican Party (CHP) who was kidnapped on Sunday.
14 August 2012
PKK Kidnaps Opposition Deputy Hüseyin Aygün
PKK Kidnaps Opposition Deputy Hüseyin Aygün
Members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) kidnapped Hüseyin Aygün, a deputy of the main opposition People’s Republican Party (CHP,) in the southeastern province of Tunceli (Dersim) on Sunday, sparking fierce criticism from nearly all quarters.
13 August 2012 Nilay Vardar
178 Deaths Mark the First Half of 2012 in the East
HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
178 Deaths Mark the First Half of 2012 in the East
Some 15,109 rights violations took place in eastern Turkey during the first half of 2012, according to a report by the Human Rights Association (IHD.) A total of 56 security personnel and 122 militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) also lost their lives during the same period.
9 July 2012
Lawyers Storm out of the Courtroom in Landmark KCK Case
KCK ISTANBUL TRIAL KICKS OFF
Lawyers Storm out of the Courtroom in Landmark KCK Case
A specially authorized Istanbul court rejected all the defendants’ demands in the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial during the first hearing of the case on Monday. Eminent publisher Ragıp Zarakolu and academic Büşra Ersanlı are also facing charges as part of the probe.
2 July 2012 Nilay Vardar
“Everyone Should Partake in the Peace Process”
LEYLA ZANA ON TALKS WITH PM
“Everyone Should Partake in the Peace Process”
Independent Diyarbakır Deputy Leyla Zana held a press meeting in Parliament on Sunday following her talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the Kurdish issue. The veteran Kurdish politician’s earlier statement that PM Erdoğan could resolve the Kurdish issue had drawn sharp cricitism from various quarters within the Kurdish movement.
2 July 2012
A Harbiye Concert and The Kurdish Issue
A Harbiye Concert and The Kurdish Issue
During the "Women of Water" concert, friday night at Harbiye's Open Air Theatre, a group of Turks protested against Kurdish singer Aynur for singing in Kurdish. She was forced to cut her performance short and left after the third song.
16 July 2011 Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere
Another Call for Peace from Ankara
KURDISH ISSUE
Another Call for Peace from Ankara
A total of 162 organisations and formations including the Turkey Peace Assembly Ankara Initiative, called on the army to put an end to operations, and on the PKK to put an end to its actions; "A process of dialogue should start for permanent peace.”
12 August 2010
Turkey Rejects Desmond Tutu’s Peace Letter
KURDISH ISSUE
Turkey Rejects Desmond Tutu’s Peace Letter
Although it was pre-arranged, police stopped us and said that the letter would not be accepted, said Reverand Esau, who took the letter to Turkey’ s London Embassy. “We are very saddened but we will not stop our efforts to try and engage the Turkish government.” " Tutu, in his letter, had asked Erdogan to solve the Kurdish problem through peaceful negotiations.
12 August 2010
KURDISH ISSUE
DTK Proposes Autonomy and Supports Boycott
The Democratic Society Congress, which gathered for the fourth time, reiterated the demand for a new constitution. The Congress called on the state and the PKK for the silencing of weapons and asked that PKK leader Ocalan is accepted as an interlocutor.
11 August 2010
BDP Demands the Silencing of Weapons
KURDISH ISSUE
BDP Demands the Silencing of Weapons
Co-Presidents Demirtas and Kisanak, who made a statement following the BDP meeting, said: “We call on the state, the government and the PKK to silence the weapons, so that the way for negotiations may be cleared.” BDP also called on the media to use a language of peace.
11 August 2010
From Desmond Tutu to Erdogan: "Solve Kurdish Problem by Peaceful Means”
KURDISH ISSUE
From Desmond Tutu to Erdogan: "Solve Kurdish Problem by Peaceful Means”
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Human rights activist Archbishop Tutu underlined that no winner could emerge from such a clash. “Peaceful negotiations are the only lasting solution to the problems,” he added. According to a report by ANF, the Turkish Embassy in London did not accept Tutu’s letter.
11 August 2010
NGOs from Istanbul Call for Peace
KURDISH ISSUE
NGOs from Istanbul Call for Peace
Many organisations with different backgrounds, have made a joint statement under the name, “Civil Society Initiatives” and called on the policy makers: "Stop the bloodshed, solve this problem already, find the solution that is fair for everyone.”
4 August 2010 Ezgi Kardeş
Biji Keçe Kurdan
IMPRESSIONS FROM SUE MARSH AKYEL
Biji Keçe Kurdan
I wasn’t sure what to expect about my trip to the Southeast of Turkey in March. Practically everything I’ve heard about this region is scary and summed up in the question I was most often asked when I told people I’m going there on a vacation: “What business do you have there?” At the time things were relatively calm so I felt comfortable enough to go with an open mind.
12 July 2010 Sue Marsh Akyel
KURDISH ISSUE
PKK Leader Responds to General Staff's Comments
Convicted rebel leader Öcalan says the army's also responsible from the feudal political relations in southeastern Turkey. He also criticizes the PKK and the DTP for not taking enough initiative for a diplomatic and peaceful solution.
26 September 2009
KURDISH ISSUE
"We Need Democracy, Not More Security"
Peace activist, writer Tahmaz criticizes the recently announced "Under-secretariat of Public Order and Security," which would coordinate counter-terrorism activities. "Tightening the security won't solve the Kurdish issue, only political reforms could," he says.
13 May 2009 Tolga Korkut
Court Sentences Mayor of "Terrorist Propaganda"
Diyarbakır Sur district mayor Demişbaş is sentenced to prison for referring to rebel PKK leader as "Mr. Öcalan". Elected in recent local elections, he is striped of the right to serve as public officer by the ruling.
7 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
"Kurdish Issue Is Bigger Than Disarming the PKK"
Peace activist, journalist Tahmaz regards initiatives to end armed struggle important "but the problem is about giving Kurds their rights".
16 April 2009 Tolga Korkut
Army's Affection for US Overcomes Boycott for DTP
While PM Erdoğan refuses to meet with the pro-Kurdish MPs, DTP co-chair Türk met with us president Obama and expressed their views for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue. Army commanders attend General Assembly meeting after two years.
7 April 2009
DTP to Discuss Kurdish Issue With Obama
US president Obama arrives in Turkey this afternoon. DTP MP Tuncel says they would demand improving diplomatic efforts in trying to resolve the problems in the Middle East.
5 April 2009
Hopes for Peace Amid Gül's Visit to Iraq
President Gül meets with his counterpart Talabani as well as the head of Kurdish regional government, Barzani. Calls for improved relations between two countries and an end to armed conflict between Turkey and Kurdish rebels.
24 March 2009
Journalist's Death at Newroz 1992: Evidence of Ergenekon Mentality
Journalist Balıkçı recalls his colleague's death by police fire, during the Newroz events of 1992: "A white flag on his hand, İzzet was lying in blood. The case was never solved."
19 March 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
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