The announcement comes at a time when Turkey is pursuing a renewed Kurdish peace initiative.

The intentions of the subjects are unclear; the process is not transparent; and regional developments are quite uncertain and complex, as is the peace process in Turkey. When all these factors are taken together, we are left with a picture of “postmodern peace” whose direction, principles, and boundaries are unclear.

Upon his release, Aktaş conveyed Öcalan's message: “Serok said, ‘We will turn İmralı Island into an island of peace'."

Seven soldiers receiving basic training were hospitalized due to high fever.

The committee is expected to play a pivotal role in the peace process.

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The authorities claimed that Veradardz Folk Ensemble had “deviated from the purpose of the event” in past years by displaying the Armenian flag during performances.

At the 19th congress of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, imprisoned lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı was elected vice president of the 48-member executive bureau.

The urbanization minister recently ordered construction companies in the quake zone to work around the clock which is an indication that the recovery is not going as planned, according to experts.

The suspect had been sought through a red notice for a homicide committed

Barım's lawyers previously claimed that she risks death in prison conditions.

Activists from the Palestine Action Committee were detained after dispersing peacfully and are now facing charges of "insulting the president."

The nationalist leader strongly criticized those who compared his proposal to Lebanon's political system.

A special parliamentary committee is expected to be formed in the coming days to work on the legal steps to be taken as part of the Kurdish peace process.

According to Öcalan, the democratic nation first and foremost acknowledges ethnic, religious, cultural, and gender pluralism. He does not equate the nation with the state; instead, he sees the nation as a form of social organization and solidarity.

Öztürk Türkdoğan, DEM Party's deputy co-chair, spoke to bianet about the legal steps that must be taken in the peace process, from the possible release of imprisoned politicians to the judicial treatment of those laying down arms.

“As Diyarbakır Mothers, we fully support this process and are pleased with the steps taken,” says a member of the group.

“Despite all the pressure, I will continue to fight for women’s rights and to protest under any circumstances," says Melisa Aydınalp.

“The state still considers them terrorists. They are Kurdish children. The state must act immediately and extend its hand for peace. Let no Kurdish or Turkish mothers cry," says one of the mothers.

One of several legal cases against the suspended mayor of İstanbul concluded today. İmamoğlu delivered a politically charged defense, concluding, “I’ve beaten them four times at the ballot box, and I’m a threat because I’ll beat them a fifth time.”