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Interpol fugitive wanted for 1984 murder in Germany captured in southern Turkey
The suspect had been sought through a red notice for a homicide committed
24 July 2025
Forensic authority to assess if imprisoned talent manager Ayşe Barım fit to remain in custody
Barım's lawyers previously claimed that she risks death in prison conditions.
24 July 2025
Sixteen activists detained for chanting ‘murderous Israel, complicit Erdoğan’
Activists from the Palestine Action Committee were detained after dispersing peacfully and are now facing charges of "insulting the president."
23 July 2025
Bahçeli confirms proposal for Alevi, Kurdish vice presidents
The nationalist leader strongly criticized those who compared his proposal to Lebanon's political system.
22 July 2025
Turkey’s intelligence chief visits political parties ahead of special 'peace' committee
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.
21 July 2025
Ercan Jan Aktaş
writes
Democratic nation: an antidote to the poison of the nation-state
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.
21 July 2025
Ercan Jan Aktaş
Ayşegül Başar
reports
DEM official outlines expectations for legislative steps after PKK lays down arms
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.
18 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Ayşegül Başar
reports
'Diyarbakır Mothers’ express support for peace process
“As Diyarbakır Mothers, we fully support this process and are pleased with the steps taken,” says a member of the group.
18 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Prosecutors drop indecency charges against model-activist over 'normal birth' protest
“Despite all the pressure, I will continue to fight for women’s rights and to protest under any circumstances," says Melisa Aydınalp.
17 July 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Ayşegül Başar
reports
'All mothers’ tears are the same color': Peace Mothers reflect on PKK weapon-burning ceremony
“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.
16 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
İmamoğlu sentenced to 1 year, 7 months in prison over remarks targeting chief prosecutor
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.”
16 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
reports
PKK’s ‘farewell to arms’: What is ending, and what is beginning?
Perhaps we witnessed the most concrete and tangible steps ever taken toward peace; top-down and bottom-up. Despite its weight, making peace, is possible, as we "witnessed."
14 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Factory owner claims to be a victim in trial over deadly fireworks blast
The owner was initially sentenced to prison on charges related to negligence, but the top appeals court ruled that the charges should reflect "probable intent."
14 July 2025
Özgür Amed
writes
Notes from the historic day: mountain, fire, hope!
We wait. Our faces are turned toward the mountain. They will come down through a crack, sit at the table, and make a statement. Everyone is very excited.
12 July 2025
Özgür Amed
Ayşegül Başar
reports
'We witnessed a historical moment'
Three of the limited number of attendees spoke to bianet, sharing their reflections on the PKK’s disarmament ceremony.
11 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Barzani welcomes PKK disarmament
The KRG president extended his thanks to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as well as his nationalist ally Devlet Bahçeli and PKK ledaer Öcalan.
11 July 2025
In photos: PKK's historic disarmament ceremony
A group of 30 PKK members, including senior executives, attended a symbolic ceremony.
11 July 2025
Bahçeli hails PKK disarming: 'a new and hopeful era'
Bahçeli also commended the DEM Party for maintaining what he described as a responsible political stance.
11 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
reports
Initial takeaways from PKK's disarmament ceremony
The PKK stated that it would continue its struggle through legal means under the name “Group for Peace and Democratic Society” and called on the state to introduce legal regulations in line with the peace process.
11 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Video: PKK burns weapons in ceremony marking end of armed struggle
The group, which declared its dissolution after a May congress as part of a peace process, has taken the first step with a symbolic ceremony.
11 July 2025
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Full text: PKK statement during disarmament ceremony
We are publishing the full text of the statement delivered by the Group for Peace and Democratic Society during the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) symbolic disarmament ceremony on Jul 11.
11 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
reports
PKK holds disarmament ceremony to end four-decade armed struggle
The PKK took the first step for disarmament as part of a peace process with Turkey.
11 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Turkey says gas exposure that killed 12 soldiers in Iraq's north was first of its kind
Nineteen soldiers were hospitalized after being exposed to methane gas during a cave search in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
10 July 2025
Elif Usta
reports
Plans to reopen Ani Cathedral as mosque draw criticism
Experts say the claim that Ani was the site of the first Friday prayer in Anatolia, the basis for plans to convert it into a mosque, is not supported by conclusive historical evidence.
10 July 2025
Elif Şevval Usta
Ayşegül Başar
reports
DEM Party-led group departs Diyarbakır for PKK disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan
A large group including politicians, intellectuals, and journalists will be in Sulaymaniyah as the PKK holds a symbolic disarmament ceremony tomorrow in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
10 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Fifteen CHP mayors suspended from office in corruption probes
The wave of investigations against the main opposition party, ongoing since March, has expanded to several cities.
10 July 2025
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Tuğçe Yılmaz
Interview
'PKK disarmament is not an end, but the first step toward an honorable peace'
We spoke with DEM Party Co-Chair Bakırhan about the debates on resolving the Kurdish question, the operations targeting the CHP, and the role of socialists and other segments of society in the process.
9 July 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
PKK leader Öcalan releases first video message in 26 years ahead of disarmament ceremony
"Politics know no vacuum; therefore, the vacuum should be filled with the program of 'Democratic Society'," said Öcalan.
9 July 2025
Adıyaman mayor placed under house arrest in corruption probe targeting CHP municipalities
If the Interior Ministry suspends Tutdere from office, he will become the 14th CHP mayor to be removed from office.
8 July 2025
Arrest warrant issued for CHP’s İstanbul chair
Özgür Çelik is among the 10 individuals being investigated over congress fraud allegations.
8 July 2025
PKK disarmament ceremony to be held behind closed doors for security reasons
A few dozen fighters are planned to destroy their fighters in a symbolic disarmament ceremony. There will be no journalists present and the event will not be broadcast live as part of new security measures.
8 July 2025
Antalya mayor suspended after formal arrest
Muhittin Böcek's suspension brings the number of CHP mayors removed from office to 13.
8 July 2025
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