content tagged with Kurdish question

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

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

PKK leaders respond to Bahçeli’s call for Öcalan to speak in parliament

PKK leaders respond to Bahçeli’s call for Öcalan to speak in parliament

Turkey's new rapprochement initiative with the Kurds is driven by an anticipated regional conflict between Israel and Iran, with Turkey seeking Kurdish support to navigate broader conflict, according to PKK leaders.

23 October 2024

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

Bahçeli calls for imprisoned PKK leader to speak in parliament

Bahçeli calls for imprisoned PKK leader to speak in parliament

Erdoğan’s nationalist ally made yet another surprising move as Turkey discusses a new peace process with the Kurds.

22 October 2024

Murat İnceoğlu

Is Turkey heading toward a new peace process? Pro-Kurdish DEM party says ‘We won’t reject an extended hand’

Is Turkey heading toward a new peace process? Pro-Kurdish DEM party says ‘We won’t reject an extended hand’

In a closed meeting with a limited number of journalists, DEM Party’s co-leaders discussed the recent talk of a potential new peace process with the Kurds, triggered by the unexpected handshake between nationalist leader Bahçeli and DEM's Bakırhan.

19 October 2024 Murat İnceoğlu

An ‘event’ and afterwards: The handshake between Bahçeli and DEM deputies

An ‘event’ and afterwards: The handshake between Bahçeli and DEM deputies

Authoritarian states know that when they are under pressure, the "internal" will become stronger. Therefore, they have to read the internal balances correctly and take steps accordingly. Their aim is not to solve crises but to manage them.

14 October 2024 Özgür Amed

The 'Women Discuss Lausanne on Its 100th Anniversary' workshop proclaims a declaration

The 'Women Discuss Lausanne on Its 100th Anniversary' workshop proclaims a declaration

"While the Treaty of Lausanne was regarded as the deed of foundation of the Republic of Turkey, it turned into a populicide for those who do not have Turkish and Sunni identities," the declaration says.

'Hakan Fidan stands at a crucial point for the Kurdish question'

'Hakan Fidan stands at a crucial point for the Kurdish question'

bianet has talked to academician Adnan Çelik about the new cabinet and the "Kurdish Ministers" in the cabinet.

6 June 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

The Kurdish question for beginners

The Kurdish question for beginners

The Kurdish Question, which was said to "not exist" before, is said to have been "solved" today. The first was not true, neither is the second.

25 October 2022 Selahattin Demirtaş

Many detained during police raids on HDP, HDK

Many detained during police raids on HDP, HDK

As part of a new operation in 10 provinces against HDP and HDK, several politicians including party executives have been detained.

Constitutional Court: 'Unjust provocation' can not be applied to the shooting of a 12-year-old

Constitutional Court: 'Unjust provocation' can not be applied to the shooting of a 12-year-old

Turkey's Constitutional Court overturned the decision in the killing of a 12-year-old boy, Nihat Kazanhan, who lost his life after being shot with a gun by the police. The case will be reopened.

Eighty-year-old couple in Van jailed for ‘aiding an illegal organization’

Eighty-year-old couple in Van jailed for ‘aiding an illegal organization’

A couple aged 79 and 80 were sent to jail after their sentences were confirmed by the court of appeal.

Letter from jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven for Mother’s Day

Letter from jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven for Mother’s Day

“You have always said the same… ‘We want peace’.” Leyla Güven wrote from prison to Peace Mothers.

HDP MP Başaran: In my person, all Kurds, all women, and all HDP members were threatened

HDP MP Başaran: In my person, all Kurds, all women, and all HDP members were threatened

“I will nail you down is a sentence towards Turkey’s democracy,” said HDP MP Başaran regarding the threats by a police officer yesterday at HDP headquarters

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.

‘No peace, democracy possible in Turkey without resolving the Kurdish question’

HDP CO-CHAIR SANCAR

‘No peace, democracy possible in Turkey without resolving the Kurdish question’

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Sancar spoke at the 6th Ordinary Congress of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP): “If the existence, freedom and political will of the Kurdish people are under threat, a national unity in the face of this is inevitable”.

28 February 2022

HDP wants solution to Kurdish question for supporting opposition against Erdoğan

WEEKLY ROUNDUP #9

HDP wants solution to Kurdish question for supporting opposition against Erdoğan

Kurdish question is becoming a key issue in the next election • Student housing protests spread across the country • Erdoğan voices discontent over relations with Biden administration • Two refugees went missing after being pushed into river

27 September 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

‘Everyone sees that politics without HDP cannot come to power’

CONFERENCE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

‘Everyone sees that politics without HDP cannot come to power’

HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar says that the HDP has the staff, faith and perseverance to resolve all problems of Turkey: “We insistently speak for democracy and peace; we insistently speak for peace and equality.”

27 September 2021

'If there are panzers where children play, there is a Kurdish question'

BABACAN TO ERDOĞAN, BAHÇELİ

'If there are panzers where children play, there is a Kurdish question'

Addressing Erdoğan and Bahçeli, DEVA Party Chair Babacan says, “If trustees are appointed to municipalities of Kurdish-majority cities, there is an issue. If the right of mother language is still debated, there is an issue. And it is called the Kurdish issue.”

27 September 2021

Kurdish question for Erdoğan: A changing discourse over the years

ONCE THERE IS, ONCE NOT

Kurdish question for Erdoğan: A changing discourse over the years

Amid debates on “who the interlocutor is in resolving the Kurdish question”, President Erdoğan has recently said that “there is no such an issue in Turkey”. We have compiled his different statements over the course of his term in office in the last 19 years.

27 September 2021

Kurdish question debate: HDP rebukes Erdoğan, praises opposition leader

Kurdish question debate: HDP rebukes Erdoğan, praises opposition leader

Statements by the main opposition party's leader have triggered a new debate on the Kurdish question.

24 September 2021

Erdoğan: I cannot say that we had a good start with Biden

Erdoğan: I cannot say that we had a good start with Biden

Referring to Turkey-US relations, Erdoğan has said that “the state of affairs doesn’t bode well.” He has also argued that “there is no Kurdish issue in Turkey as they have already resolved and overcome it.”

24 September 2021

Kurdish question | Asrın Law Office: The most important interlocutor is Öcalan

Kurdish question | Asrın Law Office: The most important interlocutor is Öcalan

The lawyers of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan have released a statement amid recent debates on “who the interlocutor is in resolving the Kurdish question.”

22 September 2021

‘We will bring peace to this country,’ says main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu

‘We will bring peace to this country,’ says main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu

CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has responded to MHP Chair Bahçeli, who said, “There is no Kurdish issue”: “Yes, there is an issue. Where will this issue be resolved? At the Parliament. This is so loud and clear.”

22 September 2021

‘No actor can be ignored’ in resolving the Kurdish question, says HDP’s Sancar

‘TO BE RESOLVED AT PARLIAMENT’

‘No actor can be ignored’ in resolving the Kurdish question, says HDP’s Sancar

Amid debates on “interlocutors in resolving the Kurdish question”, HDP Co-Chair Sancar reiterates that the place to resolve it is the Parliament, noting that “bringing the role of İmralı and HDP up against each other makes it harder to have a holistic approach.”

22 September 2021

'Parliament is where the Kurdish question is to be resolved,' says Demirtaş

'Parliament is where the Kurdish question is to be resolved,' says Demirtaş

Behind bars for nearly five years, former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has said, “The HDP aspires to resolve all problems of Turkey, including the Kurdish question; it is a political actor of its own will and it is, of course, an interlocutor.”

21 September 2021

‘We can resolve the Kurdish question with HDP,’ says main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu

‘We can resolve the Kurdish question with HDP,’ says main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu

CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu says, “If the Kurdish question is to be resolved, we can resolve it with a legitimate body. Therefore, I think the Peoples’ Democratic Party must be at the Parliament.”

20 September 2021

‘Erdoğan ended the resolution process for the Kurdish question'

HATİP DİCLE

‘Erdoğan ended the resolution process for the Kurdish question'

Hatip Dicle, a member of the delegation having talks with imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan during the resolution process, has commented on President Erdoğan’s statement that “the HDP ended the resolution process” for the Kurdish question.

Eren Keskin: I am not going anywhere, I am here

MEHMET ALİ BİRAND LECTURES

Eren Keskin: I am not going anywhere, I am here

Organized annually by P24, this year’s Mehmet Ali Birand Lectures hosted Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair and lawyer Eren Keskin, who talked about her struggle for human rights, the İHD, Özgür Gündem newspaper, the 1990s and today.

'There may be a possibility of a new resolution process'

FORMER HDP MP SAKIK

'There may be a possibility of a new resolution process'

Sırrı Sakık: “Closing a party is not the solution. Our 9 parties have been closed; they now say that the 10th should be closed as well. Even if there is no letter left in the alphabet, we will carry on our political struggle by buying letters and founding a new party.”

14 December 2020

AKP refers former Diyarbakır MP to Disciplinary Board

AKP refers former Diyarbakır MP to Disciplinary Board

Ruling AKP’s former Diyarbakır MP Mehmet İhsan Arslan, also a founding member of the party, has been referred to the AKP Disciplinary Board shortly after he gave an interview criticizing the policies of the party.

25 November 2020