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PKK leader Öcalan meets family members on Eid

PKK leader Öcalan meets family members on Eid

Öcalan and other inmates in the island prison have been granted a family meeting amid easing of the isolation.

Explained: The broader context behind Turkey’s crackdown on İstanbul mayor

Explained: The broader context behind Turkey’s crackdown on İstanbul mayor

İmamoğlu, who is seen as a strong challenger to President Erdoğan, faces the risk of losing both his chance to run for president and his position as mayor of İstanbul.

20 March 2025 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

PKK executive says Öcalan must oversee disarmament process

PKK executive says Öcalan must oversee disarmament process

Bahçeli insists that the PKK move forward with disarmament

Bahçeli changes tune on PKK ceasefire announcement

Bahçeli changes tune on PKK ceasefire announcement

The MHP leader labeled the PKK's announcement "not appropriate," departing his previous idea that it would "benefit everyone."

Survey: Nearly 60% of public views Öcalan’s call for PKK disbandment positively

Survey: Nearly 60% of public views Öcalan’s call for PKK disbandment positively

Despite having a positive opinion about Öcalan's call, the respondents remain skeptical about whether the PKK will disarm.

Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Despite health issues, Bahçeli seems at steering wheel of Turkey’s new Kurdish initiative

Despite health issues, Bahçeli seems at steering wheel of Turkey’s new Kurdish initiative

Recovering from major surgery, Bahçeli remains actively engaged in the ongoing initiative.

6 March 2025 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Opposition leader calls for transparency in Kurdish peace process

Opposition leader calls for transparency in Kurdish peace process

Özel has claimed that negotiations between the government and the PKK had been going on for a year before Öcalan's call for the group's dissolving.

28 February 2025

KONGRA-GEL leader backs Öcalan's statement

KONGRA-GEL leader backs Öcalan's statement

The PKK "has fulfilled its mission," says Remzi Kartal, co-chair of the Kurdistan People's Congress (KONGRA-GEL)

28 February 2025 Ruken Tuncel

Syrian Kurdish leaders respond to Öcalan's call

Syrian Kurdish leaders respond to Öcalan's call

Mazloum Abdi and Salih Muslim said Öcalan's call doesn't wasn't directed at Syrian Kurdish groups.

28 February 2025

How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır

How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır

After Öcalan’s long-awaited call, the people of Diyarbakır left the square with mixed emotions. The early Newroz excitement had given way to a sense of *bittersweet joy* and *uncertainty.*

28 February 2025 Evrim Deniz

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Öcalan's message sparks both hope and skepticism

Öcalan's message sparks both hope and skepticism

Many interpreted Öcalan's additional message, which was not included in his letter, as an indication that the legal and political dimensions of the process remained unclear.

28 February 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz

PKK leader Öcalan calls on group to lay down arms in historic statement

PKK leader Öcalan calls on group to lay down arms in historic statement

In a message read out by DEM Party members in İstanbul, the imprisoned PKK leader has called on the group to end its four-decade armed insurgency against Turkey and dissolve itself.

27 February 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz