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Report: Turkey seeks to repatriate 2,000 ISIS-linked nationals from Syria for trial

Report: Turkey seeks to repatriate 2,000 ISIS-linked nationals from Syria for trial

The US last month began transferring ISIS prisoners from northern Syria to Iraq following an agreement between the Syrian Kurds and Damascus.

10 February 2026

Tuğçe Yılmaz

'Turkey's peace process will gain momentum after Damascus-SDF agreement'

INTERVIEW WITH MP CENGİZ ÇANDAR

'Turkey's peace process will gain momentum after Damascus-SDF agreement'

"The process we are currently in, whether in terms of examples of international conflict resolution or the history and experience of solution-seeking in Turkey, carries unique characteristics that do not include many lessons applicable here—a sui generis process with its own distinct nature."

9 February 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Gilbert Achcar: Israel refrained from intervening in Syria to avoid irritating Trump

Gilbert Achcar: Israel refrained from intervening in Syria to avoid irritating Trump

Lebanese socialist academic and thinker Gilbert Achcar spoke to bianet about the attacks targeting Syrian Kurds, the emerging “new order” in the Middle East, and the roles of the US, Turkey, and Israel in this new framework.

2 February 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

'People's Caravan' detained on Greece-Turkey border

'People's Caravan' detained on Greece-Turkey border

More than 200 people from 10 different countries joined the caravan to bring aid to Rojava.

29 January 2026

Police throw child to the ground during Rojava protest in Mardin

Police throw child to the ground during Rojava protest in Mardin

Kurdish-populated border towns in Turkey have become flashpoints for protests against the Syrian interim government’s offensive targeting Kurdish-controlled areas.

28 January 2026 Nalin Öztekin

Tülay Hatimoğulları

Journey to life: Rojava at the intersection of emotional solidarity and emotional rupture

DEM CO-LEADER'S IMPRESSIONS FROM ROJAVA

Journey to life: Rojava at the intersection of emotional solidarity and emotional rupture

At a time when we are trying to heal the deep wounds and bleeding relationship between Turks and Kurds left from the 20th century, stop reopening those wounds and deepening the pain.

27 January 2026 Tülay Hatimoğulları

Tuğçe Yılmaz

From applause to accusation: the Kurds and the shifting direction of emotions

From applause to accusation: the Kurds and the shifting direction of emotions

The empire does not demand loyalty but conformity and obedience. When conformity is disrupted, that is, when the cost rises, those who were applauded yesterday can easily be declared “destabilizing.”

27 January 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Nurse detained over hair braiding protest for killed Kurdish woman fighter

Nurse detained over hair braiding protest for killed Kurdish woman fighter

İ.A. faced online abuse after joining the protest in addition to administrative and criminal investigations.

26 January 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Kurdish man shot dead on balcony in southern Turkey during protest against Syria offensive

Kurdish man shot dead on balcony in southern Turkey during protest against Syria offensive

A gunman allegedly opened fire targeting pro-Kurdish protesters and shot a man standing on his balcony in the head, according to DEM deputies.

26 January 2026

Ayşegül Başar

Man tortured over alleged flag removal during Rojava protests; no such charge brought in court

Man tortured over alleged flag removal during Rojava protests; no such charge brought in court

The suspect, who was beaten by police officers after being linked to footage showing a flag being taken down, was recorded in the detention report as having "fallen from a tower." No charges related to the flag incident were brought against him during the hearing.

23 January 2026 Ayşegül Başar

Mustafa Yıldız

Is Turkey winning in Damascus but losing in Diyarbakır?

Is Turkey winning in Damascus but losing in Diyarbakır?

If Turkey begins to use Damascus as a mirror when looking at its own Kurds, then that day it is not merely conducting a flawed foreign policy; that day, we will see that the internal contract of the Republic has in fact been broken.

23 January 2026 Mustafa Yıldız

Desecration of Kurdish woman fighter's body sparks hair braiding campaign on social media

Desecration of Kurdish woman fighter's body sparks hair braiding campaign on social media

A member of the Syrian interim government forcer cut the braided hair of a killed Kurdish woman fighter.

23 January 2026

Ayşegül Başar

Diyarbakır governor bans DEM Party rally to call for Öcalan’s release amid Syria tensions

Diyarbakır governor bans DEM Party rally to call for Öcalan’s release amid Syria tensions

Government ally Devlet Bahçeli previously said there was "nothing objectionable" about callig for the PKK leader's freedom.

22 January 2026 Ayşegül Başar

Five journalists among 22 detained in Mardin during Rojava protests

Five journalists among 22 detained in Mardin during Rojava protests

The detention period for the detained individuals have been extended for one day.

22 January 2026

Turkey blocks access to pro-Kurdish news agencies amid Syria offensive

Turkey blocks access to pro-Kurdish news agencies amid Syria offensive

Access to the websites and social media accounts of three news agencies were blocked.

22 January 2026

Erdoğan speaks with Syria’s Sharaa following deal with Kurdish forces

Erdoğan speaks with Syria’s Sharaa following deal with Kurdish forces

"What is happening today is not a coincidence; on the contrary, it is a projection of the principles and warnings that our president has been emphasizing for years," said the Presidency's Communications Directorate.

19 January 2026

Turkey backs Syria-SDF integration deal

Turkey backs Syria-SDF integration deal

Under the terms of the deal, the Kurdish-led SDF will withdraw from Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, and its members will be integrated into the Syrian army on an individual basis. A "special status" will be established for the Kurdish-majority regions of Kobanî and Hasakah.

18 January 2026

Journalist Nedim Oruç detained while covering protest in Şırnak over Aleppo clashes

Journalist Nedim Oruç detained while covering protest in Şırnak over Aleppo clashes

Clashes between protesters and police continued in side streets after the journalist’s detention.

15 January 2026

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Interview: AKP’s Mehmet Metiner rejects war rhetoric, says ‘neither Kurds nor Syria should lose’

Interview: AKP’s Mehmet Metiner rejects war rhetoric, says ‘neither Kurds nor Syria should lose’

Metiner, a former lawmaker and an influential figure in ruling party circles, argues that the recent clashes in Aleppo aim to sabotage the process in Turkey and called on all parties to "avoid using antagonistic language."

9 January 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Dozens detained in İstanbul protest against Aleppo clashes

Dozens detained in İstanbul protest against Aleppo clashes

"These attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh are a continuation of previous attacks on Druze in Suwayda and Alawite settlements. These attacks are the product of a dark mindset targeting Syria’s multi-identity and multi-faith social fabric, aiming to make peoples enemies of one another," the protesters said in a statement.

9 January 2026 Evrim Kepenek

DEM deputies protest attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo

DEM deputies protest attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo

Protests were held at Parliament and several Kurdish cities as clahes continue in Syria.

Turkey signals military support to Syria against Kurdish forces amid Aleppo clashes

Turkey signals military support to Syria against Kurdish forces amid Aleppo clashes

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced as the clashes continue on the third day.

SDF commander’s visit to Damascus postponed for ‘technical reasons’

SDF commander’s visit to Damascus postponed for ‘technical reasons’

SDF commander Abdi said they had “reached a mutual understanding” with Syria’s transitional government about integration.

29 December 2025

Ayşegül Başar

'Turkey should keep its hands off Syria to succeed in peace process'

Q&A WITH SALIH MUSLIM

'Turkey should keep its hands off Syria to succeed in peace process'

Muslim says processes in Turkey and Syria should be handled separately and urges Ankara to play a supportive role.

26 December 2025 Ayşegül Başar

Turkey's FM doubts SDF's commitment to Syria integration

Turkey's FM doubts SDF's commitment to Syria integration

The SDF's "coodination with Israel poses a security risk to the region," Hakan Fidan says.

22 December 2025

Dr. Sayid R. Darati

In the middle of a big shakeout

In the middle of a big shakeout

If the peace process collapses, Turkey risks entering a period of uncontrolled violence and fragmentation.

20 December 2025 Sayid R. Darati

A homecoming: Yaman’s journey of belonging between İstanbul and Aleppo

A homecoming: Yaman’s journey of belonging between İstanbul and Aleppo

Yaman, a 31-year-old who has lived in Lebanon and Turkey since 2012, is one of the many Syrians contemplating returning home a year after the regime change.

10 December 2025 Tara Milutis

Turkey dismisses claims of planned Erdoğan meeting with SDF commander

Turkey dismisses claims of planned Erdoğan meeting with SDF commander

While Ankara said the president has no plans to meet Mazloum Abdi, the Kurdish leader previously expressed a desire to contribute to the peace process in Turkey.

8 December 2025

SDF commander says wants to visit Öcalan to support Turkey's peace process

SDF commander says wants to visit Öcalan to support Turkey's peace process

As Turkey's peace process with the PKK continues, parallel integration talks are underway between Syrian Kurds and Damascus. Mazloum Abdi says they can help bring peace to Turkey.

25 November 2025

Tuğçe Yılmaz

SDF commander Mazloum Abdi 'may visit Turkey soon,' says MP

SDF commander Mazloum Abdi 'may visit Turkey soon,' says MP

Cengiz Çandar, a senior figure in the pro-Kurdish DEM Party who attended a regional forum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region alongside Syrian Kurdish leaders, elaborated on the peace process in Turkey and efforts to integrate the Kurdish-led autonomous administration with the Damascus government.

20 November 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz

PKK leader defies Turkey’s demand, urges Syrian Arabs to back Kurdish forces

PKK leader defies Turkey’s demand, urges Syrian Arabs to back Kurdish forces

MHP leader Bahçeli had urged Öcalan to call on Syrian Kurds to disarm, as he had done with the PKK. The imprisoned militant leader did the exact opposite.

15 September 2025

Syrian Kurds may seek independence if Damascus resists decentralization, warns Muslim

Syrian Kurds may seek independence if Damascus resists decentralization, warns Muslim

“The only viable path for Western Kurdistan is democracy. For the region, the best system is decentralization,” says the Kurdish leader.

2 September 2025