'A New Era': What Does the PKK's Disbanding Mean for Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Movement?

Botan: Kurdish people have spoken, the state must act now

Kurdish politician Lezgin Botan told ANF that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) decision to end the armed struggle and dissolve itself was the beginning of a historic new phase that could pave the way for peace in Turkey and the Middle East.   Botan noted that this development came in response to the call made by Mr.Öcalan and emphasized that the process should be seen as a historic opportunity. Botan said: “The PKK has ended a 47-year arme…

'A new era': What does the PKK's disbanding mean for Turkey's pro-Kurdish movement?

Decades of conflict is - supposedly - over, but can leftists and Kurds in Turkey achieve their goals through parliament, civil society and the street instead?

As Entire Middle East Shifts, Kurdish Rebels End 4 Decades of War with Turkey

A glimmer of hope is emerging in Turkey after more than 40 years of battle. PKK militants were once focused on armed str

How the PKK Deal Reshapes the Middle East - Geopolitical Futures

In simpler times, the decision of the Kurdistan Workers Party to lay down its arms and disband after 40 years of conflict with Turkey would have dominated global headlines. In reality, though, the agreement between the PKK and Ankara became just another development in an already rapidly changing picture for Middle East and global geopolitics. On this episode, GPF contributing analyst Kamran Bokhari joins Christian Smith to understand how this al…