US EditionAre the Kurds at a Political Turning Point?
- Turkey's Pro-Kurdish DEM Party urged parliament to support a renewed peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party for disarmament and dissolution, following a ceasefire declaration by the PKK in March.
- DEMP Party co-chair Tulay Hatimogullari stated that a peaceful solution requires allowing Abdullah Ocalan to communicate and establishing legal frameworks.
- Turkey's government has not formally acknowledged the peace talks, despite a recent constructive meeting between DEM and President Tayyip Erdogan.
- Supporting Kurdish cultural rights and self-governance could lead to greater stability and economic benefits for Turkey, presenting a chance for national unity.
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Kurdistan/Turkey: A Newroz of hope against a backdrop of coup d'état - International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine
This year's Newroz festival in Diyarbakir drew huge crowds with one hope: to finally find a political solution to the decades-long conflict in the Kurdish region. A Newroz message from the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, was broadcast over the loudspeakers, something that had not happened for several years, as Öcalan has been in total isolation. The portrait of the charismatic PKK president was everywhere, whi…
The New Arab
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party wants law supporting PKK disarmament
Turkey's Pro-Kurdish DEM Party called on parliament on Tuesday to pave the way for a renewed peace process by enacting legislation that would support the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The PKK declared a ceasefire in March following a historic call by its leader Abdullah Ocalan — who has been imprisoned since 1999 — for the group to lay down arms and to dissolve itself. This potentially paved the way for an end to 40 …
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party wants law supporting PKK disarmament
ANKARA - Turkey's Pro-Kurdish DEM Party called on parliament on Tuesday to pave the way for a renewed peace process by enacting legislation that would support the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Read more at straitstimes.com.
Gomez: Geneva ready to host talks between Turkey and the PKK
On Sunday, the people of the Canton of Geneva went to the polls in the second round of elections to elect the members of the municipal administrative councils (Conseil administratif) of 24 of the 45 municipalities. Following the first round on 23 March, the candidates who did not win an absolute majority competed in the second round today. The elections for the City of Geneva are being closely followed not only locally but also internationally. …
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