US EditionKurdish PKK Militants to Begin Handing over Arms in Iraq on Friday,
- The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party has strengthened its diplomatic efforts in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, according to Ceylan Ak�a, an MP for Amed who led the delegation that visited the United States between 22 and 28 June.
- During their U.S. visit, the DEM Party engaged with diverse political groups and emphasized their commitment to women's liberation, while also reporting high interest in the political process, according to the statements by the DEM Party delegation.
- Support for the PKK disarmament process is high among the Kurdish population, and public opinion polls indicate growing support across Turkey, as reported by the DEM Party delegation.
- The DEM Party expressed that concrete steps are needed to maintain public confidence in the disarmament process, with symbolic actions fostering trust.
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Kurdish PKK militants to begin handing over arms in Iraq on Friday,
ANKARA: Militant fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) will begin handing over weapons in groups in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah on Friday as part of a peace process with Turkiye, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on Tuesday. The PKK — locked in a bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades — decided in May to disband and end its
Ceylan Akça: There is interest and support for the process in the US
The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has intensified its diplomatic efforts in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Ceylan Akça, an MP for Amed (Diyarbakır) and part of the DEM Party delegation that visited the United States between 22 and 28 June for a series of diplomatic meetings, spoke to ANF about the visit and shared her observations regarding the ongoing political process. How did your visit to the United S…
Turkey's pro-Kurdish discusses PKK disarmament process with Erdogan
ANKARA - Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party said a delegation had met President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to discuss the disarmament process of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants and had conveyed its recommendations on the next potential steps. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Macau BusinessPro-Kurdish MPs visit Ocalan as PKK to destroy arms
A delegation from the pro-Kurdish DEM party went to meet jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan on Sunday as his Kurdish operatives prepared to begin destroying their weapons, the party said. Lawmakers Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar travelled with lawyer Ozgur Faik Erol to Imrali prison island near Istanbul where Ocalan has been serving a life in solitary since 1999, a DEM statement said. The talks came ahead of a planned ceremony by PKK operatives…
Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will begin laying down their arms in the northern Iraqi city of Suleymaniyah on Friday, as part of a decision taken by the party's congress last May, Turkish media reported. The NTV news network reported that PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned on the island of Imrali, is to send a taped message to northern Iraq's Mount Qadil, where the main base of the group's guerrillas is located, calling for t…
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