Uras: The issue of the century must not be left to foreign powers

PKK DISSOLUTION: THE LONG FAREWELL TO VANGUARDISM

by Blade Runner, Freedom News The formal announcement of the PKK’s dissolution has sparked mixed reactions among Turkey’s Kurds and international supporters. However, it has been years in the making and comes as no surprise to long-term observers of the Kurdish movement and readers of Abdullah Öcalan‘s theory of Democratic Confederalism. The shift had been indicated months earlier and signifies a strategic transformation aligned with a broader v…

Uras: The issue of the century must not be left to foreign powers

Abdullah Öcalan’s 'Call for Peace and a Democratic Society' marked a critical turning point in the ongoing debates surrounding the “process” that has continued since October. In response to this call, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced on May 12 that it had officially dissolved itself. Recently, Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), proposed the formation of a parliamentary commission, but the ruling bloc has …

Pkk dissolution: the long farewell to vanguardism

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On May 12, the news agencies reported that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) had decided to disarm and disband it. The news raised hopes for an end to the war between the Turkish state and the PKK, which had lasted more than four decades. Ismail Küpeli is a PhD political scientist. He researches and publishes mainly on nationalism, racism and anti-Semitism in Germany and Turkey.This development, which seemed unthinkable until a year ago, goes b…