PKK commander says Ankara’s mechanism for peace process ‘imposing surrender’

In an interview with PKK-affiliated media, Karayilan said that the Turkish government’s stance of asserting it will take necessary legal steps if all the group’s members lay down arms is “imposing surrender.”

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Ocalan calls for shared understanding to improve Kurds-Ankara relations

“We must develop a collective and civil understanding that establishes the relationship between Kurds and the state in a positive way,” DEM Party quoted Ocalan as saying.

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Ocalan stresses democratic process, rejects armed struggle on peace call anniversary

"A democratic society, democratic consensus, and integration are the building blocks of the mindset of the positive period. The positive phase excludes methods of struggle based on coercion and violence," said PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.

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DEM Party criticizes focus on ‘terrorism’ in Turkey’s PKK peace process report

"The Kurdish issue cannot be described with the concept of ‘terrorism,’" the DEM Party said in a statement. "It is not a one-dimensional problem in terms of its root causes; it is a matter of rights and freedoms with a political, social, economic, cultural, and historical background."

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Ocalan declares ‘second phase’ of peace process underway: DEM Party

A DEM Party lawmaker told Turkish media that jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan has announced the start of the “second phase” of the PKK-Turkey peace process.

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Turkish commission to finalize PKK peace process report ‘in the coming days’: Parliament speaker

"The report will be finalized and voted on at the commission meeting planned for the coming days and then submitted to the Turkish parliament’s presidency," said Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus.

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KCK says removing Turkish flag on Syria border ‘conspiracy’ against Kurds

Official statements from Turkish authorities and media coverage of the incident have inflamed “hostility towards the Kurds,” hindering the implementation of the peace process, KCK argued.

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Ocalan expresses concern over Syria clashes, urges dialogue 

“He emphatically stressed that all problems in Syria can and should only be resolved through dialogue, negotiation, and common sense,” it added.

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US, international powers approved Aleppo attack on Kurdish quarter: KCK

The group pointed out that the clashes in Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods coincided with the signing of a coordination agreement between Israel and Syria, which it described as “the agreement to hand over southern Damascus to Israel.”

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