Next meeting with Ocalan must end in PKK dissolution: MHP chairman Bahceli

MHP leader Devlet Bahceli on Tuesday said: "At the end of the second meeting to be held between the DEM delegation and İmrali, it must be declared without any conditions that the organizational existence of the PKK has ended."

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Demirtas expresses support for efforts toward ‘democratic solution’ between Ankara, Kurds

In a statement following the visit, Demirtas thanked the delegation for their efforts and expressed his “full trust and support” to DEM Party and Ocalan “who is making great efforts for democratic solution and peace on the Imrali Isolation Island.”

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President Barzani ‘top reference’ to help establish Kurdish unity in Syria: ENKS

President Masoud Barzani is seen as a “top reference” by Syrian Kurds to help establish Kurdish unity in the country, while the presence of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is considered a "major obstacle” against Kurdish aspirations and achievements

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Kurdish-Turkish peace process: Genuine attempt or political ploy?

While it is too early to be either optimistic or pessimistic, any enduring agreement between the Turkish government and the Kurdish movement in Turkey would carry significant domestic and regional repercussions.

Mohammed A. Salih

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After meeting Ocalan, DEM Party lawmakers brief Turkey’s Speaker, MHP leader

A delegation from the pro-Kurdish opposition DEM Party on Thursday met with Turkey’s parliamentary speaker Numan Kurtulmus, and Devlet Bahceli, leader of the country’s far-right MHP party, briefing them on a meeting with jailed PKK leader Abdulla Ocalan

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PKK says will follow Ocalan’s recent directives

The KCK said that Ocalan’s message gives them hope with the arrival of the new year, stressing their commitment to implementing his directives

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Ocalan ‘ready to make the call’: DEM Party

Ocalan stressed the importance of re-strengthening the “Turkish-Kurdish brotherhood,” according to the DEM Party delegation

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Turkey, Iraq discuss increased military cooperation, countering border security threats

Iraq and Turkey have maintained strong security coordination since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Iraq in April, signing dozens of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) across multiple sectors. 

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Opposition leader tells SDF to abandon PKK to protect hard-won Kurdish autonomy in Syria

Sulaiman Oso, president of the ENKS, said they met with Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the SDF on Monday. During the meeting, he said, they told Abdi that the SDF should disassociate itself from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) — a key demand from Turkey and new Damascus authorities.

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