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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Syria’s foreign minister to visit Turkey Wednesday

"Tomorrow, we will pay our first official visit to the Republic of Türkiye, which has never left the Syrian people behind for fourteen years, to represent the New Syria,” Asaad al-Shaibani wrote on X. 

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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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Regional, international FMs to discuss Syria in Riyadh

The meeting is a continuation of a meeting that took place in Aqaba, Jordan on December 14, 2024.

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Turkey's constitution; an obstacle to peace and democracy 

The constitution concentrates Turkish power in the executive branch and restricts the freedoms and rights of minorities. Turkey's current constitution, which is the same as the 1982 military constitution, has been criticized for restricting cultural and political freedoms compared to the 1961 and 1970 constitutions. In particular, it denies the existence of ethnic minorities such as the Kurds.

Hassan Ahmad Mustafa

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Turkey blasts France over support for Syrian Kurdish-led forces

"If France had anything to do [in Syria], it should take its own citizens, bring them to its own prisons, and judge them,” Fidan said, accusing the French government of ignoring Ankara's security concerns in Syria.

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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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SDF warns Syria's Tishrin Dam may collapse due to Turkish bombardments 

The US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has warned that the "risk of a catastrophic collapse of the Tishrin Dam is increasing,” due to Turkey’s intensifying bombardments.

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PM Barzani, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss bilateral ties, Syria

"Both sides agreed on the need to maintain peace, security and the rights of all communities in Syria," read a statement from the PM's office

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