Kurdistan Region youth delegation requests meeting with Ocalan

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) is seeking to organize a trip for a youth delegation from the Kurdistan Region to visit imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan amid an ongoing peace process with the Turkish state.

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DEM Party says Turkish parliamentary commission visiting Ocalan ‘historic’

“The upcoming visit to Imrali will be a historic step toward a permanent end to decades of suffering and the establishment of social reconciliation,” DEM Party co-chairs Tulay Hatimogullari and Tuncer Bakirhan said in a statement, stressing that the decision “presents a unique window of opportunity for resolving the Kurdish issue and democratizing Turkey.” 

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DEM Party welcomes Bahceli’s move toward direct talks with Ocalan

The leader of Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahceli said that he himself would travel to Imrali prison island to speak with Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan should Ankara's peace process commission fail to do so.

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Erdogan praises ‘constructive’ meeting with pro-Kurdish DEM Party

"We once again confirmed and observed that we share similar concerns about advancing the process with great sensitivity," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told members of his Justice and Development Party (AK Party).

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Ocalan urges incorporation of ‘Kurdish reality’ into Turkish state

“The Kurdish reality, in all its dimensions, must be incorporated into the legality of the [Turkish] Republic, and a strong transition process must be established as the basis for this,” Ocalan was cited as saying during the meeting. 

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Imrali delegation says agreed with Erdogan on next steps for PKK peace talks

Thursday's meeting marks the mediating delegation's third with Erdogan

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Ousted pro-Kurdish mayor urges removal of Turkey’s trustee practice

Speaking at the Council of Europe on Wednesday, Zeydan lamented that the European Court for Human Rights’ (ECHR) decisions, “which are binding for all member states, are persistently not implemented” in Turkey, adding that “responsible supranational institutions are also normalizing and turning a blind eye to this situation.” 

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First phase of Ankara-PKK peace process completed: DEM Party

“Yesterday, we witnessed one of the most critical and significant steps,” Tuncer Bakirhan, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), said in a press briefing. “At this point, the first phase of the process has been completed."

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DEM Party condemns espionage charges against Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu

Imamoglu is facing multiple charges, including bribery, extortion, money laundering, and aiding the PKK. 

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