DEM Party delegation meets Erdogan after passage of historic peace bill

"The process should move forward quickly. We do not want the process to be infected by delays. We believe that such a thing should not be allowed. We believe that progress should be made. We hope to reach a conclusion as soon as possible," said DEM Party MP Mithat Sancar.

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Turkey's ruling faction accuses DEM Party co-chair of ‘endorsing Netanyahu’

"When you tell Israel, ‘Stop occupying Palestine,’ [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu comes out and says to you, ‘Then you should stop beating the Kurds too,’" DEM Party Co-Chair Tulay Hatimogullari said in an interview.

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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party hails Ankara-PKK peace framework as ‘historic step’

“We have signed a common future,” DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakirhan said following the signature, adding that “It is a signature for peace, democracy, and our common future. It is valuable and important and a historic step,” read a party statement.

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Ocalan labels Kurdish-Turkish alliance ‘foundation’ of Turkey’s future

Ocalan shared a message through the delegation, where he said that “the Kurdish-Turkish alliance is the foundation of Anatolia's common future,” stressing, “It is a cornerstone.”

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Turkish parliament speaker, DEM Party to meet amid peace process legal framework push

Pro-Kurdish groups in Turkey have urged Ankara to implement a legal framework to oversee the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) ahead of the parliamentary summer recess.

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DEM Party condemns ‘racist and sexist’ remarks made against MP protesting NATO summit

“You cannot stop NATO opponents this way. You are soldiers of Israel, you are soldiers of America. We are also humans,” said DEM Party Burcugul Cubuk during an altercation with Turkish security forces amid anti-NATO summit protests in Ankara.

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Kurds in Turkey await reforms as Erdogan advances peace process

A legal framework for the Ankara-PKK peace process is set to be submitted to the Turkish parliament soon, paving the way for the advancement of the process which has been stalled due to differences in positions.

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DEM Party says CHP headquarters raid ‘shameful and unacceptable’

In a statement following the visit, Bakirhan warned that “democracy in Turkey is once again facing a political crisis,” adding that the police violence recorded during the unfolding events “is simply shameful and unacceptable.”

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DEM Party calls for Turkish commission to investigate forced disappearances

"The Turkish Penal Code should explicitly define enforced disappearance as a crime against humanity, and it should be legally stipulated that there can be no statute of limitations for crimes against humanity, with this provision being applied retroactively," the DEM Party said.

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