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Determining Öcalan's legal status and political participation of PKK members are two conditions for the progress of the peace process.
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Determining Öcalan's legal status and political participation of PKK members are two conditions for the progress of the peace process.

Nazan Östundag, one of the professors who signed the Peace Academics' Statement, considered determining Öcalan's legal status and ensuring free communication with the outside world and providing conditions for the partic...

2026/09/29
Cengiz Çiçek: Peace for Kurds will benefit 86 million people
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Cengiz Çiçek: Peace for Kurds will benefit 86 million people

Cengiz Çiçek, a member of the Istanbul parliament from the DAP, said in a speech that a democratic solution to the Kurdish issue will not only benefit the Kurds but also establish peace, knowledge, and said that peace wi...

2026/09/28
The second meeting of the Peace Process Follow-up and Evaluation Board in Turkey began
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The second meeting of the Peace Process Follow-up and Evaluation Board in Turkey began

The second meeting of the Peace Process Follow-up and Evaluation Board, chaired by Cevdet Yılmaz, Vice President of Turkey, began at the Presidential Complex.

2026/09/28
Yunus Murat Akan and Fatma Izul Lund became the co-chairs of the People's Democracy and Equality Party (DEM Party) in Diyarbakir
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Yunus Murat Akan and Fatma Izul Lund became the co-chairs of the People's Democracy and Equality Party (DEM Party) in Diyarbakir

Yunus Murat Akan and Fatma Izul Lund were elected as the co-chairs of the party in Diyarbakir at the 3rd Ordinary Congress of the Provincial Organization of the People's Democracy and Equality Party (DEM Party).

2026/09/28
Mizrakli: Without Demirtas' release, it is difficult to believe in the realness of the peace process
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Mizrakli: Without Demirtas' release, it is difficult to believe in the realness of the peace process

Selcuk Mizrakli, former co-mayor of Diyarbakir, considered the release of Selahattin Demirtas as a test of the sincerity of the peace process and, rejecting any confrontation between Demirtas and Abdullah Ocalan, said th...

2026/09/28
The main issue is not Öcalan's becoming a housewife, but his legal status.
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The main issue is not Öcalan's becoming a housewife, but his legal status.

Meral Danish Beştaş, criticizing the failure to implement the decisions of the Follow-up and Evaluation Board, said that the four sub-committees of the peace process should begin their activities as soon as possible and...

2026/09/28
Memorial ceremony for PKK martyrs held in Ankara
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Memorial ceremony for PKK martyrs held in Ankara

A ceremony to commemorate six PKK members who lost their lives at different times and places was held in Ankara, attended by families, peace mothers, representatives of political parties and civil society organizations.

2026/09/27
Medhat Sencer: The peace process needs trust more than anything
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Medhat Sencer: The peace process needs trust more than anything

Methat Sencer, a member of the Imrali delegation and a representative of the Democratic Party, emphasized during his meetings in Switzerland that the progress of the peace process requires the formation of trust between...

2026/09/27
What price have the Kurds paid for peace with Turkey?
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What price have the Kurds paid for peace with Turkey?

World Service - The new process between Ankara and the Kurdish movement has entered a new phase with the dissolution of the PKK and the move towards disarmament, but the Dutch Clingendael report warns that in return for...

2026/09/26
5.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Urfa in Turkish Kurdistan
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5.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Urfa in Turkish Kurdistan

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Karaköprü district of Urfa province this morning, September 24. Local authorities said there were no reports of casualties or building collapses.

2026/09/24