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Turkey boosts domestic gas for leverage over Europe and Iran
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Turkey boosts domestic gas for leverage over Europe and Iran

Twenty-five years ago, I drove through south-eastern Turkey. The town of Kahta was enjoying an oil boom, modest by the scale of the Gulf, but with basic hotels crowded with roughnecks, and nodding donkey pumps in the val...

2025/06/09
Nechirvan Barzani, DEM Party co-leader discuss Turkey-PKK peace
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Nechirvan Barzani, DEM Party co-leader discuss Turkey-PKK peace

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Friday received a phone call from the co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), who urged Barzani’s continued engagement in the p...

2025/06/06
The PKK abandons armed struggle
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The PKK abandons armed struggle

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged a secessionist campaign against Turkey since 1978, announced on May 12 its decision to end its armed struggle.

2025/05/18
PKK announces disbandment and end of Turkey insurgency
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PKK announces disbandment and end of Turkey insurgency

The Kurdish militant group PKK, whose leader Abdullah Ocalan has been imprisoned since 1999, made the decision to disband in a move towards ending its conflict with Turkey.

2025/05/12
Turkey intensifies strikes as PKK weighs disarmament
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Turkey intensifies strikes as PKK weighs disarmament

Turkey’s military has intensified its operations against alleged Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) positions in the Kurdistan Region, with over 200 bombardments and assaults recorded in April alone, despite the PKK signalin...

2025/05/11
Victory is ours: Imamoglu says from prison
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Victory is ours: Imamoglu says from prison

Istanbul's imprisoned mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, sent a message to the extraordinary congress of the Republican People's Party (CHP), accusing the Erdogan government of authoritarianism and the suppression of democracy. He i...

2025/04/07
Chatham House Think Tank: Turkey-Kurdish peace process at a critical juncture
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Chatham House Think Tank: Turkey-Kurdish peace process at a critical juncture

According to an analysis by the Chatham House think tank, the peace process between Turkey and its Kurdish population is at a critical stage, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is serious about continuing it.

2025/04/06
Erdogan to Putin: We support the dissolution of Syrian Democratic Forces
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Erdogan to Putin: We support the dissolution of Syrian Democratic Forces

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Turkey supports the dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and their integration into the Syrian National Defence Forces (SNDF).

2025/03/30
Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn / Baris Ozkul
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Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn / Baris Ozkul

The detention of Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor and the opposition’s leading contender for the 2028 presidential elections, marks a turning point in Turkey’s descent into full autocracy.

2025/03/24
What the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor means for politics, peace and access to information
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What the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor means for politics, peace and access to information

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained yesterday on corruption and terrorism-related charges at a time when he was preparing to be declared the Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate for the 2028 presidential elec...

2025/03/21