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Ankara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in SyriaAnkara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in Syria

Ankara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in Syria

The agreement announced on March 10 on the Kurdish-base Syrian Defense Forces, SDF joining the Syrian army was brokered by…

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Will Erdoğan untie or cut the PKK’s knot in Syria?Will Erdoğan untie or cut the PKK’s knot in Syria?

Will Erdoğan untie or cut the PKK’s knot in Syria?

When I was writing my book “Kürt Kapanı (The Kurdish Trap)” about the full story of the capture of Abdullah…

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The hardest hurdle cleared: Öcalan tells PKK, “disarm and disband”The hardest hurdle cleared: Öcalan tells PKK, “disarm and disband”

The hardest hurdle cleared: Öcalan tells PKK, “disarm and disband”

The most challenging hurdle was Abdullah Öcalan—who founded the PKK nearly half a century ago—declaring that the organization has run…

2 weeks ago
Öcalan’s call: Peace or a new tactic?Öcalan’s call: Peace or a new tactic?

Öcalan’s call: Peace or a new tactic?

The long-standing PKK issue in Türkiye has once again taken center stage with Abdullah Öcalan’s call for the organization’s dissolution…

2 weeks ago
PKK explores Syria exit strategy through SDF autonomy dealPKK explores Syria exit strategy through SDF autonomy deal

PKK explores Syria exit strategy through SDF autonomy deal

On the evening of January 16, the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) Foreign Relations office made a brief but significant post…

2 months ago
PKK leader Öcalan’s prison message: Two key sentencesPKK leader Öcalan’s prison message: Two key sentences

PKK leader Öcalan’s prison message: Two key sentences

The first tangible outcome of the "Öcalan Initiative" - which MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli initiated by shaking hands with DEM…

2 months ago
“Hun be xer Hatîn”: How three words signal Türkiye’s Kurdish policy shift“Hun be xer Hatîn”: How three words signal Türkiye’s Kurdish policy shift

“Hun be xer Hatîn”: How three words signal Türkiye’s Kurdish policy shift

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and Kurdish-issue focused DEM Party continue to confound their adversaries - and I mean this…

3 months ago
Turkish FM Fidan on Syria: “There must never be a desire for revenge”Turkish FM Fidan on Syria: “There must never be a desire for revenge”

Turkish FM Fidan on Syria: “There must never be a desire for revenge”

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that Türkiye has begun working on plans to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees,…

3 months ago
Turkish Nationalist Party chair calls on PKK leader to dissolve organizationTurkish Nationalist Party chair calls on PKK leader to dissolve organization

Turkish Nationalist Party chair calls on PKK leader to dissolve organization

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and key ally in Türkiye's ruling coalition, has called on imprisoned…

5 months ago
Türkiye mulls new strategy on Kurdish issueTürkiye mulls new strategy on Kurdish issue

Türkiye mulls new strategy on Kurdish issue

On the same day that the Chief Legal Advisor to the Turkish Presidency, Mehmet Uçum, said "the state does not…

5 months ago