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The latest Turkish PKK move is a new generation disarmament ProjectThe latest Turkish PKK move is a new generation disarmament Project

The latest Turkish PKK move is a new generation disarmament Project

I have been watching to see who would name it correctly. Finally, it was Tuncer Bakırhan, the Co-Chairman of the…

3 days ago
Netanyahu, Erdoğan’ı şikâyet etti, Trump da “Çözerim” dedi. Ama nasıl?Netanyahu, Erdoğan’ı şikâyet etti, Trump da “Çözerim” dedi. Ama nasıl?

Netanyahu, Erdoğan’ı şikâyet etti, Trump da “Çözerim” dedi. Ama nasıl?

ABD Başkanı Donald Trump’ın 7 Nisan’da Beyaz Saray’da İsrail Başbakanı Binyamin Netanyahu ile düzenlediği basın toplantısı sadece dünya ekonomilerini sarsan…

1 week ago
Is Trump’s support for Erdoğan to disarm PKK and Hamas together?Is Trump’s support for Erdoğan to disarm PKK and Hamas together?

Is Trump’s support for Erdoğan to disarm PKK and Hamas together?

In Türkiye, as main opposition CHP leader Özgür Özel called on the masses who filled İstanbul’s Saraçhane Square despite police…

3 weeks ago
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…

1 month ago
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…

1 month ago
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 months 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 months 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…

3 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…

4 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…

4 months ago