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Towards a simultaneous solution to Ukraine, Syria and the Kurdish issuesTowards a simultaneous solution to Ukraine, Syria and the Kurdish issues

Towards a simultaneous solution to Ukraine, Syria and the Kurdish issues

Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in İstanbul on May 16 for possible peace talks. These are the third round of…

2 days ago
The PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish governmentThe PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish government

The PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish government

The PKK's decision on May 12 to give up the armed struggle and dissolve itself means crossing another important threshold…

5 days ago
Türkiye is at the threshold for a solution to its chronic Kurdish problemTürkiye is at the threshold for a solution to its chronic Kurdish problem

Türkiye is at the threshold for a solution to its chronic Kurdish problem

On May 9, Ayşegül Doğan, the spokesperson of the Kurdish-problem-focused DEM Party, was telling reporters that it was only a…

1 week ago
Kirkuk–Baniyas: the oil pipeline project that could sideline TürkiyeKirkuk–Baniyas: the oil pipeline project that could sideline Türkiye

Kirkuk–Baniyas: the oil pipeline project that could sideline Türkiye

The energy map of the Middle East may be redrawn with the revival of the Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline—a move that…

3 weeks ago
PKK tells Ankara no disarmament congress unless led by ÖcalanPKK tells Ankara no disarmament congress unless led by Öcalan

PKK tells Ankara no disarmament congress unless led by Öcalan

  Impatience is growing and nerves are on edge in Ankara because of a recent statement by the outlawed Kurdistan…

3 weeks ago
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…

1 month 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…

2 months 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…

2 months ago
“The genie is out of the bottle”. Ankara discusses a Europe without NATO“The genie is out of the bottle”. Ankara discusses a Europe without NATO

“The genie is out of the bottle”. Ankara discusses a Europe without NATO

This sentence, uttered by the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to the Financial Times, summarizes the view of Türkiye regarding…

2 months 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…

3 months ago