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Kurdish PKK group says Turkish state not doing enough to pursue peace process

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Kurdish PKK group says Turkish state not doing enough to pursue peace process

The PKK on Thursday (October 8, 2026) accused the Turkish state of doing little to pursue the peace process that began in 2024, despite the Kurdish group having withdrawn all its combat forces from Turkiye. Turkiye’s parliament in August voted through a law offering limited amnesty for militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in…

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Jailed PKK leader says laws needed in Türkiye peace process

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Jailed PKK leader says laws needed in Türkiye peace process

This handout photograph released by the Peoples Equality and Democracy Party on February 27, 2026 shows Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, sitting with sheets of paper in his hands at Imrali prison on the island of Imrali in the Sea of Marmara, Türkiye. | Photo Credit: Equality and Democracy Party…

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Jailed PKK leader working on Turkey-Kurd peace plan: lawmaker

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Jailed PKK leader working on Turkey-Kurd peace plan: lawmaker

Supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) display flags with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is working on a “democratic” settlement to the four-decade conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants, a pro-Kurdish party delegation member said…

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Pro-Kurdish Turkiye leaders continue efforts for dialogue

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Pro-Kurdish Turkiye leaders continue efforts for dialogue

Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan. File | Photo Credit: AFP A delegation from Turkiye’s pro-Kurdish Opposition People’s Equality and Democracy party (DEM) party met Thursday (January 3, 2025) with the parliamentary speaker and far-right  Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader amid tentative efforts to resume dialogue between Ankara and the banned  Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant…

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Turkiye’s imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader says willing to work with authorities for peace

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Turkiye’s imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader says willing to work with authorities for peace

A protester holds up a placard bearing a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK). File | Photo Credit: AFP Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkiye’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK said in a statement issued by the pro-Kurdish DEM party on Sunday (December 29, 2024) that he…

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