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Why are Turkey and the PKK turning to peace – and can it last?
For Turkey, peace with the PKK now would further reduce a weakened Iran’s ability to project power westward. Some groups ...
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Where next for Kurdish freedom struggle after PKK disbands?
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has ended four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish state. The PKK, which has ...
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Turkey: the PKK’s historic decision to disband
On 12 May, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced its decision to abandon armed struggle and disband. In a statement, the organisation – designated as a terrorist group – announced that its ...
Protests In Turkey, 'Global Statesman' Abroad: Erdogan's 'Parallel Universes'
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct RussiaUkraine peace ...
Erdogan's global peacemaker spotlight hides tumult within Turkey
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct Russia-Ukraine ...