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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 ...
Socialist Worker3h
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 ...
OSW Centre for Eastern Studies6h
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 ...
The Christian Science Monitor23h
Kurdish militants say they’ll disarm in favor of politics. Will Turkey respond?
Kurdish and Turkish statements indicate both sides recognize the limits of violence. Yet the PKK says an expected quid pro ...