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Veteran Kurdish politician rules out meeting with Syria’s PYD as part of new peace process

Respected politician Ahmet Türk, 82, who is among a group of Kurdish politicians conducting talks as part of a new process aimed at resolving...

After Öcalan meeting, Turkey’s opposition MPs brief speaker, far-right leader

A delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) met on Thursday with the parliament speaker and a far-right leader...

Another MP resigns from an opposition party amid rumors of defections to Erdoğan’s AKP

Mustafa Yeneroğlu, an İstanbul MP and one of the founders of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), has resigned from the party, citing...

Erdoğan says Kurdish militia in Syria will be buried if they fail to lay down arms: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria will either lay down their arms or "be buried,” amid hostilities...

Opposition lawmaker resigns amid rumors of joining ruling AKP

Mustafa Nedim Yamalı, an MP for Ankara and one of the founders of the opposition Future Party (GP), has resigned from the party amid...

Majority of Turks disapprove of far-right politician’s call to jailed PKK leader: survey

A majority of Turkish people disapprove of a call made by a far-right politician to Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan...

After Assad’s fall, Erdoğan enjoys ‘moment in the sun’: analysts

After backing the rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad and brokering a key Horn of Africa peace deal, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has boosted his...

Turkish gov’t seeks to collect debt from 6 opposition-run municipalities through sanctions: reports

The Turkish Labor Ministry has imposed financial sanctions on six municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) aimed at collecting debt...

Survey shows ruling AKP narrowly leading CHP with less than 2-point gap

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) would secure just under a two-point lead over the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in a...

Jailed PKK leader willing to take initiative for settlement of Kurdish conflict: nephew

A lawmaker from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party and a nephew of Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has...

Erdoğan hopes for more voluntary returns to Syria, accuses opposition of inciting hatred towards refugees

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed the belief that the number of voluntary returns from Turkey to Syria will increase over time in...

3 police officers, 1 doctor go on trial in southern Turkey in first post-coup torture case

Three police officers and a doctor accused of involvement in the torture of a former teacher in police custody are now standing trial in...

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