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By Çiçek TAHAOĞLU, bianet: The first group of PKK guerrillas – 7 men and 6 women – arrived at South Kurdistan Media Defense Area along with journalists Hasan Cemal and Erdal Er. 13 PKK guerrillas who headed from Turkey’s Beytüşşebap district arrived at Heror in Metina region, South Kurdistan at 6:25 am local time. The…
By Kamal Chomani: The Changes in the PKK’s Policies towards the KRG The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its legendary leader, Abdulla Ocalan, pose a strong challenge to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and its leader, Masoud Barzani. The PKK is no longer a party just for northern Kurdistan: Today it also impacts significantly on…
EXCLUSIVE interview with former Greek intelligence officer Savvas Kalenteridis Interview by Noreldin Waisy: Savvas Kalenteridis is a blogger, columnist, and a former Greek intelligence officer. In this exclusive interview he talks for the first time about his travels with Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned founder of the PKK. Kalenteridis accompanied Ocalan from Athens to Russia, and…
By EUTCC: It is with great appreciation that the EUTCC (EU Turkey Civic Commission) received the message from Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council President Murat Karayilan that the PKK withdraws its forces gradually from Turkey starting 8 May, 2013. The withdrawal is a result of the ongoing peace talks between the PKK’s leader Mr….
KT News: Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council President Murat Karayılan held a press conference today in the Kandil valley to announce details of the planned withdrawal of Kurdish PKK guerrillas from Turkey. Karayılan stated that the withdrawal will start on 8 May, noting that the PKK will respond if necessary to any offensive action by…
KT News: Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed PKK leader, met two BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) leaders this weekend and told them that he will very soon issue a letter ‘to the people of Turkey’ about the peace process. At a press conference at the BDP Istanbul office, deputies Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan conveyed…
By Dr Aland Mizell: The conflict in Southeastern Turkey between the government of the Republic of Turkey and the Kurdish rebel group (specifically the PKK) has been going on for more than three decades. The recent government and PKK peace process is welcomed; but it would not be the first time that the Turkish government…
KT News and Comment: The PKK has officially announced a ceasefire. This move is a positive response to Abdullah Öcalan’s historic Newroz message calling for the conflict between Kurds and the Turkish state to be resolved by peaceful, political means. In a statement today, the KCK said that PKK forces will retain the right to…
KT News and Comment: As expected, a highly significant statement by the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan was released today, as millions of Kurds celebrate Newroz. Calling for a PKK ceasefire, Öcalan declared that: “It is time for arms to be silenced and ideas to speak. The bloodshed is going on, giving harm to all…
By Mufid Abdulla: The big news is that jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is about to issue an historic message to the Kurdish people, which will probably call for the disarmament of the PKK. Although there is still no transparent and detailed agenda for the peace process – such as the one outlined in Ocalan’s…
By Dr Aland Mizell: Let me be clear. I am for peace, and I support any step toward the peace process, because innocent people are paying the price. Therefore, I salute the BDP (Kurdish Peace Democratic Party), the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), and even the Turkish government for their courage in trying to end violence…
KT News and Comment: A BDP delegation arrived in Suli yesterday, carrying a message from the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. The delegation, which includes BDP co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Gültan Kışanak and Democratic Society Congress (DTK) co-chairs Ahmet Türk and Aysel Tuğluk, is due to meet the PKK army council based in the Qandil….
KT Comment: Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced this week that he is prepared to drink poison for peace. By his deeds, however, he must be judged. Throughout February the Turkish military has continued to bomb the Qandil valley. This has involved Turkish fighter jets invading Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) air space and terrorising civilians,…
KT News: According to media reports – which first appeared in the pro-government Sabah and Star newspapers – the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is proposing the withdrawal of PKK fighters from Turkish territory by 15 August This would mark a critical stage in the current peace negotiations. Reuters reports that Ocalan has drafted a…
KT News: Making a short statement after the BDP delegation’s visit to Imrali island today, BDP group deputy chair Pervin Buldan quoted PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan as saying: “This visit is a historic step and all sides must act carefully and sensitively in this ongoing process. The state has PKK prisoners, so does the PKK…
