Erdogan to meet DEM Party delegation Thursday

Representatives of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) are set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, coming soon after a DEM Party delegation paid a pivotal role in mediating a call to lay down arms by the imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abudullah Ocalan.

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Erdogan tells Putin Ankara welcomes integration of SDF into Syrian military

Turkey “backs the absorption of the so-called ‘Syrian Democratic Forces' into the central administration," in Damascus.

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Turkey arrests over 340 in Imamoglu protests

The arrest of Istanbul’s powerful mayor has sparked large demonstrations across the country in recent days, demanding his release

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Erdogan berates Assad loyalists, reaffirms support for Syria’s new authorities

“Those who remained silent for 14 years while innocent children were being killed… cannot lecture us now on morality,” said Erdogan, referring to the Assad loyalists.

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Turkey’s Erdogan vows continued support for Syria during transitional period

During a joint press conference following their meeting, Erdogan described Sharaa’s visit as “historic” and “the beginning of a lasting friendship and cooperation” between Ankara and Damascus.

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Syrian president Sharaa to meet Turkey’s Erdogan in Ankara Tuesday

Erdogan will host Sharaa at the presidential palace, and the pair will discuss the "joint steps to be taken for economic recovery, sustainable stability and security,” Turkish president’s communications chief Fahrettin Altun wrote on X. 

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Kurdish-Turkish peace process: Genuine attempt or political ploy?

While it is too early to be either optimistic or pessimistic, any enduring agreement between the Turkish government and the Kurdish movement in Turkey would carry significant domestic and regional repercussions.

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PM Barzani, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss bilateral ties, Syria

"Both sides agreed on the need to maintain peace, security and the rights of all communities in Syria," read a statement from the PM's office

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After meeting Ocalan, DEM Party lawmakers brief Turkey’s Speaker, MHP leader

A delegation from the pro-Kurdish opposition DEM Party on Thursday met with Turkey’s parliamentary speaker Numan Kurtulmus, and Devlet Bahceli, leader of the country’s far-right MHP party, briefing them on a meeting with jailed PKK leader Abdulla Ocalan

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