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Turkey's parliament opens debate on a pardon-like bill for PKK

The legislation would suspend some prison sentences for convicted PKK members and postpone ongoing investigations and trials for five or 10 years.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 August, 2026
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Turkey
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Turkey unveils draft law to re-integrate PKK militants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 August, 2026
Members of the Kurdish community shout slogans as they take part in a protest calling for the release of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in Diyarbakir on June 28, 2026
Abdullah Ocalan
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Kurds rally in Turkey's southeast for jailed PKK leader

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 June, 2026
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Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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PKK urges Turkey to overcome 'obstacles' in peace process

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 May, 2026
A person holds a poster of jailed PKK militant group leader Abdullah Ocalan during Newroz celebrations on March 21, 2026 in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Kurdish militant says Turkey stalled peace talks over reforms

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2026
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Turkey
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Turkish lawmakers back plan advancing PKK peace process

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 February, 2026
On the rugged peaks at the Iraqi-Iranian border, female Peshmerga soldiers conduct patrols, showcasing their crucial role in maintaining territorial integrity. In the turbulent region spanning Iraq, Iran, and Turkey, the Kurdish opposition force, known as the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PAK), actively advocates for a change in the Iranian regime
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Iran arrests suspected members of Kurdish group over 'sabotage'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 February, 2026
Funeral ceremony held for Martyrs in Hakkari
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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Kurdish PKK militants say have left key area in north Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 November, 2025
This picture taken on January 26, 2019 shows journalists filming outside the departure lounge and control tower of Sulaymaniyah International Airport
Sulaymaniyah
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Turkey flights to Iraq's Sulaimaniyah resume after ban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 November, 2025
Turkish Minister Hakan Fidan (L) holds a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein (R) within his official visit in Baghdad, Iraq on November 02, 2025.
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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Iraq FM calls for disarmament of 'PKK elements' in the north

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 November, 2025
July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Commemoration ceremony
Turkey
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Turkey forms panel to oversee PKK disarmament

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 August, 2025
PKK in Daqoq
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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PKK disarmament process to begin early July: report

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 July, 2025
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Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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Kurdish PKK holds 'successful' meeting on disbanding, disarming

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 May, 2025
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Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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PKK claims Iraq attacks on Kurdish security forces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2025
Erdogan is attempting to tackle declining birth rates and relatively high rates of divorce in Turkey
Turkey
MENA
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Swedish journalist gets 11-month prison term in Turkey for insulting Erdogan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2025
Erdogan's statement is a warning to Kurdish forces in the north of Syria
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Pro-Kurdish party says Turkey vague on peace steps after PKK pledge

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 March, 2025
A large number of police officers are seen on duty in Diyarbakir to prevent the 'Great Freedom Rally'. Kurdish political parties and organizations were barred from organizing a 'Great Freedom Rally' in Diyarbakir, calling for the release of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), imprisoned for 25 years, and for a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.
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Turkey arrests 282 despite reconciliation bid with PKK

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 February, 2025
TURKEY-EXPLOSION-ATTACK
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Turkey detains 10 opposition members over alleged PKK ties

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 February, 2025
DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakirhan
Turkey
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Turkey pro-Kurdish party: Ocalan will make "historic call" soon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 February, 2025
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Iraq
MENA
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Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan kills six civilians

Dana Taib Menmy
28 January, 2025
Demostration For Releasing Kurdish Leader Abdullah Ocalan In Cologne
Turkey
World
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Jailed PKK leader says 'ready' to support Turkey peace drive

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2024