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As part of Abdullah Öcalan's call and the self-dissolution of the PKK, some members will symbolically lay down their weapons in the coming days in the Kurdistan Region.
Three prominent figures from the US and Iceland support Abdullah Öcalan's call for peace. Speaking to Medya Haber, Debbie Bookchin, Ögmundur Jonasson, and Quincy Saul call for concrete steps to be taken by Ankara, Damascus, and the global community.
Ayşegül Doğan said they are entering a new phase and that a historic moment will be witnessed within the coming week.
Abdullah Öcalan called for peace and the PKK moved to disarm, yet the Turkish state has failed to take any meaningful steps towards a solution.
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Demirtaş: Delegations must go to İmralı at once
HDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş said that they were open to coalition offers if their principles were accepted, and that they viewed KCK statements as contributions to the search for solution, democracy and peace in Turkey.
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IHD report: ISIS gangs crossed over into Turkey
Human Rights Association (İHD), stated that at least 50 ISIS gang members crossed over from Girê Spî to Turkey, and that the Turkish state did not follow upon the arrival of any of these gangs.
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Intense aerial activity by Turkish forces
People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office issued a statement reporting that Turkish air forces carried out intense drone activities over guerrilla-controlled zones.
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Önder: Peace process must continue
İmralı Committee Spokesperson Sırrı Süreyya Önder spoke to journalists after the application the committee made to the Ministry of Justice for a meeting with Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
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Trial on Özgecan Aslan’s murder begins
First court hearing on the murder of Özgecan Aslan, the 20-year-old woman who was brutally killed by a minibus driver in Mersin on 11 February, started this morning in Tarsus 1st High Criminal Court.
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HDP forms a committee to avert provocations
HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) has taken urgent action to eliminate the chaos plan intended to be put into action over Kurds in the main Kurdish city Amed before and after the elections.
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7 detained in Amed
7 people have been detained in Amed, including 5 members of the 'Equal and Free Citizens' Association'.
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1 more death after counter attacks in Amed
Fesih Çınar, who was shot on the back of his neck by counter-guerilla groups in Amed last night around 01:00, lost his life in the hospital where his treatment did not suffice to keep him alive.
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Amed Governor's Office says 6 detained
Diyarbakır Governor's Office announced that 6 people have been taken into custody in connection with the contra attacks going on since today afternoon.
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Demirtaş calls on Amed people to leave streets
HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş said in a written statement about the armed provocations in Amed that; “A dirty plot is being staged in Diyarbakır with an aim to trigger an internal fighting. Our parties must act with patience and common sense.”
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3 dead in provocation in Amed
Following the armed attack that targeted the president of the İHYA-DER Aytaç Baran, supporters of the Hüda-Par party killed 2 people and heavily wounded 2 others.
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YSK releases temporary results of elections
Turkish Supreme Election Board (YSK) stated that 45,119,570 voters cast their votes inside Turkey, 918,311 citizens went to the booths overseas, and 123,168 people voted at custom gates.
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Casualties reported in provocation in Amed
Following an armed attack that targeted the president of the İHYA-DER, known with close ties with the radical Islamist Hüda-Par (Free Cause Party), supporters of the party opened fire on workplaces in Şehitlik town where the incident took place.
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