A rightist ally of President Erdogan, Devlet Bahceli of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party, this week openly questioned Greece’s sovereignty over the islands of the southeastern Aegean. In so doing Mr. Bahceli challenges the provisions of international laws and agreements such as the 1923 Lausanne Treaty.
"In future, we will take decisive steps to realize our vision for Turkey and an entire region without terror," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his New Year's Day speech. These words were a reference to the current reconciliation process between
A fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet jailed leaders
Turkish nationalist leader Devlet Bahceli has urged Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed PKK leader, to declare the group's disbandment. This follows a rare meeting with pro-Kurdish DEM Party officials, hinting at Ocalan's willingness to broker peace.
A delegation of lawmakers from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) issued an optimistic statement on the progress of the
Concerns are mounting in Türkiye over potential scenarios in Syria following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The warnings come as clashes persist between Turkish-backed factions and the US-supported Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Aleppo,
The terrorist groups continue to pose a threat to Türkiye and Syria’s national security and territorial integrity, the Defense Ministry
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) must be dissolved “without any conditions,” Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli said on Tuesday, with the country’s main pro-Kurdish party set for an expected second meeting with the jailed PKK leader.
Is new life being breathed into the long-stalled Kurdish peace process in Turkey
Turkey is ready to provide support to the new Syrian administration for the management of Islamic State camps in the country, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday.