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Erdogan met Pervin Buldan and Sirri Sureyya Onder, parliamentary deputies for the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM Party, at the presidential palace in Ankara.
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Turkey on Thursday freed more than 120 people detained during last month's mass anti-government protests.
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The news blackout was the latest example of the stranglehold that Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has over the country’s media.

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Pro-Kurdish party 'more hopeful' after rare Erdogan talks
Officials from a pro-Kurdish party liaising with the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said they felt more hopeful over the prospects of a new era of Kurdish-Turkish relations to end a 40-year conflict in Turkey after meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday.
Turkey's Erdogan meets pro-Kurdish politicians as they seek to end a 40-year conflict
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met for the first time with pro-Kurdish politicians who are working to bring an end to the 40-year conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants.
Erdogan to Meet DAM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes for Kurdish Peace Process
The Erdogan-DAM meeting coincides with a broader initiative by the Kurdish party to seek regional support for restarting the long-stalled peace process.
Turkey releases over 120 people charged with taking part in anti-government protests
More than 120 people detained during anti-government protests in Turkey have been released from prison after more than two weeks behind bars
Turkey’s Erdogan meets pro-Kurdish politicians as they seek to end a 40-year conflict
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met for the first time with pro-Kurdish politicians who are working to bring an end to the 40-year conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants.
Two leading Turkish journalists are detained on charges their newspapers say are based on their work
Writers Timur Soykan of BirGun and Cumhuriyet’s Murat Agirel were arrested at their homes on charges of making threats and blackmail in an investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Turkey’s government is trying to repress its way out of a crisis
Hundreds of thousands of people came out in Istanbul on March 29th to demand the release of Turkey’s best-known recent political prisoner, Ekrem Imamoglu. The country’s news media rose to the challenge: the state broadcaster offered tips for prospective home owners.
Turkish journalists detained on charges their newspapers say are based on their work
Turkish newspapers say two leading journalists have been detained over what they say are false charges stemming from their work
Fallout from arrest of Istanbul mayor forces cancellation of city event for Olympic sports leaders
The arrest and detention of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, last month has forced the cancellation of an international conference of Olympics officials and sports leaders due to take place in the city.
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Turkey Calls for Immediate Resolution to Shingal Crisis as PKK Faces Crossroads
We are waiting for the PKK to respond to Öcalan’s call,” Fidan said, adding, “but there is a real possibility that internal dogmatism will derail this chance for peace.”
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PKK leader Öcalan meets family members on Eid
Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), met with family members on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, marking a rare visit permitted at İmralı Island Prison. Three other prisoners held at the facility, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım, and Veysi Aktaş, were also allowed family visits.
Kurdish struggle for peace: Families torn between hope and scepticism
Since 1984, the PKK struggle has killed over 40,000 people and injured tens of thousands more, including Turkish security forces, militants, and civilians
Victims of Turkey's Kurdish Militant Conflict Long for Peace
Cihan Sincar, former mayor of Kiziltepe and widow of the late pro-Kurdish party lawmaker Mehmet Sincar, visits her husband's grave in the southeastern town of Kiziltepe in Mardin province, Turkey, March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
In Turkey's Kurdish heartland, distrust erodes peace process hopes
Turkey's crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival and silence on what reforms might follow the end of a 40-year conflict with Kurdish militants are stoking distrust among Kurds.
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Erdogan receives pro-Kurdish party delegation in Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday received a senior delegation from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in Ankara, in a rare meeting seen as a potential breakthrough in stalled peace efforts between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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