Due to the developments in Afrin, many Italian political figures have opposed Erdoğan's visit today. The leader of the Left Party of Italy, Nicola Fratognani, urged the authorities of the country ''not to support the bloody and violent regime".
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the operation will be expanded to other areas, including Manbij, where American forces are stationed with Kurdish militia.
The parties discussed possibilities and prospects for strengthening and developing bilateral economic ties. Prime Minister Barzani assured of their willingness to deepen cooperation with Armenia and boost trade and economic ties.
Another soldier was wounded in the attack which took place as the troops were carrying out security operations.
So, if in reality, the US is not going to suspend the military assistance to the Kurds, what is the disseminated news conditioned by?
Fifteen officers and at least three demonstrators were injured in the scuffles that ensued after the police moved to disperse a rally.
These negotiations are held against the background of deepening the internal political crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan. Few days ago Masoud Barzani announced his resignation as president of the autonomy. Although Barzani stated that, despite the results of the referendum, he would no longer renew his powers, it was obvious that if the independence was declared, he would not leave.
Barzani's current term was set to expire in four days, the same date that presidential and parliamentary elections were due to be held.
"As of 0600hrs Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed PMF are shelling Peshmerga positions from Zummar front, northwest Mosul, using heavy artillery. They are advancing towards Peshmerga positions," the top defence body of the autonomous region's government said in a statement.
Certainly, continued fighting does not lead any side to victory, but it will drive the country towards disarray and chaos, affecting all aspects of life.
Thus, Iraqi Kurdistan regularly protests against its disproportionate representation in the central government and the violation of Kurds' rights by Baghdad. Having the results of the expression of the will of the autonomous region’s people, not in favor of Baghdad, the Kurdish authorities can now more effectively negotiate with Baghdad on these issues.
"We are not ready to discuss or have a dialogue about the results of the referendum because it is unconstitutional," Abadi said.
Kurds say it will give them a mandate to negotiate secession, but Iraq's PM denounced it as "unconstitutional".
In a televised address on Sunday, Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned of the dire consequences of the vote and vowed to never accept the disintegration of Iraq.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview on Friday that Barzani’s decision not to postpone the referendum was "very wrong".
"While Israel opposes terrorism as a whole, it supports the legitimate efforts of the Kurdish people to achieve their own state."
The negative vote prompted Kurdish representatives to walk out of the chamber.
It is difficult to recall a case, when the positions of Washington, Moscow, Tehran, Baghdad and Damascus were similar in the context of their policy in the Middle East. Thus, the desire not to see sovereign Iraqi Kurdistan has already united Ankara, Tehran and Baghdad. These are the countries towards which Kurds can claim territorial claims after gaining statehood.
"We expect Arbil to cancel the referendum decision," Çavuşoğlu noted.
Bagheri said after talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late on August 16 that they agreed the Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq could stir unrest in the entire region.
In any case Iran does not want Iraq to be divided. The Iranians have a tremendous impact both in Baghdad, in Erbil and in Suleymania. In this sense, the separation of this state is not beneficial for them.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias stated that Iraq's unity should be desired by the people themselves and that the Kurdish referendum is a right under the Iraqi constitution.
"We believe referendum is not the right choice. It would be limited to Kurdish population, and an impact on Iraqi security would be disastrous," Zarif stated on Monday at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
We would also encourage the regional authorities to engage with the Government of Iraq on a full range of important issues between the future of relations between Baghdad and Erbil
Erdogan is going to discuss the issue of supplying Kurds with American weapons with the US President Donald Trump during their first meeting in Washington, expressing confidence that "Turkey’s allies would back Ankara, not the terrorist organizations".
The opening of the Armenian Consulate in Erbil is important not only in terms of bilateral relations with Iraq but also in terms of deepening cooperation with the whole Middle East region. Iraqi Kurdistan has become a significant factor in the region and many regional and international forces seek cooperation formats with the Kurdish autonomy.
The party would resume taking part in sessions in the general assembly from Tuesday, three HDP officials told Reuters, without giving further details.
According to the Turkish authorities, the HDP’s decision will "not affect legislative works negatively." Moreover, Turkish Prime Minister compared HDP’s MPs to the "students who skipped school."
It should be reminded that backed by Turkish army, Free Syrian Army crossed into northern Syria on August 24 and took control of the border town of Jarablus.
Four militants were killed in the airstrikes carried out between 5:51 p.m. and 6:10 p.m., the TSK said, citing imagery obtained after the bombings.
Paris understands the Kurds’ ambitions.
U.S. officials said that a ceasefire had been agreed to between Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and PYD/PKK forces.
Turkey’s main aim is to weaken the Kurds in Syria.
The operation has two purposes: to withdraw Isis from Jarablus, its last major fortification on the 500-mile border, and to refrain the expansion of Kurdish militias in northern Syria.
Kurdish forces need to move east of Euphrates, otherwise they will become a target in this operation.
During the talk with our minister, Kerry underlined that Kurdish defense forces have started retreating to the east from the Euphrates river.
The indictment accuses Demirtas and HDP deputy Sirri Sureyya Onder of praising the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
The demonstration was peaceful and trouble-free.
The United States committed to provide more military and financial support to the Peshmerga forces.
Iranian Kurdish rebels have broken a unilateral ceasefire.
Erdogan vowed that the state would "follow all related matters in a very sensitive way" and would "make them pay the necessary costs," in reference to HDP municipalities.
Now the operations are over, there will be physical and social renovation.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Russia is allegedly supplying the PKK with anti-aircraft weaponry and rockets through Syria and Iraq.
According to the security sources, that requested not to be named, the blast took place in Midyat district of the province, about 1,100 kilometers (683 miles) east of the capital, Ankara, late on Wednesday as PKK militants detonated an explosives-laden car outside the Anitli Gendarmerie Command Headquarters.
In light of the catastrophic consequences of the military operation for the public, we once again call upon the official Ankara to return to a peaceful solution to the Kurdish question.
Democratic political channels in Turkey are already in great difficulty, and if the bill passes, many people will feel that these channels have been shut completely.
Turkish state forces in Cizre have killed 282 civilians since July 2015 with 177 people being burned to death in 3 basements across the town in incidents that have come to be called ‘the basements of atrocity.’
There is an impression that under the pretext of fighting against terrorism, as well as taking advantage of the tense and chaotic situation in the region, the Turkish authorities are trying to get rid of their biggest headache - the Kurds.
"I spoke to the head of the OHCHR about the Russian position and what is happening in Cizre. We have a report of what has happened there, with testimonies of eyewitnesses who survived. We submitted it to the High Commissioner (for Human Rights)," President of the Human Rights Association Ozturk Turkdogan told RIA Novosti in an interview.
The problem issues between Ankara and the Kurds should be solved through negotiations.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan earlier called on the Parliament to adopt a law on deprivation of immunity of deputies, who...
In case military clashes turn into a war in Turkey, not only Kurds will flee to Europe, but also Turks.
However, human rights organizations periodically alarm that among those killed people the number of civilians is high. Many experts say Turkish authorities operations remind of "mass punishment".
"In our opinion, Erdogan's policy is genocide and total extermination of the (Kurdish) people, both in Turkey and abroad," Patiev said at the Rossiya Segodnya press center in Moscow.
For a moment one gets an impression that the Ankara bombing despite taking lives of many people, in some way served positively for the interests of Turkish authorities.
A decision was made to impose a curfew in the city of Sirnak from March 14 until further notice.
The extermination of the Kurds is an actual genocide.
Perhaps this is the reason why after 100 years we still witness how Kurdish children are brutally killed in front of their parents in Turkey, while Turkish officials with smiles on their faces exchange migrants with the Europeans.
It does not mean anything but a policy of mass slaughter and death. He comes to Bingol and threatens with massacres. However, we are confident of our unity.
The investigation was launched after TAK which has been linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), claimed responsibility for the bombing.
"We are the Kurds who are fighting against Islamic State [or Daesh], we are those who want democracy and freedom for our people, I am asking the international community and the Security Council to press on Turkey to stop shelling our people."
The human right organization periodically alarm that the situation in these zones is not secure; the people’s right of movement is banned. In many cases people even are not able to leave their houses to get food.
Turkey had no right to intervene in Syria's internal affairs.
The strict nature of Erdogan's statement, in fact, is connected with the negotiations around the Syrian crisis to be held on Thursday with the participation of the United States, Russia, Turkey and other countries.
It should be noted that, recently, Barzani has repeatedly stated that the borders between states in the Middle East must be reviewed, because Sykes-Picot agreement is no longer viable.
The Turkish Prime Minister announced that he has a "peace plan" consisting of 10 points.
The warplanes targeted the village on Thursday.
"The rights of the Kurdish people should not be sacrificed to political interests," the President of Kurdistan said.
All of those weapons seized in the latest operations in the southeast are Russian-made.
Turkish government would bring the whole world down on those who seek to establish a state within a state.
Chomsky claimed Erdoğan was operating with double standards on terrorism.
Human Rights Defenders think Kurdish forces actions must be considered as war crimes, because Kurdish forces "appear to be spearheading a concerted campaign to forcibly displace Arab communities".
The operations currently being conducted under round-the-clock curfews are putting the lives of tens of thousands of people at risk.
Committee said it is "concerned about reports that members belonging to the Kurdish community are discriminated against in the labor market''.
He also condemned the Turkish President for the investigation against the academicians calling for peace with the Kurds.
Bass expressed concern on Friday over legal and disciplinary actions taken against more than 1,189 Turkish academics who published a statement on Monday criticizing the government's policies in the Southeast and calling for peace.
The declaration urges the government to restore a peace process with the PKK...
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) had applied to the European court over the declaration of curfews, calling on the Strasbourg-based court...
The decision was made after the summit of the Democratic People’s Congress...
The number of demonstrators was more than double the 7,000 organizers had originally expected and some had come from neighboring countries to attend.
Kurdistan Democratic Party Leader Massoud Barzani has announced about a...
The Education Ministry sent text messages to teachers working in the Cizre and Silopi districts of Şırnak province, calling them to leave the districts. The messages said they would be included in an in-service training program. But nobody in Turkey believes this.
Speaker of the Turkish parliament has declared an oath taken by a leading Kurdish politician null...
In spite of this kind of declared commitment to to combine their forces in Syria, the disagreements between Turkey and US on Kurds in Syria still continues to remain unresolved.
Turkey’s National Security Council criticized the declaration of a Kurdish enclave in Syria, calling the international community to announce the Kurdish forces fighting in Syria as a terrorist organization, Kurdistan.ru Website reports.
AKP turned a blind eye to ISIL growing in Syria and their existence...
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Despite the fact that according to the Turkish Constitution, president of the country must stay impartial, Erdogan continues to violate the law....
YSK is to finally make a decision on earlier determinations taken by a number of local election councils...
PKK militants organized a bomb attack in Turkey’s southeastern province of Batman...
Clashes between Kurds and Turkish security forces restarted in July...
During the last few hours the PKK carried out several operations against the Turkish army...
The condition of the wounded is not to be life-threatening...
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One soldier was killed in each attack...
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Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has decided to ban the AKP’s planned campaign slogan for the November 1 snap election...
Erdogan said that he launched the settlement process to end the three-decade-old Kurdish issue...
What are for the so-called special security zones declared by the Turkish government, the number of which has exceeded one hundred during the last few weeks of continuing chaos in Turkey? How those security zones are different from the ghettos, known in the history?
Turkey has today been dragged into a great spiral of violence in the care of the AKP, which couldn’t get the results it desired in the elections.
It is notable that in the German capital Berlin some 100 Turks affiliated with the "Grey Wolves", a Turkish far-right, extremist organization, waved their flags and verbally attacked Kurds on the other side of a police barrier. The Kurds reacted by hurling eggs across the line. As it is known, the "Grey Wolves" is one of the most famous Turkish nationalist organizations that operates in the European...
Analysts discuss the reasons that caused the PKK activation in this way, noting the readiness of PKK to involve in political process with the Turkish authorities. Some analysts say that PKK does not only reply to Turkey’s leadership, but wants to send a message to the Kurdish People’s Democratic Party that PKK must have a dominated role among Kurds.
Erdogan now faces the results of his actions, the country has fallen into a real crisis. It is hard to imagine how the AK party will introduce the killing of the Turkish soldiers to its society, but one thing is obvious - it will use these killings for "legitimizing" its actions against the PKK and Kurds in general.
"These terrorists must be wiped out from the mountains; whatever happens they must be wiped out. The mountains of this country must not be handed over to terrorists. Every effort will be undertaken," he said.
The incident occurred when a group of PKK militants fired on a military unit...
The two Britons and their Turkish translator were in close contact with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants.
The crisis between Turkey and Iran entered a new phase when Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif canceled his scheduled visit to Ankara.
All the players (involved) need to be part of the solution.
Turkey prepares for early elections.
Turkish forces have killed 771 militants of PKK.
The actions of the international community are limited to pure warnings. In their statements Western countries stress Turkey’s right of self-defense, which gives ground to assume that the West is leaving its main partner alone in struggle against the Islamic State.
In general Turkish authorities campaign against PKK has cost at least $55 billion since July 20. Specialists say this amount will rise as long as the conflict between PKK and authorities continues. And in the case of early elections, Turkey will need more $215 million.
The officers were killed in Sirnak’s Silopi district on August 10 after the militants detonated a landmine while the officers were driving a guarded police vehicle to the Basak neighborhood.
After the shelling, the squadron of military helicopters bombed the positions of the militants in the region.
Turkey needs to change, to stop its anti-Kurdish policy because behind it other threats that exist in the region, such as the group "Islamic State" are hidden.
The police responded with fire.
Turkey is still involved in the chaotic situation.
After the meeting CHP deputy parliamentary leader Engin Altay told reporters, “We want everybody to feel at ease. Turkey will never ever be divided.”
One of those injured was Nurettin Demirtas, brother of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) chairman Selahattin Demitras.
But this time Erdogan wants to be sure that has enough weakened the political parties’ positions that had considerable success during the last parliamentary elections. The Justice and Development Party should be sure that it would be able to return his parliamentary majority. In this situation the possibility of new elections becomes more realistic.
In response to this, HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş announced that all 80 of his party members will collectively represent a petition to lift their own immunity on Wednesday.
Demirtas is charged with "incitement to armed clashes" in October 2014. He may faces imprisonment of up to 24 years. General Prosecutor of Turkey launched an investigation against Demirtaş.
"One of the co-leaders of this party is daring to insult our president and the presidential position by saying ‘all these games are carried out by the Palace Gladio.’
Turkish authorities try to regain their strategic superiority and make it clear to the Kurds in Turkey, Syria and Iraq that is not going to accept their plans to establish a Kurdish state in the region.
New airstrikes have been launched against PKK targets in northern Iraq.
It is expected that Turkish Parliament will hold extraordinary meeting on July 29. A motion for an extraordinary meeting was first filed by the Republican People’s Party. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has already supported the idea.
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini called Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Chavushoghlu on Sunday and encouraged the Turkish government to pursue the continuation of the settlement process with the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
In Adana, 54 people were detained in an operation that targeted ISIL and the Patriotic Revolutionist Youth Movement (YDG-H) -- an affiliate of the PKK.
What refers to the Turkish strikes against the PKK, it really jeopardizes the ceasefire reached with such difficulty, which from time to time was being violated by small clashes. But doesn’t Turkey understand this? Of course, it does. Maybe this incident in Suruc was a "good reason" for Turkey to deal with its long-years’ problem.
"Accordingly, all these must be realized for a consolidated ceasefire. Neither the Kurdish nation nor the [Kurdish] freedom movement will accept a new and special war government formed against the Kurdish nation, whoever the components of the coalition are," he added.
Analysts say that the Turkish excuses are baseless, because it is proved that the areas controlled by the Kurdish fighters are much more safe and cannot threaten Turkey's security. It is possible that after the formation of a coalition government the ruling party cannot sustain the Syrian policy, so Erdogan is dragging Turkey into an adventure in the transition period.
This kind of activeness by Kurds can be explained by the fact that their demands and the promises of the AKP party have not been fulfilled yet.
"It’s not possible to believe these promises unless we see the practice. We have to see the practice first," Erdogan noted.
Here another question rises. If there is no Kurdish problem, why then there is a peace process. These are two contradicting things, which gives a room to think that all these are political maneuvers intended just to get as much votes as possible during the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The denial of the existence of the Kurdish issue has become one of the components of the Turkey’s politics.
Commenting on Erdoğan denial of the existence of a Kurdish problem in Turkey, Selahattin Demirtaş particularly noted: “If there is no Kurdish question, why is the peace process still continuing?” asked Demirtaş, speaking to reporters on March 16.
He mentioned that Kurds enjoy all rights and the problems they have are just like the problems of the Turkish citizens and no more.
It should not be excluded that with the resumption of the Kurdish peace process the government tries to soften the position of the pro-Kurdish Democratic People's People's Party.
In his turn the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan also expressed hope that Kurds will lay down arms and it will mark a new era of stability in the country.
In the long-time perspective Turkey may aim at strengthening its grip on the Kurds not only in Turkey but also in neighboring Syria and Iraq, in case of which Turkey can simultaneously fulfill two goals.
Apart from this simple competition of power, the most interesting thing is a unique opportunity presented to the Kurds on the eve of June general election in Turkey.
Ocalan's this statement was made in a very profitable time for the Turkish government. Long-awaited peace with Kurds has a crucial importance for the victory of the ruling party in the parliamentary elections.
Turkish Prime Minister thinks that there will be a progress in the Kurdish peace process by adopting this bill, which strengthens the authority of regional governors appointed by the central government, while Kurds desire expanded regional autonomy in the southeast.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced that the settlement process of the Kurdish issue has reached a crucial stage.
The Turkish government calls on Kurds to lay down their arms, claiming that bridges are being built in the Kurdish populated provinces, roads are being laid, appears TV in the Kurdish language.
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