Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) on Sunday urged authorities to accelerate the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), warning of a prolonged slowdown as imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan was moved to a new facility on Imrali Island.

Turkish far-right politician and leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahceli on Tuesday voiced support for the expansion of Ankara’s “Terror-Free Turkey” initiative to include a “terror-free region,” calling for the disarmament of “all branches of” the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

A senior adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected linking constitutional reform and Kurdish political demands to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) disarmament process, drawing criticism from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), which accused him of undermining efforts to achieve lasting peace.a

Turkey’s parliament speaker on Wednesday warned that legislation supporting the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) would not be implemented unless the group laid down its weapons, as Ankara prepares to establish a parliamentary committee to monitor the disarmament process.

The Kurdish city of Sanliurfa (Riha) in southeastern Turkey is hosting an international UNESCO music gathering, bringing together artists from 30 countries across four continents for three days of musical events.

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) could consider supporting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's bid for another term if he promises constitutional reforms guaranteeing Kurdish rights, a party lawmaker told Rudaw on Saturday.