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Turkey Eyes Legal Steps After Kurdish Militant Group PKK Disbands

After the decision by the Kurdish militant group PKK to disband, Turkey was eyeing Wednesday a raft of legal and technical measures to ensure its full implementation and finally end a four-decade insurgency.

International Business Times

RFK Jr defends downsizing health department as protesters disrupt Senate hearing – as it happened

Health secretary calls the downsizing of department as necessary cost-cutting measures as he defends spending plans under Trump’s budget proposal

The Guardian - US

Trump says there’s a ‘possibility’ he will attend Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey – as it happened

Kremlin refuses to say whether Russian president will be part of delegation

The Guardian - UK

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Zelensky Urges Trump To Make Putin Meeting Happen

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to help secure a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday, accusing the Russian leader of not seriously wanting to negotiate an end to the war.

International Business Times

Turkey monitoring situation after PKK announces disbandment, official says

Media close to the government have reported that the PKK's disarmament process is expected to take three to four months, with weapons being collected at designated locations in northern Iraq under official supervision.

Euronews

Turkey says it is closely monitoring PKK disbandment to secure peace

A top official says Turkey is closely monitoring any attempts to undermine its peace initiative with the PKK following the militant Kurdish group’s announcement that it is ending its decades-long armed conflict with the Turkish state

The Independent UK

What can actually happen at Turkey peace talks after Putin and Trump’s snub?

A Ukrainian delegation including defence minister Rustem Umerov faces off against a second-tier team in Istanbul

The Independent UK

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Kurdish leader Ocalan told the PKK to disband, it did: Here’s what to know

PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is leading peace efforts to end a Kurdish armed rebellion against Turkiye after four decades.

Al Jazeera

Will Zelensky empty-chair Putin in front of Trump after calling Russia’s bluff on peace talks?

ANALYSIS: As Turkey offers to mediate between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday and Donald Trump hints he may come too, chief international correspondent Bel Trew looks at how the week might unfurl

The Independent UK

What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict

The militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, announced its resolve to dissolve itself in a historic declaration that could end one of the Middle East's longest-running insurgencies and bring stability to the region

The Independent UK

Kurdish militants PKK to disarm after decades of attacks against Turkey

Kurdistan Workers’ party says it will dissolve its guerrilla forces, months after call to do so from its jailed leader

The Guardian - UK

Ocalan: Founder Of The Kurdish Militant PKK Who Authored Its End

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a "terrorist" to many within wider Turkish society.

International Business Times

Kurdish Militant Group PKK Says Disbanding, Ending Armed Struggle

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday announced its dissolution, saying it was ending its armed struggle against the Turkish state and drawing a line under its bloody four-decade insurgency.

International Business Times

France insists on ceasefire as Russia agrees to direct talks with Ukraine

France insists that Russia’s proposal for direct talks with Ukraine aimed at ending must involve a unconditional, 30-day ceasefire.

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Euronews

Zelenskyy says he is willing to meet Putin in Istanbul for peace talks

The Ukrainian president said on Sunday he expected Russia to confirm a ceasefire starting Monday, and that he was prepared to meet with his Russian counterpart in Turkey on Thursday for direct talks to end Moscow's war, now in its fourth year.

International Business Times

Erdogan Says Efforts To End Ukraine War At 'Turning Point'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told Russian and French leaders that a "historic turning point" has been reached in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and that Ankara was ready to host talks between the two warring parties, his office said.

The Independent UK

Iraq's prime minister visits Turkey as neighbors work to strengthen cooperation

Iraq's prime minister is visiting Turkey as the two neighboring countries move forward with efforts to strengthen cooperation

The Independent UK

X restricts access to jailed Istanbul mayor's account after Turkey's request, group says

A platform monitoring internet censorship says access to jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s X social media account has been blocked in Turkey

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Al Jazeera

Pakistan vows retaliation after India launches air strikes

Pakistan’s military says at least 31 civilians killed and 46 others wounded in India’s attacks.

The Conversation

Russia and Turkey are wielding religion as soft power – but one patriarch is standing in their way

Turkish nationalists are calling on the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to revoke the passport of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the highest ranking Greek Orthodox cleric in the US.

Al Jazeera

Trump hails ‘productive’ call with Turkiye’s Erdogan as visits planned

US President Donald Trump says he wants to work with his Turkish counterpart to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Erdoğan tells protesters against Islamification in northern Cyprus they will fail

Turkish president at odds with thousands of Turkish Cypriots who object to his attempts to undermine their secular way of life

The Independent UK

Elif Shafak: ‘As a novelist in Turkey, you can find yourself put on trial, prosecuted... almost digitally lynched’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Nearly two decades after being put on trial for ‘insulting Turkishness’, Shafak has become one of the UK’s most popular authors. Ahead of her appearance at the Hay Festival, she speaks with Annabel Nugent about her latest novel and Turkey’s fraught politics

The Independent UK

Turkish Cypriots protest over what they say is Turkey's introduction of Islam into education system

Several thousand Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of the northern half of ethnically divided Cyprus’ capital Nicosia to protest what they say is Turkey’s attempt to erode their secular roots and to strengthen the hold of political Islam over their society

International Business Times

Swedish Reporter Gets Suspended Term Over Erdogan Insult

A Turkish court on Wednesday handed a Swedish journalist an 11-month suspended sentence for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but he remains behind bars awaiting trial on a second more serious charge.

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