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France 24
03-07-2025
- Politics
- France 24
PKK leader accuses Turkish government of 'seeking to sabotage' disarmament process
The Kurdish PKK group on Wednesday said that some elements of the Turkish government are seeking to undermine a historic disarmament process meant to put an end to decades of conflict. The PKK, or Kurdistan Workers' Party, in May declared an end to its armed conflict and was expected to hold a series of ceremonies to destroy its weapons. But Mustafa Karasu, one of the group's founders and top leaders, told a Kurdish-linked television station that "a group at the heart of the state is seeking to sabotage the process". "We are ready, but it is the (Turkish) government that has not taken the needed steps," he said. Karasu cited continued Turkish military strikes on PKK positions in northern Irak as well as the lack of improvement in the prison conditions of the PKK's founder Abdullah Ocalan. Ocalan, now 76, has been held at the Imrali island jail since 1999. In February, he called on the PKK to lay down its weapons after decades of conflict with the Turkish state that has left at least 45,000 people dead. 01:51 "Some friends have gone to Imrali, but it's not enough. The isolation has lasted for 26 years," despite some adjustments, Karasu said. "The situation of our leader affects the process and slows it down," he said. Karasu did not confirm if any disarmament ceremonies were still planned. "We want the process to continue and flourish. But the situation leads us to observe a blockage. The government's attitude is the cause," he said.
LeMonde
02-07-2025
- Politics
- LeMonde
PKK accuses Turkish government of undermining disarmament effort
The Kurdish PKK group on Wednesday, July 2 said that some elements of the Turkish government are seeking to undermine a historic disarmament process meant to put an end to decades of conflict. The PKK, or Kurdistan Workers' Party, in May declared an end to its armed conflict and was expected to hold a series of ceremonies to destroy its weapons. But Mustafa Karasu, one of the group's founders and top leaders, told a Kurdish-linked television station that "a group at the heart of the state is seeking to sabotage the process". "We are ready, but it is the (Turkish) government that has not taken the needed steps," he said. Karasu cited continued Turkish military strikes on PKK positions in northern Irak as well as the lack of improvement in the prison conditions of the PKK's founder Abdullah Ocalan. Ocalan, now 76, has been held at the Imrali island jail since 1999. In February, he called on the PKK to lay down its weapons after decades of conflict with the Turkish state that has left at least 45,000 people dead. "Some friends have gone to Imrali, but it's not enough. The isolation has lasted for 26 years," despite some adjustments, Karasu said. "The situation of our leader affects the process and slows it down," he said. Karasu did not confirm if any disarmament ceremonies were still planned. "We want the process to continue and flourish. But the situation leads us to observe a blockage. The government's attitude is the cause," he said.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Kings League France: Panam All Starz lift the trophy!
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. A victory secured in the final moments! After a scare against Unit3d, the PFut team wins the Kings League France against Karasu led by Kameto. Panam All Starz was ahead in the score throughout the match, thus stifling Karasu and its the final moments, the x2 goal confirmed this 7-3 victory in the final, in Turin. RAMENEZ LE BALLON D'OR À MOUSSA SAO ❤️❤️❤️#kingsleaguefrance — Ultras PanamAllStarz (@PanameAllStarz7) May 22, 2025 Panam All Starz is thus the champion of France. - Euro U21: three new faces in Portugal's squad - 🎥 Real Madrid pays a moving tribute to Luka Modrić - Montpellier HSC – Upcoming surgery and several weeks of absence expected for Téji Savanier 📸 PAU BARRENA
Rudaw Net
05-03-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
PKK undergoing ‘transformation' to political struggle in Turkey: Senior commander
Also in Turkey No Turkish attacks in Kurdistan Region for two days: Monitor Turkish parties taking 'positive steps' towards peace process: Researcher DEM Party says might visit Rojava for Turkey-PKK peace talks DEM Party ready to facilitate implementation of Ocalan's peace message: Spox A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Tuesday said that the armed group is undergoing a 'transformation' and will shift to a political struggle within Turkey following its potential dissolution, calling on jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to finalize the decision. 'We will carry out the transformation put forward by the leadership, the dissolution of the PKK, and the end of the armed struggle. No one should have any doubts about this. By doing so, of course, the state and the government must also take the necessary steps toward democratization without resorting to any excuses or justifications,' Mustafa Karasu, member of the Kurdistan Communities Union's (KCK) Executive Council, told PKK-affiliated Medya Haber. He labeled the recent statement from Ocalan as 'very historical,' calling it a 'turning point and a new milestone' and stressing that their jailed leader should 'step in' at the party's upcoming congress to finalize the shift to a political struggle. 'The democratization of Turkey is a turning point in terms of the resolution of the Middle East on the basis of democratization and transformation. It is a turning point not only for the Kurds but for all the people in Turkey,' Karasu said. On Thursday, a pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) delegation shared a letter from Ocalan in which he urged the PKK to disarm and disband. The message - conveyed from Turkey's secluded Imrali prison where Ocalan has been imprisoned since 1999 - has sparked hope for the resolution to the nearly four-decade conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which has claimed over 40,000 lives. The PKK on Saturday declared a unilateral ceasefire with Turkey, stating it agrees with the contents of leader Ocalan's recent letter but set a physical meeting with their jailed leader as a precondition to any successful peace process. Karasu stressed that Ocalan's message 'will pave the way for the century-long struggle for democracy waged by the Kurdish people and the people of Turkey, the socialists and workers in Turkey, to become meaningful, to become concrete, and to turn into concrete gains.' He also suggested that ending the armed struggle and resorting to democratic methods instead will address their concerns within Turkey even if obstacles are to be encountered. 'The Kurdish issue will also reach a conclusion with the solutions brought by democratization,' Karasu affirmed. Following Ocalan's message, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that Turkey remains open to dialogue and compromise but warned that military operations would continue 'if the promises given are not kept.'
