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The Sun
09-07-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
PKK leader says political framework key for peace with Turkey
ISTANBUL: Both the disarmament of Kurdish PKK militants and the creation of a Turkish parliamentary committee to oversee the peace process will be 'crucial', the group's jailed founder said Wednesday. His announcement came ahead of a planned PKK ceremony in northern Iraq to lay down weapons on Friday, some two months after the militant group said it was ending its decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state in a conflict that cost more that 40,000 lives. 'The overall process of voluntary disarmament and the comprehensive commission envisioned to be established.. by the Turkish Grand National Assembly (parliament) are crucial. Care and sensitivity are essential,' Abdullah Ocalan said in a video message. 'This represents a voluntary transition from the phase of armed conflict to the phase of democratic politics and law. This should be considered a historic achievement, not a loss,' he said. 'I believe in the power of politics and social peace, not weapons. And I urge you to put this principle into practise.' DEM, Turkey's third-biggest party, has played a key role in facilitating an emerging peace deal between the government and Ocalan, who made a historic call for his militant group to disarm in February, saying it would now seek democratic ways to fight for the rights of the Turkish Kurdish minority. DEM has submitted a proposal to set up a parliamentary commission which the 76-year-old militant on Sunday said would play 'play a major role' in overseeing the process.
Arab News
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Saudi Shoura Council members visit Turkish parliament
ANKARA: Members of the Saudi-Turkish Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Saudi Shoura Council met with their counterparts from Turkiye during a visit to the country. During the meeting, held in Ankara, the two sides reviewed ways to further boost their relations and discussed other topics of common interest. The Saudi delegation also met with Numan Kurtulmus, president of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
Express Tribune
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Turkish consulate celebrates Children's Day
The Turkish Consulate in collaboration with Pak-Turk Maarif Schools and Colleges organised a series of events in Karachi on the occasion of the National Sovereignty and Children's Day, and the 105th anniversary of the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, said a statement on Saturday. Addressing the event, Turkish Consul General in Karachi, Cemal Sangu said that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkiye, decided to celebrate April 23 as a holiday in 1924, the only universal holiday dedicated to children. With UNESCO's declaration of 1979 as the "World Children's Year", this holiday is celebrated with great enthusiasm and excitement together with the children of the world, he added.
