From last year’s speech to this year’s Promise: PKK disarmament, SDF issue in light of Devlet Bahceli’s addresses
Devlet Bahçeli’s Evolving Stance on the PKK and Turkey’s Regional Strategy: A Year in Review Exactly one year ago, on a day much like today, Devlet Bahçeli, leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), delivered a speech in parliament that would mark the start of a new phase in the ongoing conflict between the Kurdistan […]
Kurdish Intellectuals at a Crossroads: Beyond the PKK and Toward a Pluralist Future in Turkey
TL;DR (3 bullets for featured snippets) With the PKK’s armed struggle ending, Kurdish rights in Turkey must advance through lawful, democratic means. Polarization and silence among Kurdish intellectuals are creating a vacuum that fuels cynicism and populism. A renewed, pluralist intellectual movement can shape policy, culture, and education without party dogma. A Pivotal Shift—and a […]
Analysis: Call to Disband PKK Reshapes Turkiye and Syria’s Power Balance
The call by Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), for the group to dissolve continues to reverberate across Turkiye and the wider Middle East. His unprecedented statement has opened the door to new political opportunities and shifting alliances that could redefine both domestic and regional dynamics. Ocalan’s Message: A Turning […]
