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A delegation from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due on Saturday to visit jailed PKK leader abdullah ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul, a party source said. "The delegation left in the morning,"without elaborating how they would travel to the island for security reasons.

Turkey's far-right nationalist party leader Devlet Bahceli suggested the possibility of parole for PKK leader abdullah ocalan if he renounces violence and disbands the group. This comes as President Erdogan seeks parliamentary support for a new constitution to potentially extend his power beyond current term limits.

Jailed Kurdish militant leader abdullah ocalan is set to call on his fighters to halt hostilities with Turkey on Thursday in a peace process which marks the best hope yet of ending a conflict that has killed 40,000 and handicapped the country for decades.

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The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) announced the withdrawal of all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, initiating a disarmament process. This move, prompted by jailed leader abdullah ocalan, aims to foster democratic politics and integration. The decision could ease regional tensions, particularly between Turkey and the US over Syrian Kurdish forces.

The PKK Kurdish militant group has declared its intention to disband and disarm, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with Turkey. This decision follows calls from imprisoned PKK leader abdullah ocalan and could significantly impact Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.

Sirri Sureyya Onder, a veteran politician who won respect across Turkey's political spectrum for his efforts to end years of conflict with the country's Kurdish ethnic minority, has died aged 62, an Istanbul hospital said on Saturday. Known for his stubborn determination and irrepressible sense of humour, his efforts to promote peace won him widespread respect.

Turkish police have detained 282 suspects in a large-scale operation targeting the banned PKK, spanning 51 provinces. The detainees include members of left-wing parties, an artist, and journalists, accused of supporting the PKK. Police seized weapons, as the government intensifies its crackdown on opposition and alleged PKK links.

Turkey has conducted airstrikes on alleged Kurdish militant positions in Syria and Iraq after a deadly attack on a defense company in Ankara. The National Intelligence Organisation targeted strategic assets of the PKK and its affiliates, with over 30 sites, including military and infrastructure facilities, destroyed.

Clashes between Syrian interim government forces and the Kurdish SDF in Aleppo have stalled integration efforts, following a Turkish foreign minister's visit. DEM Party co-chair Tülay Hatimoğullari discusses the peace process with Kurds in Turkey and Syria, emphasizing a shift towards political dialogue and legal frameworks for resolution.

An Austrian far-right extremist who visited Afghanistan reportedly to prove it was a safe country was released on Sunday after nine months in detention there. Such travel reports might have been a bid to portray Afghanistan as a safe country to return Afghan refugees to, the newspaper added.

Iraqi Prime Minister al-Sudani met with President Erdogan in Turkey to bolster cooperation amid strained relations. Discussions centered on a new peace initiative with the PKK, following the group's leader's call to disarm. Agreements are expected, addressing Turkish military actions in Iraq and water supply concerns stemming from Turkish dams.

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In the latest crackdown on Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party, Turkish authorities on Wednesday stripped a prominent legislator and human rights advocate of his parliamentary seat and took a step toward disbanding the entire party. Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, a lawmaker from the People's Democratic Party, or HDP, was convicted over a 2016 social media post which the courts deemed to be terrorist propaganda.

The arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sparked widespread protests across Turkey. Accused of financial misconduct and links to Kurdish militants, his detention is seen as a political move against a potential challenger to President Erdogan. Thousands have taken to the streets, demanding government resignation and supporting Imamoglu, who decries his arrest as a 'coup'.

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