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12.07.25 - 14:18
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Turkey′s Outlawed PKK Begins ′Symbolic′ Disarmament By Burning Weapons (ZeroHedge)
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Turkey's Outlawed PKK Begins 'Symbolic' Disarmament By Burning Weapons
Via The Cradle
A group of fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) laid down their arms on Friday during a disarmament ceremony in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, coinciding with continued Turkish attacks on the organization despite months of a ceasefire between the historic rivals.
Just 30 minutes into the ceremony, the Turkish army launched air attacks on villages in the Amediya district of Dohuk province in north Iraq. The small ceremony was held on Friday near the province of Sulaimaniya. Twenty to 30 PKK fighters destroyed their weapons in a symbolic gesture, rather than surrender them to authorities.
Via X
Images on social media showed the militants placing their guns in a fire pit, ready to be lit.
The group “comprised around 30 fighters who laid down weapons including AK-47s, PKM machine guns, and sniper rifles,” informed sources told Kurdish news outlet Rudaw.
The fighters affirmed du...
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11.07.25 - 16:09
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Diese Machtoptionen eröffnen sich nun für Erdogan (Die Welt)
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40 Jahre lang kämpfte die kurdische Miliz PKK gegen den türkischen Staat. Nun legt sie medienwirksam ihre Waffen nieder. Die Auflösung der Gruppe folgt geostrategischen Verschiebungen im Nahen Osten – und bietet Erdogan eine Chance....
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11.07.25 - 11:42
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Turkey Retail Sales Growth Strongest In 14 Months (AFX)
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BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - Turkey's retail sales expanded at the quickest pace in more than a year in May, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Friday.The volume of retail sales surged 17.7 percent......
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11.07.25 - 09:51
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Erdogan Crackdown Continues With 500 Opposition Figures Arrested In ′Octopus′ Probe (ZeroHedge)
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Erdogan Crackdown Continues With 500 Opposition Figures Arrested In 'Octopus' Probe
Via The Cradle
Turkish authorities have detained more than 500 members and officials of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) since October 2024 in an intensifying crackdown that has exclusively targeted municipalities held by the secularist party, according to a Reuters review of legal filings and state disclosures published on Thursday.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended the campaign as an effort to dismantle a corrupt “octopus” network with arms stretching “to other parts of Turkiye and abroad.”
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His office has not responded to requests for comment on accusations of political interference or selective prosecution.
The probe initially focused on Istanbul but has since spread to CHP-run cities including Izmir, Adana, Antalya, and Adiyaman – territories seized from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in last year's municipal elections.
More than 220 ind...
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