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Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota

A breakthrough in the Turkish-Kurdish conflict

The imprisoned leader of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has released a manifesto. It was read on the occasion of the Iranian/Kurdish New Year on 21 March during a rally in Diyarbakir, where hundreds of thousands of people…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

Israel apologises to Turkey

During a telephone call on 22 March, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, apologised to Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, for the raid carried out by Israeli commandos on a ship carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza…
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

Turkey the AKP government takes another approach to resolving the Kurdish issue

Starting from October 2012 the Turkish government, run by the Justice and Development Party (AKP), has through the mediation of its special services begun overt talks with Abdullah Öcalan, the historical leader of the separatist Kurdistan…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

The US Secretary of States visit to Turkey is overshadowed by scandal

John Kerry visited Turkey on 1 March on his first foreign trip as the US Secretary of State. The key issues discussed were: the Syrian crisis, and co-operation in combating terrorism. The visit was overshadowed by an earlier statement from…