Although local authorities first suspected the possibility of sabotage by the PKK, which in fact claimed responsibility for the attack, further investigation made it clear that a “technical failure” was responsible for the explosion, the cause being a sophisticated cyber-attack.
The Gülen Cult, between Modernism and Narcissism
This seemingly Islamic modern and armed cult first revealed its true face, even if a little, while Turkey and the PKK were engaged in the reconciliation process.
How Terror Organizations in Turkey Instrumentalize Social Media
The PKK’s and FETO’s Usage of Social Media
Social media also has been extensively used by the PKK and the Fetullah Gülen Terror Organization (FETO).
Diyarbakır: How far from Normalization?
About this time last year, the government took a firm action against the PKK and started anti-terror operations in Diyarbakır.
The Collapse of the HDP’s Politics
On July 22, 2015, the PKK terrorist organization shot dead two policemen in the Ceylanpınar district of Şanlıurfa, marking the end of the so-called “reconciliation process,” a political initiative Turkish authorities had developed to establish a permanent peace in the region.
Between Power and Opposition: Humor Publication in Turkey
Terrorist groups such as PKK, DHKP-C and TAK were never criticized by leftist humorists dominating this field.
Who Killed Karlov?
You can’t see any PKK or Daesh leaders speaking from different points of view on a singular subject, as if they have numerous different personalities.
The Karlov Assassination: Questions and Answers
First, terror organizations such as FETO, PKK, and DAESH have been trying to create a state of chaos in Turkey after increasing their terror activities post-July 15.
Aleppo’s fall and the Role of Russian, Iranian, and YPG forces
The two steps of besieging Aleppo
The capture of rebel-held Aleppo would not have been possible without Russian air support, and simultaneous offensives by the PKK-affiliated YPG and DAESH that forced rebels to fight on multiple fronts.
Turkey – EU Relations recall Serge Gainsbourg’s Song: Je t’aime! Moi non plus!
Despite the opposition from the CHP and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), along with other efforts to thwart Erdogan both from within and outside of the country, the AK Party started to negotiate with the PKK to resolve the Kurdish Problem which had already cost the lives of 40,000 people.
Europe Plays the Wrong Movie
This idiom describes exactly the position of Europe, especially Germany, but also the position other pro-PKK European politicians and countries take currently on issues concerning Turkey.
As Washington looks to divide the Middle East, Turkey pins Hopes on Democracy
In return, Turkey had expected the US firstly to accept Ankara’s offer of creating a safe zone in the northern part of Syria, and secondly that it would stop its given and continuing support to the PYD, an offshoot of the PKK in Syria.
DAESH: Documenting a Modern Heresy, Interview with Belkıs Kılıçkaya
And finally prisons … We know from the PKK example that this terror organization emerged from Diyarbakır Prison.
The “Unpopular Peace”: The Colombian and Turkish Experiences
Turkey’s earlier peace initiative, the “Kurdish Opening,” was overshadowed and halted after the ceremonial return of 34 PKK members from the Habur border gate in October 2009.
Prejudice in the Western Media
To illustrate this, for example, the operations conducted by Turkey against the terror organizations DAESH and PKK have been distorted by both the New York Times and Der Spiegel to claim that “Turkey is killing civilians, invading the region, and killing the Kurds.
Turkey’s Double-Edged Strategy to Bring Regional Stability
Euphrates Shield is a dual-edged strategy; first, the intention is to fight against Daesh, to ensure it is unable to penetrate Turkish borders again to carry out further terror attacks against citizens; second, the operation aims to prevent the expansion of PYD control (the Syrian affiliates of the PKK terror organization) along the Turkish borders.
The Geopolitical Crisis in the Caucasus, Ukraine, and the Middle East
Besides, many ethnic and sectarian insurgencies, from the PKK to, you know, various other ethnic, sectarian groups, you could say, have taken a pro-Russian stance.
Strategic Goal and Operational Context of the Euphrates Shield
The Euphrates Shield is intended to create a terror-free zone cleared of Daesh and PYD/PKK terrorists by the setting of a security zone between Jarabulus and Azaz within 40 kilometers of northern Syria.
Is German Law Being Politicized?
However, if the speaker was the main criterion for a public broadcast, it should be legally impossible to justify how, in 2011, a significant functionary of the terrorist organization PKK was allowed to be live streamed in a football stadium in Cologne from Iraq.
A New Challenge for Turkey – US Relations: Gülen’s Extradition
Although US president Barack Obama identified Turkey-US relations in 2008 as representative of a “model partnership”, the tension between the two countries is significant, at present, mostly due to the Syrian crises but particularly because of the US discourse on and policies towards the PYD, the PKK’s Syria branch.