distan" in a speech he made on Nov. 16 in Diyarbakir with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani at this side. Subsequently, Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir has also begun to use the term publicly. But even before this, it was not just members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PICK)

Kurds but among Turks as well, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also used the term "Kurdistan" in a speech he made on Nov. 16 in Diyarbakir with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani at this side. Subsequently, Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir has also begun to u

into a federal system, but it will lead to "advanced local administrations." Some even speculate that this would position the AKP to take over the Diyarbakir municipality from the BDP, the Kurdish party. Cemil Cicek, the spokesman of parliament and one of the deputy chairmen of the AKP, warns of the cha

article noted that the pair and their co-conspirators chose Turkey as their "staging area" due to its geographical and logistical importance, with Diyarbakir being described as a "free black market" where weapons and other supplies could be acquired. Back to Top COUNTERINTELLIGENCE DOJ Announces Nationw

saying it was the latest evidence that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government is intent on marginalizing pro-Kurdish voices. The mayors — of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van provinces — are members of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, a pro- Kurdish party. Between them, they won nearly a m

, saying it was the latest evidence that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government is intent on marginalizing pro- Kurdish voices. The mayors — of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van provinces — are members of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, a pro-Kurdish party. Between them, they won nearly a m