In this new summary report, key developments regarding the implementation of the 2014 European Court of Human Rights decision in the case Öcalan v. Turkey (2) are analysed, and recommendations are put forward.
Table ronde au Parlement européen le 25 février 2026 pour faire le point sur le processus de paix en Turquie – « La Turquie et les Kurdes en dialogue : paix, réconciliation et démocratie ». Par Emanuela FotiPublié le 5 mars 2026 Quelques jours après l’adoption du rapport final de la « Commission pour la
Conférence au Parlement européen le 25 février 2026 – L’Union européenne appelée à jouer un rôle accru en Syrie en tant que garante de l’accord conclu le 29 janvier entre le gouvernement de transition syrien et les Forces démocratiques syriennes (FDS). Par Emanuela FotiPublié le 5 mars 2026 À la suite de l’adoption de la
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On 10 February 2026, the European Parliament held a debate titled “The situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians, and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire.” Speakers from across the political spectrum condemned recent attacks on Kurdish communities in Northeast Syria and Aleppo by the Syrian Transitional Government and Turkey, and reaffirmed support
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On the 18th of February, Turkey’s National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Parliamentary Commission met for its 21st session in order to vote on its final report. Created in August 2025, the aim of the Commission was to strengthen social integration, consolidate national unity and sisterhood/brotherhood, and advance freedom, democracy, and the rule of law in
On the 29th of January, an agreement was reached between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Transitional Government for a ceasefire, and the first stages of integration of structures of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria into the Syrian State. The agreement outlined four phases, through which over the course of
Upcoming Event in European Parliament: Defend Rojava: Defend Democratic Confederalism On the 27th of January from 19:00-20:00, an event titled “Defend Rojava, Defend Democratic Confederalism” will be held in the European Parliament in Brussels, co-hosted by political parties Sinistra Italiana, Die Linke, and Enhedslisten. The event will focus on recent existential threats to Kurdish communities
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Türkiye: The Process for a “Peace and Democratic Society” A renewed process aimed at achieving peace through the resolution of the Kurdish Question in Türkiye was initiated in February 2025, following a call by Kurdish political leader Abdullah Öcalan for a “Peace and Democratic Society.” This initiative prompted significant political and societal developments within Türkiye
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Mahmut Şakar, lawyer and member of the association MAF-DAD, said that legal changes in Turkey should be monitored for compliance with international law and involve the Venice Commission The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, during its September 2025 session, referred to the parliamentary commission established within the Turkish Grand National Assembly to draft regulations
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Law in Turkey has never protected those outside the imposed notion of “Turkishness,” and the Kurdish question has always been political and requires a political solution. If the process is to evolve towards peace and a solution, issues such as what democratic law truly means, how the legal rights of Kurds will be established and
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