Turkey after the PKK

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The leader of Turkey’s Kurdish rebels has <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/02/27/one-of-the-worlds-longest-conflicts-may-be-ending?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_ ...

Today we speak to journalist Fréderike Geerdink about the current clashes taking place in southeast Turkey, where the Turkish government removed democratically elected Kurdish politicians. The clashes have gotten heavy and a new Kurdish militant group has emerged...

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In today’s episode, we cover the Kurdish PKK’s announcement, the US and China’s 90-day reduction in tariffs, the release of the last living American hostage in Gaza, and the India-Pakistan ceasefire.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here: https://youtu.be/SgtsKNsaI70 https://www.youtube. ...  Show more

Today we speak to Kurdish researcher Dastan Jasim about the new front opened up in the Kurdish region of Iraq. The leading party of the Kurdistan region has teamed up with the Turkish military to drive out the Kurdish rebels of the PKK. In the process, many civilians are being ha ...  Show more