Communism

Twenty-five years since the overthrow of the Communist regime, Romania is to elect a President who was never affiliated whatever to the former ruling Communist Party.

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Three members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed by security forces on Oct. 23 in the eastern Turkish province of Kars.

Clashes erupted when four militants reportedly attacked a hydroelectric power station in the Kağızman district.

Washington took the initiative to airdrop ammunition and weapons to Kurdish fighters battling jihadists in Kobane despite Turkey’s objections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, in a bid to underline that Ankara does not consider the Democratic Union Party (PYD) a legitimate counterpart, regardless of U.S. views.

A secretariat will soon be provided for the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to help in advancing the stalled peace process, a leading deputy of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has announced.

Despite overall optimistic messages by Turkish government officials declaring their resolve for advancing the stalled peace process, a key Cabinet member has suggested that the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) actually fueled the fire during recent deadly protests.

Again we see that Ankara is bedeviled by events just across its border, which it can’t control or prevent because of the futile way the government is trying to impose its conflicting agenda on developments that have their own dynamics.

A group of armed militants have abducted 10 workers from a local electricity distribution company, Doğan News Agency reported on Oct. 22.

The workers of the company were on duty near the Gürpınar village in a rural area of Silvan district when the road was blocked by a group of unidentified militants.

Kurds fighting Islamic State (IS) in the Syrian town of Kobane have received US weapons and medical aid, the Pentagon says.

The move comes against the backdrop of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's declarations over the weekend that Ankara would not allow Washington to supply the Kurds with arms.

President Erdoğan said the best possible opportunities have already been provided for PKK leader Öcalan

Germany's foreign minister ruled out the possibility of arming the PKK, after a senior ally of Merkel suggested this could help efforts to defeat ISIL militants