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The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has initiated a series of high-level talks in parliament following a rare meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed PKK leader serving life on a prison island off Istanbul.

The visit was the party's first in almost a decade. The pro-Kurdish DEM Party's predecessor, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), last met Öcalan in April 2015.

Turkish forces "neutralized" more than 3,000 terrorists over the past year as part of ongoing military operations, Defense Ministry spokesperson Zeki Aktürk announced on Jan. 2.

"Our struggle will continue uninterruptedly until the last terrorist is no longer a threat to our country," Aktürk told reporters during a press briefing in the capital Ankara.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has described a rare meeting between a Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) delegation and jailed PKK head Abdullah Öcalan as "the momentum of an auspicious beginning."

Belgium's Foreign Minister Bernard Quintin speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Dec 16, 2024

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday discussed the latest developments in Syria and Palestine, bilateral relations, as well as global and regional issues.

Turkish security forces have apprehended two terror suspects over their alleged links to the deadly bombing on Istanbul's bustling İstiklal Street, orchestrated by the PKK/YPG terrorist organization two years ago.

The attack killed six people and left 99 others wounded on Nov. 13, 2022, in the Beyoğlu district.

The updated version of Türkiye's Hürkuş training aircraft successfully completed its first flight on Dec. 30.

The flight conducted at Mürted air base in the capital Ankara followed ground testing. During the 20-minute journey, the aircraft reached an altitude of 6,500 feet and a speed of 140 knots, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) said in a statement on X.

The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has expressed renewed hope for resolving the Kurdish issue following a rare meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed PKK leader serving life on a prison island off Istanbul.

The jailed leader of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted as indicating he may be prepared to call for militants to lay down arms, after a key ally of President Tayyip Erdogan urged him to end the group's decades-old insurgency.

A delegation from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) visited Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed PKK leader serving life on a prison island off Istanbul.

The visit was the party's first in almost a decade. DEM Party's predecessor, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), last met Öcalan in April 2015.