PKK

PKK and Turkey: Time for peace?

PKK-leader Abdullah Öcalan has called for peace between Turkey and PKK. The following months will show whether Turkey and PKK trust each other enough – at least more than they trust their common enemy Islamic State – to reach a settlement.

Wietse van den Berge • 09-03-2015

How IS’ rise could actually benefit the Kurds

How paradoxical as it might sound, the attack of IS might be beneficial for Syria’s Kurds.

Wietse van den Berge • 24-10-2014

The instrumental use of terrorism: The case of the Syrian regime

Labeling a rival a terrorist happens in many conflicts. Syrian opposition and a number of international analysts believe the Syrian regime has taken the instrumental use of the terrorist phenomenon one step further however.

Wietse van den Berge • 31-03-2014

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PKK and Turkey: Time for peace?

How IS’ rise could actually benefit the Kurds

The instrumental use of terrorism: The case of the Syrian regime