The winners today are the Turkish nation from east to west, south to north, the Republic of Turkey, and even the friendly and brotherly peoples in the surrounding geographies,” said Bahceli in response to the PKK announcement to disband. Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse interviewed Wladimir van Wilgenburg, a political analyst specializing in issues concerning Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey with a particular focus on Kurdish politics, and co-author of The Kurds of Northern Syria: Governance, Diversity and Conflicts (with Harriet Allsopp), 2019, and Accidental Allies: The U.S.-Syrian Democratic Forces Partnership Against the Islamic State (with Michael Knights), 2021. Wladimir van Wilgenburg (WvW): The disarmament and dissolving of the PKK will contribute to peace and stability in Turkey, in the region, and will also contribute to finding a legal and political solution to the Kurdish issue in Turkey.
Author: Wladimir van Wilgenburg
Published at: 2025-05-14 22:17:12
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