Kurdish Workers Party (PKK)
Turkish communists protest NATO expansion as parliament votes to lift veto on Sweden’s entry
Various communist groups in Turkey have reiterated their demand for Turkey’s exit from NATO and the closure of all NATO bases in the country
Iran demands disarmament of alleged separatist forces in Iraqi Kurdistan
In March, Iran and Iraq had announced an agreement under which the latter would disarm certain Kurdish groups by September 19. Iran says these groups have been using Iraqi territory to carry out operations against it
Communist party vows to continue fight for a “secular Turkey” on 30th anniversary of Sivas massacre
37 people, including 33 activists of the Turkish Communist Party (TKP), were burnt to death in a fire started by religious fanatics and right-wing mobs in Sivas in central Turkey in 1993