Abdullah Öcalan, a founder of the Kurdish Workers’ Party, made a surprise call in February for the PKK to lay down its arms.

Tuncer Bakırhan is cochair of the left-wing Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and was part of the delegation that visited Abdullah Öcalan on February 27 on the prison island of İmralı.

Turkey’s deepening energy ties with Africa are part of a multifaceted strategy that blends diplomacy, trade, infrastructure ...