Internationally, Ulgen said, factors such as the change of administration in Syria and Iran’s weakening after being targeted by Israel, had left the PKK “more vulnerable than in the past.”
Kurdish militant group PKK will disband and disarm as part of a peace initiative with Turkey
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A stable period of transition would allow Turkey to channel economic aid to Syria to create the conditions for the return of refugees, Ulgen added.
Turkey's position as Syrian government falls to opposition insurgents
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