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27.05.2026

Kurdish–Turkish Peace Process: Key Events and Developments

A chronological overview of negotiations, statements, and major milestones since October 2024, prepared for journalists, researchers, and those engaged in peacebuilding in the Middle East.

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12.09.2025 New Realities in Syria: Security Challenges and Governance Futures
The Centre for Kurdish Progress was pleased to host a timely parliamentary briefing on the future of Syria, chaired with great skill by C...
17.07.2025 Commemorating the 36th Death Anniversary of Dr. Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
On Wednesday, 16th July, the Centre for Kurdish Progress hosted a commemorative event in the UK Parliament to mark the 36th anniversary o...
30.06.2025 Turkey, the Kurds and the Middle East Today: The Road to Peace & Stability International Conference | 26 June 2025 | UK Parliament
On 26 June 2025, the Centre for Kurdish Progress hosted an international conference at the UK Parliament to discuss peace and stability i...
12.06.2025 Rojava – Between Democracy and War: Documentary Screening and Q&A
On Thursday 12 June, the Centre for Kurdish Progress, in collaboration with MailOnline, hosted a powerful screening and discussion of the...

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2026 Parliamentary Newroz Reception

25.03.2026 at 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Jubilee Room, UK Parliament

A Newroz reception was hosted at the Jubilee Room of the UK Parliament, jointly organised by the UK Representation of the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) and the Centre for Kurdish...

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2026 Speaker’s House Newroz Reception

23.03.2026 at 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Speaker's House, UK Parliament

The Annual Newroz Reception, hosted by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, took place on Monday 23 March 2026 at Speaker’s House, UK Parliament....

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01.11.2026

Kurds mark 12 years since the Kobanê resistance as Kobanê University says its degrees will be recognised

Kurdish organisations call for the city's gains to be protected on World Kobanê Day, while the university's co-chair says all student demands were accepted in talks with Damascus. Kurds in...

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01.11.2026 Woman, Life, Freedom detainee jailed for five years in Bukan as two Kurdish women's rights activists face new charges
Rights groups also report a three-year sentence for alleged membership of a Kurdish party and a prison term for a protester in Ilam provi...
01.11.2026 Iraq's Article 140 committee says demographic changes in Sinjar and other disputed Nineveh areas are invalid
A letter signed by committee chairman Hadi al-Amiri tells Nineveh's governor that no administrative measure may be taken in the listed ar...
01.11.2026 Öcalan moved to new İmralı facility as Peace Mothers set off for Ankara vigil
DEM Party MP Mithat Sancar says the move should speed up a peace process that has been on pause for two months, as mothers from 24 cities...
31.10.2026 "We will not study in any language other than our mother tongue": Dêrik pupils join campaign against Syria's limits on Kurdish teaching
Schoolchildren and intellectuals in Jazira reject the education ministry's three-lessons-a-week rule and call for Kurdish to be recognise...