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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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30.10.2026

Final steps agreed to fold Rojava and Kobanê universities into Syria's state system, as Ilham Ahmad says armed groups block returns to Afrin

The two Kurdish-run universities will become "colleges clusters" with their own councils and recognised degrees, a Kurdish MP says, days after students demanded guarantees for Kurdish-language education.

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30.10.2026 KRG rejects oil smuggling claims by Iraqi PM's adviser, saying output is 255,000 barrels a day under federal supervision
Erbil's natural resources ministry says 42 federal oil ministry staff oversee its exports to Türkiye and all revenue goes to the federal treasury, as the KDP threatens legal action.
30.10.2026 "It's time for peace now": Qubad Talabani proposes a Turkey-style peace process between Tehran and Iranian Kurdish parties
The Kurdistan Region's deputy prime minister says the US never planned to send Iranian Kurdish opposition groups into Iran, and that Erbil kept them from using its soil as a launch pad.
30.10.2026 Iran sentences 21-year-old Kurdish protester Omran Amani to death for "moharebeh"
A Kurdish man shot by Revolutionary Guards in Kamyaran during the January protests has also been jailed and fined, rights groups report.
29.10.2026 Kurdish activist Khaled Barzanji missing for 108 days after IRGC arrest, as rights groups warn of a pattern of enforced disappearances
Authorities in Bukan and Urmia have refused to tell his family whether he is even in custody, rights groups say, while a Mahabad man has begun a five-year sentence for "membership in opposition groups".