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The Peace Process From Dolmabahçe To Present-Day: Understanding Failure And Finding New Paths

Writer: Cuma Çiçek, Vahap Coşkun

Publisher: Peace Foundation

Date: 2016

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As the continuity of the prior report which encompassed the period up to Seven June elections, this report embraces the Peace Process that has created great hope in the peaceful resolution of the Kurdish issue through the disarmament of PKK in Turkey and the delivery of a comprehensive democratization process. It focuses on the process that was set off with the press statement that was led by HDP representatives and the state. By scrutinizing failure in order to form a new path, it presents policy recommendations to primary politicians and all related actors. By this means firstly it takes into consideration –with its symbolic significance- the Newroz call of 2013. The second part discusses the Dolmabahçe Statement as a verge that could not be overcome. In the third section the socio-political effects of the conflict between July 2015- March 2016 is examined. The fourth section argues why did the 2013-2015 Peace Process ended with failure. The fifth section scrutinizes how the final clashes are on a path with no winners. The last section in the light of prior experiences gathers some policy recommendations to find a new path. Additionally, the chronology added to the report evokes the major cases from Dolmabahçe to present day.