Duran Kalkan
Duran Kalkan is a senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a group that has engaged in an armed struggle against the Turkish state for decades. Recently, he warned that the ruling Turkish government, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is not genuinely seeking a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue, but rather aims to dominate and eliminate Kurdish political aspirations.
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Duran Kalkan is mentioned among the upper management of the PKK.
CHP’de ihraçlara karşı isyan büyüyor | Abdulkadir SELVİ Köşe Yazısı
Turkey· 2026-02-27
Duran Kalkan is mentioned as a founder of the PKK and a drug trafficker.
Terörsüz Türkiye sürecinin yeraltındaki düşmanları | Fatih ÇEKİRGE Köşe YazısıTurkey· 2025-12-14
Duran Kalkan appeared on the PKK's television to discuss the group's decision to lay down arms.
Trump, İran’ı hangi gün vuracak | Abdulkadir SELVİ Köşe YazısıTurkey· 2025-06-20
Duran Kalkan comments on the PKK's long history of armed resistance and the current discussions about disarmament.
PKK’nın silah bırakma süreci ve yeni dönemin şifreleri | Abdulkadir SELVİ Köşe YazısıTurkey· 2025-05-30
Duran Kalkan is mentioned as a leading figure in the PKK's upper management.
PKK, Kandil’i terk edecek | Abdulkadir SELVİ Köşe YazısıTurkey· 2025-05-16
Duran Kalkan is one of the main commanders of the PKK who emphasized the need for new opportunities following the group's dissolution.
El grupo armado kurdo PKK anuncia su disolución tras 40 años de lucha armada | Internacional
Spain· 2025-05-13
Duran Kalkan is identified as a leader of the PKK terrorist organization.
Şişli Belediye Başkan Yardımcısı Ebru Özdemir gözaltına alındıTurkey· 2025-03-26
Duran Kalkan is mentioned as a leader of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization.
Şişli Belediye Başkanı Resul Emrah Şahan'ın savcılık ifadesine ulaşıldıTurkey· 2025-03-23Duran Kalkan is referenced as a leader in the PKK.
Ankara’nın A, B ve C planları hazır | Abdulkadir SELVİ Köşe YazısıTurkey· 2025-03-03
Kalkan is a senior PKK commander who criticized the ruling AKP party's intentions.
'Put ka miru': Kurdska grupa PKK proglasila prekid vatre sa Turskom
Serbia· 2025-03-01
Duran Kalkan, a senior PKK commander, stated that Turkey's ruling party was not looking for a solution.
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
United Kingdom· 2025-03-01Last week a senior PKK commander, Duran Kalkan, warned that the ruling AKP was not looking for a solution but to 'take over, destroy and annihilate'.
Jailed Kurdish PKK leader Ocalan issues call to lay down armsUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-27
