Turkey’s PKK talks stall; Bahçeli, MHP leader since 1997, pushes hardline stance in Turkish politics. Born 1948, economist, ex Deputy PM.
Turkey has warned of Kurdish mobilisations in Iran and Iraq while PKK elements push for guarantees and a defined role for Abdullah Ocalan. Ankara maintains disarmament as a precondition for broader reforms, with stalled parliamentary momentum and ongoing regional tensions complicating prospects for renewed peace.