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Turkey’s Kurdish peace process picks up pace

It was a week of long-awaited breakthroughs for Ankara, from the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to critical steps in Turkey’s Kurdish peace process.

Mazlum Kobane, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, speaks during a televised speech at the People's Palace in Damascus on Aug. 25, 2026. — Bakr ALkasem / AFP via Getty Images

Greetings from Ankara.

Welcome to AL-MONITOR Turkey, where we wrap up the leading stories of the week. 

It was a week of long-awaited breakthroughs for Ankara, from the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and critical steps in Turkey’s Kurdish peace process to some welcome relief on the Syria front as US efforts sought to keep tensions with Israel from boiling over.

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