That something similar could eventually be offered to the Kurds of Syria becomes a real possibility with the agreement reached between Sharaa and the SDF.
Mayor Imamoglu is a key opposition figure and potential challenger to longtime President Tayyip Erdogan.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the Republican People's Party (CHP), faces two separate investigations that also include charges of leading a crime organization, bribery and tender rigging.
The big question now is whether the PKK will actually heed this call by Ocalan and if PKK affiliates will agree.
NATO member Turkey has long backed Syria's armed and political opposition to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, who was toppled in late December.
Since municipal elections in March in which AKP suffered heavy losses, two CHP Istanbul district mayors have been arrested.
"All part of a Turkish plan to distort our image," the Kurdish official from Syria told the Post.
"Everyone should take their hands off Syria and we, along with our Syrian siblings, will crush the heads of Islamic State, the YPG and other terrorist organizations in a short time."
Many airlines that have suspended operations in Israel have chosen to save their slots, but the predicament of Turkish Airlines is slightly different.
Is Turkey still a reliable NATO ally under Erdogan’s Islamist and authoritarian rule?
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