Turkey revives Kurdish peace talks after years of deadlock. But military strikes on PKK positions cast doubt on the process. A conflict spanning decades At least 40,000 people have been killed in ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when ...

The banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, declared a ceasefire in the 40-year insurgency ... The gala benefiting the Stamford Center for the Arts is scheduled for May 16; tickets are... Ocalan’s ...

President Erdoğan, faces the risk of losing both his chance to run for president and his position as mayor of İstanbul.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as ...

Although not written into the agreement, the official said Ankara had demanded assurances that the SDF would remove foreign ...

Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip ...

Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly ...

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party said that President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling alliance had offered no clear steps during closed-door talks on Monday meant to advance a peace process after Kurdish militants ...

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Syrian Kurds gathered this week to listen to a message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah ...

The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, comes against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in neighboring Syria after ...