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A Turkish far-right politician accused of inciting public hatred and hostility has gone on trial in a case critics view as an ...
The PKK’s decision follows talks between the Turkish government and the group’s leader, Abdullah Ocalan, who has been in ...
Turkey is embarking on a hazardous path to ensure the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group implements its decision to disband after 40 years of conflict, facing obstacles that need to be ...
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party said it will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey, the PKK-affiliated Firat News Agency reported.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm, potentially bringing decades of conflict with Turkiye to an end. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the move ...
Something remarkable happened last week, though it didn’t get the attention it deserved: A long and brutal war came to an end ...
Imprisoned founder of the group, Abdullah Öcalan, released a statement from prison calling on the group to convene a ...
While this gesture of disarmament appeared to mark a historic turning point—a shift from armed resistance to peaceful, democratic engagement—it also raises serious concerns about whether Kurdish ...
Turkey, unencumbered and emboldened by the demise of a longstanding internal foe, can pivot fully to its broader regional ...
Turkey and Syrian Kurdish officials are engaged in secret negotiations to normalize ties and end decades of conflict.
Turkey's handling of the PKK conflict and the broader Kurdish issue has also often complicated its engagement with the west. For example, human rights groups have accused Turkey of allowing the ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and ...