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

An end to the Turkish-Kurdish conflict may not be imminent despite the ceasefire declared by the Kurdish PKK rebels ...

With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the ...

They have now reached another turning point. Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) has called on his ...

Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms ...

For more than 40 years, the Turkish government has fought the PKK in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria. Recent efforts ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the other hand, has been calling on the Syrian Kurds to refuse to cooperate ...

Ankara fears that the Kurds could become a pivotal force in reshaping the Middle East, challenging both Turkish hegemony and the Islamist networks it supports. If Turkey was genuinely committed to ...

Turkey's authoritarian crackdown on political opposition continued Thursday with 37 people arrested for social media posts ...

The Syrian Transitional Government has reached a rather unexpected agreement with the Kurdish armed groups of the Arab ...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — A momentous ceasefire declaration on Saturday stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and ...