This January, a Turkish court sentenced Sofya AlaÄŸaÅŸ, a Kurdish journalist and elected co-mayor of Siirt municipality, to six ...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what ...
Thousands of women have taken to the streets of Turkish cities to mark International Women’s Day, protesting inequality and violence against women ...
The Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) said it will heed a call from its jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, to lay down arms and end ...
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Kurdish women dance during the Newroz celebrations marking the start of spring in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 19, 2023. Credit: AP/Francisco Seco The PKK also appealed for Ocalan to be ...