The mood among the Kurds has changed after Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan urged the PKK to end its struggle against Turkey.

If Erdoğan and his government simply instrumentalize the promise of peace as a regional power grab, the challenges in ...

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

Three weeks after jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militants to disband, Turkey's Kurds were celebrating their ...

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

The detention of Istanbul's popular mayor risks undermining Turkey's move to end the PKK militant group's 40-year-old ...

Fidan added that Turkey will keep a close watch on developments, stressing that “life should return to normal” for all ...

during which many Kurds - like other Muslims - fast from sunrise to sunset daily. Among those dancing on the hill was Hozan Jalil, who traveled from Batman city in Turkey. Jalil said he is happy ...

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

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked President Donald Trump to approve Turkey’s re-admission to the F-35 fighter jet program, despite its removal from the program in 2019 ...

AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...