Since the leader of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahçeli, issued his call in October 2024 to disband the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and disarm it in exchange for the release ...

Since Turkish Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahceli launched his call in October 2024 for the disbandment and disarmament of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in exchange for the ...

Syria's interim government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to integrate the group into state ...

A protester waves a flag bearing a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party jailed in Turkey since 1999, during a demonstration calling for his release in the ...

It could also give Erdogan a domestic boost and an historic opportunity to bring peace and development to southeast Turkey, ...

Abdullah Ocalan, center at the background photo, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File) ...

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire, just two days after their ...

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday. Ocalan as pictured, called on ...

Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and lay down its arms after ...

Celik said: “At the point we have reached today, we declare that it is time to achieve the goal of a terror-free Turkey.” The PKK’s leadership, which is based in northern Iraq, has not yet responded ...

Abdullah Ocalan calls for PKK to disband, urging militants to lay down arms in a historic declaration that could mark a new era of peace and reconciliation in Turkey.

The PKK, designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and European Union, was led by Ocalan from Syria until Turkey threatened war in 1998, forcing Damascus to expel him. He sought ...