The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to undermine the new Syrian government.
Across the mountainous Iraqi border, which for years saw PKK insurgents slip into Turkey to stage attacks, Kurds in Sulaymaniyah welcomed the ceasefire with hopeful expectation. Najmadin Bahaadin ...
Syrian Kurds call for end to Turkish attacks on their region, saying there will be no need for arms if they cease A Syrian Kurdish woman waves a flag bearing a picture of PKK founder Abdullah ...
The group began fighting the Turkish state in the early 1980s, originally seeking independence for the Kurds, who are believed to make up about 15 percent or more of Turkey’s population.
These meetings culminated in Öcalan’s February 27 statement, in which he urged his organization to lay down arms and abandon ...
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
Making peace with the PKK could also lead to a major advance in Erdoğan’s mission to stabilise Syria under a friendly new government, as the biggest threat to those new rulers is the US-backed Syrian ...
Assad's regime never recognised it and, despite his fall from power, its future remains uncertain. As well as more than a ...